Raycast lets users chat with AI, control their apps, and manage their computers from a single text box. Now the company is raising money and planning new apps.

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Raycast, a powerful Mac launcher, is expanding to Windows and iOS. The Windows version aims to enhance control over the system, while the iOS version will serve as a companion app with a more visual and proactive interface. Raycast combines deep app integrations, AI chat, and other productivity features, and has recently raised $30 million to further its mission of reducing busywork for users.

Raycast is bringing its super-powerful Mac launcher to iOS and Windows

Windows already has power toys run. what sets this apart? i guess the volume of plugins?

I use both powertoys for my windows and Raycast for my Mac. The big difference is the 3rd party extensions that Raycast have. I use a lot of the extensions for various apps or to add a ticket to Linear without needing to open up the app, especially if it is just something quick.
I do like Powertoys but it needs to allow 3rd party extensions for quick actions

I think PowerToys’s doing great also.

Windows already has something similar like “power toys” …
Linux does need it. make ti available for linux.