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title: "Raycast: The Must-Have Productivity App for macOS"
slug: raycast
date: 2024-01-19
updated: 2025-01-10
author: Stefan Imhoff
description: Discover the power of Raycast, the exceptionally fast and extendable launcher for macOS that will revolutionize your workflow. In this comprehensive article, I explore the impressive capabilities of Raycast, from its versatile application launcher and powerful calculator to its convenient features like floating notes, clipboard history, and window management. Find out how Raycast can enhance your productivity with its seamless integration of tools for developers, designers, and project managers.
description: Discover the power of Raycast, the exceptionally fast and extendable launcher for macOS that will revolutionize your workflow. In this comprehensive article, I explore the impressive capabilities of Raycast, from its versatile application launcher and powerful calculator to its convenient features like Raycast notes, clipboard history, and window management. Find out how Raycast can enhance your productivity with its seamless integration of tools for developers, designers, and project managers.
cover: /assets/images/cover/raycast.webp
tags: ["productivity", "software"]
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But the feature I love the most is the menu bar events. You can see the time until the next meeting or until the end of the current meeting in the menu bar.
## Floating Notes
## Raycast Notes
Floating Notes are the perfect companion for storing ideas, ticket numbers, making quick notes in a meeting, removing formatting from copied text, and much more. I constantly use this feature. Raycast launched updated Floating Notes (now renamed to [Raycast Notes](https://www.raycast.com/blog/raycast-notes)) at the end of 2024. They support now Markdown, code blocks, and multiple notes.
Raycast Notes (previously Floating Notes) are the perfect companion for storing ideas, ticket numbers, making quick notes in a meeting, removing formatting from copied text, and much more. I constantly use this feature. Raycast launched [Raycast Notes](https://www.raycast.com/blog/raycast-notes) at the end of 2024. They support now Markdown, code blocks, and multiple notes.
<Figure caption="Floating Notes">
<Image src="/assets/images/posts/raycast-floating-notes.webp" alt="Floating Notes" />
<Figure caption="Raycast Notes">
<Image src="/assets/images/posts/raycast-notes.webp" alt="Raycast Notes" />
</Figure>
## Clipboard History
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## Quicklinks
<Figure caption="Search Quicklinks" size="wide">
<Image src="/assets/images/posts/raycast-quicklinks.webp" alt="Search Quicklinks" />
</Figure>
A feature I initially overlooked and started using a few months ago after watching the useful [Quick Tips](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNzQX4H1-dVTHCLKFjekFwswKDpcEN2rI) playlist by Raycast on YouTube is Quicklinks. But now I use it more and more. Quicklinks allows linking to URLs, files on your hard drive and even include a query for a search. I use Quicklinks a lot to create names I can remember to link to important documents, folders or work URLs.
## Script Commands
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## Browsing & Searching
<Figure caption="Search Arc" size="wide">
<Image src="/assets/images/posts/raycast-extension-arc.webp" alt="Search Arc" />
<Figure caption="Search Brave Tabs" size="wide">
<Image
src="/assets/images/posts/raycast-extension-search-brave-tabs.webp"
alt="Search Brave Tabs"
/>
</Figure>
One of my most favorite extension in this section is the [Arc](https://www.raycast.com/the-browser-company/arc) extension that allows you to control the Arc browser from anywhere. With it, you can search, create new tabs and spaces, and access the browser history from anywhere. When I’m working somewhere and want to go to a specific tab, I don’t have to switch to the browser, find the tab, and click it. Instead, I can immediately jump to the correct tab instantly. There are similar extensions for other browsers, for example [Brave](https://www.raycast.com/ron-myers/brave).
One of my most favorite extension in this section is the [Brave](https://www.raycast.com/ron-myers/brave) extension that allows you to control the Brave browser from anywhere. With it, you can search, create new tabs, and access the browser history and bookmarks from anywhere. When I’m working somewhere and want to go to a specific tab, I don’t have to switch to the browser, find the tab, and click it. Instead, I can immediately jump to the correct tab instantly. There are similar extensions for other browsers, for example [Arc](https://www.raycast.com/the-browser-company/arc).
<Figure caption="Brave Search" size="wide">
<Image src="/assets/images/posts/raycast-extension-brave-search.webp" alt="Brave Search" />
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As a developer, you work a lot with version control. I use the [GitHub](https://www.raycast.com/raycast/github), [GitHub Enterprise](https://www.raycast.com/Kinbaum/github-for-enterprise), and [GitHub Gist](https://www.raycast.com/koinzhang/github-gist) extensions. They allow you to view or create pull requests, discussions, read notifications, search repositories, and much more. The [Git Repos](https://www.raycast.com/moored/git-repos) extension allows searching on the local hard drive for Git repositories.
<Figure caption="Homebrew Show Installed" size="wide">
<Image src="/assets/images/posts/raycast-homebrew.webp" alt="Homebrew Show Installed" />
<Figure caption="Homebrew Search" size="wide">
<Image src="/assets/images/posts/raycast-homebrew.webp" alt="Homebrew Search" />
</Figure>
I use the [Kill Process](https://www.raycast.com/rolandleth/kill-process) extension to terminate hung processes. The [Port Manager](https://www.raycast.com/lucaschultz/port-manager) allows me to view or kill ports. The [Brew](https://www.raycast.com/nhojb/brew) extension allows me to use Homebrew from Raycast. I work a lot with Neovim and tmux in my Ghostty terminal. The [Tmux Sessioner](https://www.raycast.com/louishuyng/tmux-sessioner) allows me to jump directly into the terminal in a specific project.
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## Project Management & Productivity
<Figure caption="Things Show Anytime List" size="wide">
<Image src="/assets/images/posts/raycast-things.webp" alt="Things Show Anytime List" />
<Figure caption="Things Show Someday List" size="wide">
<Image src="/assets/images/posts/raycast-things.webp" alt="Things Show Someday List" />
</Figure>
There is most likely an app for most online tools available in this category. I, personally, use two of them: [Jira](https://www.raycast.com/raycast/jira) and [Things](https://www.raycast.com/loris/things). Jira is the ticket management tool we use at work, and Things is my personal to-do application.
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Raycast extensions are not just for work, but also for fun. Everyone needs to generate memes or find funny GIFs, right? Well, there’s an extension called [Meme Generator](https://www.raycast.com/timoransky/meme-generator) and [GIF Search](https://www.raycast.com/josephschmitt/gif-search) for exactly that purpose.
<Figure caption="The Movie Database Upcoming Movies" size="wide">
<Image src="/assets/images/posts/raycast-tmdb.webp" alt="The Movie Database Upcoming Movies" />
<Figure caption="The Movie Database Top Rated" size="wide">
<Image src="/assets/images/posts/raycast-tmdb.webp" alt="The Movie Database Top Rated" />
</Figure>
If you’re into movies and TV shows, I frequently use [The Movie Database](https://www.raycast.com/Aayush9029/tmdb) for information and [JustWatch Search](https://www.raycast.com/rishabswift/search-justwatch) to find out where they are available for streaming.
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With a Pro account, you can design your own Raycast color themes, and Easter eggs like Confetti or Bounce Animations are built into Raycast.
The second year in a row, you get one of the best year reviews. People proudly share their images on 𝕏 ([#RaycastWrapped](https://x.com/hashtag/RaycastWrapped)). Here is my Raycast Wrapped 2023 summary:
The second year in a row, you get one of the best year reviews. People proudly share their images on 𝕏 ([#RaycastWrapped](https://x.com/hashtag/RaycastWrapped)). Here is my Raycast Wrapped 2024 summary:
<Figure caption="Raycast Wrapped 2023" size="wide">
<Image src="/assets/images/posts/raycast-wrapped-2023.webp" alt="Raycast Wrapped 2023" />
<Figure caption="Raycast Wrapped 2024" size="wide">
<Image src="/assets/images/posts/raycast-wrapped-2024.webp" alt="Raycast Wrapped 2024" />
</Figure>
[Raycast](https://www.raycast.com/) offers a range of useful resources. You can find the changes for each release in the [Changelog](https://www.raycast.com/changelog), which is also accessible within Raycast. Additionally, the [blog](https://www.raycast.com/blog) features informative and engaging articles.