Raycast review

Raycast is a launcher first, but its built-in Snippets feature covers what many typists need for free. You give a snippet a keyword such as !email or ;;addr, and typing it in any app replaces it with the full text. Snippets support dynamic placeholders, including a new {calculator} placeholder, tags for grouping, pinning and an import command that reads a JSON file. The free plan includes Snippets, Clipboard History, Window Management and thousands of extensions, and Raycast says it can be used inside companies at no cost. Pro, at $8 a month billed annually ($96 a year), adds Raycast AI with 500 credits a month and Cloud Sync of snippets between Mac, Windows and iOS. Teams can share snippets, though the free Team plan stops at 30 shared Snippets. Compared with dedicated expanders, it lacks fill-in forms and scripting inside snippets, so complex templates are better served by Text Blaze or TextExpander.

Who it is for

Mac users who also want a launcher and clipboard history

Price

Free plan includes Snippets; Pro $8 a month billed annually ($96 a year); Teams Pro $12 per user a month billed annually.

$8 / month $120 $96 billed annually
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 13, 2026.

Key features

• Snippets with keyword auto-expansion in any app
• Dynamic placeholders, including a {calculator} placeholder
• Tags to group snippets and filter them in Search Snippets
• Import snippets from a JSON file
• Shared snippets for teams, managed from the Teams dashboard

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Snippets are part of the free plan, with no paid upgrade needed for expansion
• Strength: Free plan is allowed for organizational use, not only personal use
• Strength: Verified students get 50% off Pro
• Weakness: Cloud Sync of snippets between Mac, Windows and iOS needs Pro
• Weakness: Free Team plan caps shared Snippets at 30
• Weakness: Snippet text is limited to 65K characters

Key facts

• Free plan: Yes, includes Snippets and clipboard history
• Pro: $8 a month billed annually, includes AI and Cloud Sync
• Free Team plan: 30 shared Snippets
• Snippet size limit: 65K characters

Where it ranks

Raycast is No. 4 in our Best Text Expanders verdict.