Our take
Pick Karabiner-Elements if mac users who will stay on Free / Unlicense while they remap a first right_command → button3 — then keep it at $0, not Raycast Pro $10 first unless they want a launcher, and not if they refuse Input Monitoring / DriverKit. Pick Raycast if mac 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
Best for
Karabiner-Elements A remap you start at a public $
Raycast A launcher you start at a public $
Free plan
Karabiner-Elements No free plan
Raycast $0 · launcher + community extensions. No AI credits (“AI isn’t available on the Free plan”)
Lowest paid
Karabiner-Elements Not published by the vendor
Raycast Pro $10/mo
Next step up
Karabiner-Elements
Raycast Plus $20/mo
Watch out
Karabiner-Elements macOS only
Raycast AI is not on Free
Last checked
Karabiner-Elements 2026-10-23 · karabiner-elements.pqrs.org
Raycast 2026-10-23 · raycast.com/pricing
mac users who will stay on Free / Unlicense while they remap a first right_command → button3 — then keep it at $0, not Raycast Pro $10 first unless they want a launcher, and not if they refuse Input Monitoring / DriverKit.
Read the Karabiner-Elements 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
