Our take
Pick Maccy if mac users who will stay on Free / MIT while they search a first This is Maccy. clip — then optionally the Mac App Store US$9.99 one-time if they want that SKU to support development, not Paste Annual $2.49 first unless they need iCloud / iPhone / iPad sync, and not if they need Windows or a cross-device clipboard. Pick Raycast if mac or Windows users who will stay on Free at $0 (launcher + File Search
Best for
Maccy A local clip you start at a public $
Raycast A launcher you start at a public $
Free plan
Maccy No free plan
Raycast $0 · launcher + community extensions. No AI credits (“AI isn’t available on the Free plan”)
Lowest paid
Maccy Mac App Store $9.99
Raycast Pro $10/mo
Next step up
Maccy
Raycast Plus $20/mo
Watch out
Maccy macOS-only (Sonoma 14+)
Raycast AI is not on Free
Last checked
Maccy 2026-10-23 · maccy.app
Raycast 2026-10-23 · raycast.com/pricing
mac users who will stay on Free / MIT while they search a first This is Maccy. clip — then optionally the Mac App Store US$9.99 one-time if they want that SKU to support development, not Paste Annual $2.49 first unless they need iCloud / iPhone / iPad sync, and not if they need Windows or a cross-device clipboard.
Read the Maccy 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.
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