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Raycast for Mac

Control your tools with a few keystrokes

Quick answer: Raycast is a productivity app for macOS. Install it with brew install --cask raycast. The licence is not declared in Homebrew metadata. It has 8,210 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What Raycast is

Raycast is a productivity app for macOS: control your tools with a few keystrokes.

It is distributed as a Homebrew cask, which installs a .app bundle into your Applications folder. Homebrew only automates the download and install step; the licence terms come from the vendor.

How to install Raycast

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install --cask raycast.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install Raycast on Mac?

Run brew install --cask raycast in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is Raycast open source?

Homebrew's metadata does not declare a licence for this app, so the official site is the authoritative source.

Does Raycast run on Apple silicon?

Yes, natively.

How popular is Raycast?

It was installed 8,210 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #226 in this catalogue.

What version of Raycast is current?

The latest packaged version is 2.9.0.0.