Raycast is my productivity secret weapon on MacOS - and it's free
Published on: 2025-06-10 15:48:00
Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET
MacOS might not be as efficient as most Linux desktops, but it's still a very productive OS. However, there's always room for improvement. One place that could use a productivity boost is Spotlight. Sure, it works well, but it's not nearly as productive a tool as some of its competitors. Take, for instance, Raycast.
Raycast is a one-stop-shop app that can help make your Mac a highly productive machine. Raycast is a single app that includes just about everything you need for app launching, clipboard history, scheduling, emoji picker, calculations, searching screenshots, window management, and more. Raycast even has plugins for Google Translate, Spotify, color picking, process killing, coding, image compression/modification, generating placeholder content, Notion/Todist integration, and even navigation with Arc Browser. Raycast even includes its own AI.
Also: I ditched Spotlight on my Mac for this more powerful search tool - and it's free
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