Raycast

What it is for

Raycast is a keyboard launcher with a File Search desk: you type .heic and get a file list plus a metadata/preview pane, and Free is $0. Use it when the job is a launcher you start at a public $, not when you need the AI Chat window.

Distinct from Raycast AI (the AI Chat listing). Keep both: this page is the launcher / File Search chrome; that page is the AI thread.

Soft-note: older brand; Windows + Mac.

What makes it unique: the cover is Raycast’s official File Search chrome (search .heic, Section Label, file rows loupe-mono-dark.heic / raycast-logo.heic, right pane Metadata Name / Path ~/Documents/… / Type, loupe preview) — not an extension-card icon. The metadata pane itself is ops of File Search.

Key features

• File results list — named files under Section Label (cover still; File Search). One desk. Cover loupe-mono-dark.heic sits here.
• Search field — the query that opened File Search (cover .heic; quickstart: start a file search with .). A query, not a Pro tile.
• Metadata pane — Name / Path / Type for the selected file (cover). A pane, not a credit meter.
• Preview — the file still beside metadata (cover loupe ring). A preview, not a Store icon.
• Section Label — the group header above the rows (cover). A section, not a Max tile.
• Action Panel — ⌘K / Ctrl K on a selected file (quickstart). An action desk, not a Search field.

Root Search / Store install on other stills are CTAs (not desks). Free / Pro / Plus / Max tiles and 500 / 3,000 / 7,500 credits stay in Pricing. Quick AI / AI Chat are AI extras (see Raycast AI), not a sixth File Search desk.

Who it's for

Best fit: 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.

Pricing

Verified 2026-10-23 (Asia/Shanghai) from raycast.com/pricing printed cards + amount_usd / monthly_ai_credits. Figures below are USD.

Monthly individual:

• Free — $0. Launcher + community extensions. No AI credits (“AI isn’t available on the Free plan”).
• Pro — $10/month (amount_usd 10.0). 500 credits / month.
• Plus — $20/month. 3,000 credits.
• Max — $50/month. 7,500 credits.

Annual individual on the same page: Pro $96/year, Plus $192, Max $480.

Team monthly: Pro $15, Plus $25, Max $65 per user. Team annual: Pro $144, Plus $240, Max $624 per user. Team credits print as 500 / 3,000 / 7,500 credits / user.

Credit packs on the page: 500 for $5; 2,500 for $23.75; 5,000 for $46.5; 10,000 for $90. Unused monthly credits roll one extra billing cycle; purchased credits expire 12 months. Trial credits expire 7 days.

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Limitations / costs

• AI is not on Free. Credits start at Pro $10 / 500.
• $10 is Pro monthly. Annual Pro is $96, not $10.
• A File Search desk, not Raycast AI’s chat window. For that thread see Raycast AI.
• The app is not OSS. We omit a GitHub CTA rather than treat raycast/extensions as the launcher.

Alternatives

• Cursor — a repo Agent/Tab when you want a VS Code fork, not Raycast’s .heic File Search.
• Warp — a terminal when you want Warp Drive $0, not Pro $10.
• Raycast AI — the AI Chat listing when you want Claude in the launcher, not Metadata Name/Path/Type.

Official tutorial

Official Raycast channel video: Getting Started With Raycast For Windows (oEmbed author: Raycast). First-party launcher how-to (Root Search, File Search, Action Panel); the File Search still is the cover. File explorer chrome on the video is ops of File Search, not generate-on-the-heic-row.

Written path: Quickstart plus raycast.com/pricing.

Website

https://www.raycast.com/

Source

Catalog row curated for AI Tools Nav. Cover is Raycast File Search chrome (.heic query + Section Label + loupe-mono-dark.heic + Metadata Name/Path/Type) — not an extension icon. Distinct from raycast-ai (AI Chat). Soft-note older brand; Windows + Mac. Dollars checked on raycast.com/pricing (Free $0; Pro $10 / 500 credits; Plus $20 / 3,000; Max $50 / 7,500; annual Pro $96; team Pro $15). Tutorial oEmbed author: Raycast.

Last verified

2026-10-23 (Asia/Shanghai) editorial check.