05 · Software · recommended
Raycast
Raycast
Free, then Pro
The keyboard as a front door. Launch, snippet, window, note — without looking at a dock. The closest thing, today, to a private operating layer on a Mac.
Install it the afternoon you unbox the machine. Then hide the dock.
Other rooms in this decision
Alternatives, by commitment.
Not a comparison table. Four temperatures of the same choice — from the first honest version to the piece on the table.
Entry · Free
Raycast, free
Enough for almost everyone.
On the table
Considered · Pro
Raycast Pro
Cloud, AI, extra windows. Only after the free layer is a habit.
Committed · Invitation
TABLE
When the launcher is no longer the right metaphor.
The piece · —
Your own scripts
The endgame of a launcher is that you stop launching.
Kept nearby
