Raycast

Peak

AI Productivity

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Heat Score

7-Day Change

A.R.C. Grade

—

Pricing

freemium

Raycast is a Mac app launcher that replaces Spotlight with faster search, integrated AI chat, code snippets, window management, and extensible community-built plugins.

A Mac app launcher that replaces Spotlight with faster search, built-in AI chat, code snippets, window management, and thousands of community-built extensions.

What the signals say about Raycast

Raycast holds a HookFlow heat score of 36/100 in AI Productivity, currently showing attention near the top of its current cycle. Over the last 7 days its score moved +3 points (up), -8 over 30 days. On the Lock-In Index it scores 66/100 (high lock-in, with significant switching cost).

Heat Score

0–100 viral momentum index combining social buzz, search trends & growth velocity

14-day trend

-8

24h

-8

30d

Computed from 1 live source in the latest pipeline run — more sources, higher confidence.

Heat Score Breakdown

Creator Buzz (30%)3

Search Interest (25%)74

Community Discussion (20%)2

Growth Momentum (25%)63

What is Raycast and what does it do?

Raycast is a Mac application launcher that serves as a Spotlight replacement. It provides faster search capabilities, built-in AI chat, code snippet management, window management tools, and support for thousands of community-built extensions.

Does Raycast have AI features?

Yes, Raycast includes built-in AI chat functionality as part of its core features.

Can you extend Raycast with custom features?

Raycast supports thousands of community-built extensions that add custom functionality and features to the application.

How much does Raycast cost?

Raycast operates on a freemium pricing model, offering free access to core features with additional premium options available.

What are Raycast's main features?

Fast app and file search to replace Spotlight
Built-in AI chat capabilities
Code snippet management and storage
Window management tools for organizing applications
Community-built extensions for additional functionality

Forecast

Stable

low confidence

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+7 days

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+14 days

A.R.C. Score

A.R.C. ratings are calculated for developer infrastructure and API-first tools. This tool hasn't been evaluated yet or falls outside the A.R.C. scope.

🔓Data Lock-In Index

66/ 100

Lower = more portable. 0 = fully open, 100 = maximum lock-in.

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Pricing

freemium

Best For

Solo Creators