Our take
Pick ForkLift if mac users who will buy Single US$19.95 (1yr updates) after they browse a first local+remote pair — then Family US$29.95 or 2-year US$34.95 if they want that window, not Transmit US$45 first unless they want Panic’s cloud connector list, and not if they need Windows. Pick Raycast if mac or Windows users who will stay on Free at $0 (launcher + File Search + community extensions; no AI credits) while
Best for
ForkLift Local + remote panes you start at a public $
Raycast A launcher you start at a public $
Free plan
ForkLift No free plan
Raycast $0 · launcher + community extensions. No AI credits (“AI isn’t available on the Free plan”)
Lowest paid
ForkLift 1 year of updates $19.95
Raycast Pro $10/mo
Next step up
ForkLift 2 years of updates $34.95
Raycast Plus $20/mo
Watch out
ForkLift macOS-only
Raycast AI is not on Free
Last checked
ForkLift 2026-10-23 · binarynights.com/store
Raycast 2026-10-23 · raycast.com/pricing
mac users who will buy Single US$19.95 (1yr updates) after they browse a first local+remote pair — then Family US$29.95 or 2-year US$34.95 if they want that window, not Transmit US$45 first unless they want Panic’s cloud connector list, and not if they need Windows.
Read the ForkLift pagemac or Windows users who will stay on Free at $0 (launcher + File Search + community extensions; no AI credits) while they open a first .heic list, then Pro at $10/month when they want AI Chat — not Plus $20 unless they need advanced models, and not Max $50 unless they need the top credit grant.
Read the Raycast page
