Productivity

Raycast Pro

Mac productivity launcher with AI built in

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★4.7rating109 viewsPricing · FreemiumHot
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Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Elevated
Band
Momentum
Hot
Market trend
Rating
4.7
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Raycast Pro does

Raycast Pro extends the Raycast launcher with AI chat, AI commands, and cloud sync across Macs. Power users trigger AI to write emails, summarize documents, translate text, and generate code directly from any context on their Mac. 1000+ extensions connect Raycast to every tool in your workflow.

How Raycast Pro compares with its closest alternatives

1 of the 5 closest alternatives has a free plan, as Raycast Pro does. Among the 2 that list a starting price, the cheapest is Craft AI at $6.40 a month and the median is $8.20. 1 of the 5 offers an API; FalcoScan's records show none for Raycast Pro. Raycast Pro offers a desktop app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a desktop app. Raycast Pro was founded in 2020; the alternatives were founded between 2011 and 2022, 1 of them earlier. Raycast Pro is based in San Francisco, United States; 3 of the 4 alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States too, and the others in Germany.

Market position · Productivity

How Raycast Pro compares in Productivity

Raycast Pro has high opportunity and sits in the top third of 353 live Productivity tools on FalcoScan. Across Productivity, the average opportunity score is 63.2 and the average saturation score 47. FalcoScan rates Raycast Pro's own market position as open. 58 of the 353 operating Productivity tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 5 shutdowns in the category.

Raycast Pro compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Raycast ProFounded 2020 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesNoDesktopHot
Craft AIFounded 2020 · Berlin, GermanyModerateContestedFreemium$6.40/moYesNoMobile, DesktopRising
Fantastical AIFounded 2011 · Huntington, United StatesModerateContestedPaid—NoYesMobile, DesktopStable
Reflect NotesFounded 2021 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenPaid$10/moNoNoWeb, Mobile, DesktopHot
Superwhisper Mac AIFounded 2022 · Remote-firstModerateContestedPaid—NoNoDesktopHot
Embra Desktop AIFounded 2021 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedPaid—NoNoDesktopRising

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Productivity.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Raycast Pro exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
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Industry Verticals
Technology
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Craft AI

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★ 4.5Opportunity Moderate
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Fantastical AI

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★ 4.5Opportunity Moderate
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Reflect Notes

AI-powered networked note-taking with backlinks

★ 4.5Opportunity High
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Superwhisper Mac AI

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★ 4.5Opportunity Moderate
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Embra Desktop AI

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Notion AI Advanced

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Questions

Raycast Pro: common questions

Is Raycast Pro free?

Raycast Pro has a free tier, with paid plans.

What are the best alternatives to Raycast Pro?

The closest alternatives to Raycast Pro that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Craft AI, Fantastical AI, Reflect Notes, Superwhisper Mac AI, and Embra Desktop AI.

Is Raycast Pro still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Raycast Pro as operating at raycast.com.

Where is Raycast Pro based?

Raycast Pro is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Does Raycast Pro have an API?

FalcoScan's records show no public API for Raycast Pro.

Who is Raycast Pro for?

Raycast Pro is built for developers, designers, and power users.

How do I sign in to Raycast Pro?

Sign in on Raycast Pro's own website, raycast.com. FalcoScan reviews Raycast Pro but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Raycast Pro directly.

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