Raycast 2.0 is built on a new foundation, redesigned from the inside out. Your shortcut to everything now brings AI that can take action across your apps, Automations for recurring tasks, and Projects to keep ongoing work together. Connect your own ChatGPT or Claude account and put AI to work alongside the commands and extensions you use every day. The best Launcher got even better.
Raycast 2.0 came out of beta at the end of August, and today we’re excited to bring it to Product Hunt! Rebuilt on a new foundation and redesigned from the inside out, it’s been a long journey. Thank you to everyone who helped us shape it.
If you’re new to Raycast, it’s your shortcut to everything on your computer. Launch apps, find files, manage your clipboard, run extensions, and ask AI, all from your keyboard.
We started Raycast because we wanted less friction between having an idea and getting it done. With 2.0, we’ve taken that further, improving the everyday launcher experience and bringing AI that can take action into the same place.
There’s a lot in this release, but here are the highlights:
A fresh design. A new look for Liquid Glass, with a compact mode that keeps just the essentials.
Faster file search, right in the launcher. Files and folders appear alongside your other results, powered by a new indexing engine. You can now search across settings, extensions, and commands too.
More flexible shortcuts. Use fn on its own, assign left and right modifier keys separately, and configure hotkeys directly from the Action Panel.
AI with more context. Quick AI and AI Chat share a redesigned experience. Screen Awareness brings what you’re looking at into the conversation, and relevant AI Extensions load automatically.
AI that knows how you work. Profile and Memory carry context between conversations. Agents and Skills let you tailor AI to the tasks you repeat.
Built-in dictation. Speak to write clean, formatted text in any app, with styles that adapt to where you’re writing.
Projects and Automations. Keep related chats together under shared instructions, and set up recurring tasks for Raycast to handle.
Bring your own subscription. Connect your existing ChatGPT or Claude account.
Thank you to everyone who’s helped shape Raycast so far. Try 2.0 and let us know what you think.
More exiting things to come!
If you're on v1, most of you should see an action to update and migrate. Raycast v2 requires Tahoe and Apple silicon. If you still don't see the update, you can download it directly from https://www.raycast.com/ and replace v1.
About Raycast 2.0 on Product Hunt
“The next generation of Raycast is here”
Raycast 2.0 launched on Product Hunt on September 11th, 2026 and earned 292 upvotes and 15 comments, earning #3 Product of the Day. Raycast 2.0 is built on a new foundation, redesigned from the inside out. Your shortcut to everything now brings AI that can take action across your apps, Automations for recurring tasks, and Projects to keep ongoing work together. Connect your own ChatGPT or Claude account and put AI to work alongside the commands and extensions you use every day. The best Launcher got even better.
On the analytics side, Raycast 2.0 competes within Mac, Productivity and Developer Tools — topics that collectively have 1.3M followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Raycast 2.0 performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Raycast 2.0?
Raycast 2.0 was hunted by Chris Messina. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
Chris Messina
Hey Product Hunt 👋
Raycast 2.0 came out of beta at the end of August, and today we’re excited to bring it to Product Hunt! Rebuilt on a new foundation and redesigned from the inside out, it’s been a long journey. Thank you to everyone who helped us shape it.
If you’re new to Raycast, it’s your shortcut to everything on your computer. Launch apps, find files, manage your clipboard, run extensions, and ask AI, all from your keyboard.
We started Raycast because we wanted less friction between having an idea and getting it done. With 2.0, we’ve taken that further, improving the everyday launcher experience and bringing AI that can take action into the same place.
There’s a lot in this release, but here are the highlights:
A fresh design. A new look for Liquid Glass, with a compact mode that keeps just the essentials.
Faster file search, right in the launcher. Files and folders appear alongside your other results, powered by a new indexing engine. You can now search across settings, extensions, and commands too.
More flexible shortcuts. Use fn on its own, assign left and right modifier keys separately, and configure hotkeys directly from the Action Panel.
AI with more context. Quick AI and AI Chat share a redesigned experience. Screen Awareness brings what you’re looking at into the conversation, and relevant AI Extensions load automatically.
AI that knows how you work. Profile and Memory carry context between conversations. Agents and Skills let you tailor AI to the tasks you repeat.
Built-in dictation. Speak to write clean, formatted text in any app, with styles that adapt to where you’re writing.
Projects and Automations. Keep related chats together under shared instructions, and set up recurring tasks for Raycast to handle.
Bring your own subscription. Connect your existing ChatGPT or Claude account.
You can explore everything new in v2 in our manual.
Thank you to everyone who’s helped shape Raycast so far. Try 2.0 and let us know what you think.
More exiting things to come!
If you're on v1, most of you should see an action to update and migrate. Raycast v2 requires Tahoe and Apple silicon. If you still don't see the update, you can download it directly from https://www.raycast.com/ and replace v1.