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I used (and paid for) Alfred for many years. It was okay, but switched to raycast about 6 months ago and couldn't be happier. It's really snappy, unlike every

I used (and paid for) Alfred for many years. It was okay, but switched to raycast about 6 months ago and couldn't be happier. It's really snappy, unlike every other alternative I've tried, and has some good base capabilities, but the extensions store (and how easy they are to write) is the killer feature. https://www.raycast.com/store https://www.raycast.com/store

theshrike79 3y ago
Was there any other reason for switching to Raycast other than it being 'snappy' compared to Alfred? Asking as a long time Alfred user. I've looked at Raycast, but can't really figure out what it does that Alfred doesn't.
- SparkyMcUnicorn 3y ago
  Raycast is free (unless you want cloud sync), and I prefer the UI/UX and menu system it uses. I also felt like many Alfred workflows required fiddling and/or were buggy. In general, Raycast's community ecosystem is a much more pleasant experience than Alfred's workflows (in my opinion). The UX is just nice, and there's lots of little things to like. Result context menus, quick configuration changes, system control, window management, etc. I can type things into Raycast and can reasonably expect something nice to be suggested, e.g. "pi * 6", "1 month", "1 month from now", "sleep displays", "left half", "schedule", the list goes on. I'd suggest trying it for a day. If you don't like it, switch back.
  - thy77 3y ago
    So Raycast picks up where Quicksilver left off? Wei wu wei.
  - theshrike79 3y ago
    So Raycast configurations are hidden and can't be manually synced between machines? I use Dropbox to sync my Alfred setup (Config, workflows and related files) between 3-4 computers and paying $8/month just for that is a complete no-go.
    - SparkyMcUnicorn 3y ago
      I use Mackup to sync Raycast settings, so I guess the cloud service is only useful if you want the other paid features. Config is stored at ~/Library/Preferences/com.raycast.macos.plist Everything else is at ~/Library/Application Support/com.raycast.macos

theshrike79 3y ago

Was there any other reason for switching to Raycast other than it being 'snappy' compared to Alfred? Asking as a long time Alfred user. I've looked at Raycast, but can't really figure out what it does that Alfred doesn't.

SparkyMcUnicorn 3y ago
Raycast is free (unless you want cloud sync), and I prefer the UI/UX and menu system it uses. I also felt like many Alfred workflows required fiddling and/or were buggy. In general, Raycast's community ecosystem is a much more pleasant experience than Alfred's workflows (in my opinion). The UX is just nice, and there's lots of little things to like. Result context menus, quick configuration changes, system control, window management, etc. I can type things into Raycast and can reasonably expect something nice to be suggested, e.g. "pi * 6", "1 month", "1 month from now", "sleep displays", "left half", "schedule", the list goes on. I'd suggest trying it for a day. If you don't like it, switch back.
- thy77 3y ago
  So Raycast picks up where Quicksilver left off? Wei wu wei.
- theshrike79 3y ago
  So Raycast configurations are hidden and can't be manually synced between machines? I use Dropbox to sync my Alfred setup (Config, workflows and related files) between 3-4 computers and paying $8/month just for that is a complete no-go.
  - SparkyMcUnicorn 3y ago
    I use Mackup to sync Raycast settings, so I guess the cloud service is only useful if you want the other paid features. Config is stored at ~/Library/Preferences/com.raycast.macos.plist Everything else is at ~/Library/Application Support/com.raycast.macos