“There's no reason to have a subscription for an app like Raycast if you're not using AI. Sure there's ongoing development, but we've had software for decades that has been a one time purchase and still made billions of dollars.”
“To all those mad about raycast. I agree that the situation could be handled more gracefully but here's a 9-year-old video that is still relevant, which gives you perspective on why they are making the decisions they are making.”
“The basic launcher works fine, and I successfully imported my Raycast setup. I also connected Tinycast to **Ollama** using the OpenAI-compatible provider.”
“At US$144 a year, dropping Wispr Flow makes sense if you don't use meeting capture, especially since Raycast handles dictation for US$96. The extras only matter if you need them.”
“I purchased an Alfred license a few days ago, even though I still have a few months left on my Raycast subscription. I also have a lifetime BTT license, which has its own launcher too.”
“For those who made the jump back to Alfred from Raycast, what was the biggest adjustment hurdle? Was it rebuilding custom workflows, losing out on Raycast's community extension store, or missing the built-in clipboard history and window management?”
“I would remain a paying customer if I could get Raycast without AI. I just found Raycast last May and instantly became a paid subscriber for the launcher features. I get the most value from the clipboard history, aliases, snippets, and the calculator copy-and-paste.”
“I used both Raycast and Alfred for a while. They're good, but I kept feeling like I was installing a whole platform to solve one small thing, and I wasn't comfortable running something that size outside the App Store. So I ended up writing my own — I call it more.hopback.”
“So still using Raycast day to day, but it’s time on my machine is limited. Planning to give Vicinae another go, and also Tinycast, when I have some time in a couple of months”
“Raycast should focus on what made the a differentiator in the first place. Focus on automations and improvements with integrations. I don’t meed Raycast to do anything AI.”
“My only requirements are that it has "Search Screenshots" and "Paste Recent Screenshot" commands exactly like Raycast. I don't need annotation tools.”
“Honestly, I’d rather pay for a basic “Advanced” version (below “Pro”) that has sync and a few other features behind the paywall that existed before AI, with ZERO AI features mentioned anywhere and surfaced nowhere in the UI. No upsells, no BS.”
“The thing I miss is Raycast making extensions easy to discover, while Alfred takes more setup. For simple app launching I could live with Spotlight, but keeping clipboard and snippets separate gets old fast.”
“All I use Raycast for is the quick app thing (like spotlight) and I find files quickly and clipboard history but I think I can use drippy for that ( already installed)”
“i find this complaining to be insufferable but on the flip side i think there's like 8 people that actually use byok, and apparently they are all The Worst, so raycast should probably just make it free to shut them up. it will barely affect their bottom line.”
“I had really loved Raycast, and sadly there is no other launcher on Windows yet that has this boasting amount of extensions and works so well. I was a fan of FlowLauncher before, but it's just not as polished as Raycast.”
“I canceled my Raycast subscription because it seemed unnecessary; Siri has grown capable, and its built-in AI is good for general use. For more demanding tasks, I rely on the dedicated ChatGPT client.”