# Raycast A fast, extensible launcher for macOS and Windows. Press a hotkey, type, and Raycast finds applications, files, and commands, runs calculations, manages windows, and executes custom scripts. It replaces Spotlight with something closer to a command palette for the whole operating system. The automation value comes from its extension ecosystem and script commands. Extensions are built with React and TypeScript and distributed through a public store; script commands are plain shell, Python, or Node scripts bound to a launcher entry. Both make Raycast a natural front door for [[Obsidian]] workflows: community extensions can search notes, open vaults, and append to the daily note, and any `obsidian://` URI or [[Obsidian CLI]] command can be wrapped in a script command and triggered from anywhere on the machine. Raycast also ships built-in productivity features (clipboard history, snippets, window management, quicklinks) and a paid Pro tier that adds AI chat and cloud sync. The core launcher and extensions are free. ## References - Official Website: https://www.raycast.com/ - Extension store: https://www.raycast.com/store - Developer documentation: https://developers.raycast.com/ - Script commands: https://github.com/raycast/script-commands ## Related - [[Obsidian]] - [[Obsidian CLI]] - [[Espanso]]