Our take
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 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. Pick Yoink if mac users who will buy US$8.99 after they park a first Screenshot PNG — not Maccy Free / MIT
Best for
Raycast A launcher you start at a public $
Yoink A holding shelf you start at a public $
Free plan
Raycast $0 · launcher + community extensions. No AI credits (“AI isn’t available on the Free plan”)
Yoink No free plan
Lowest paid
Raycast Pro $10/mo
Yoink Yoink for Mac $8.99
Next step up
Raycast Plus $20/mo
Yoink
Watch out
Raycast AI is not on Free
Yoink macOS-only (10.13+)
Last checked
Raycast 2026-10-23 · raycast.com/pricing
Yoink 2026-10-23 · eternalstorms.at/yoink/mac
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 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 pagemac users who will buy US$8.99 after they park a first Screenshot PNG — not Maccy Free / MIT (or MAS US$9.99) first unless they want clipboard history, and not if they need a full cross-device clipboard like Paste Annual $2.49/mo.
Read the Yoink page
