FYI - Rectangle is free and very concise window manager, also great to pair it with also free AltTab (which is must have for multi-display setup)

@christianlempa

Жыл бұрын

Great alternative!

@AndrewStephenson0720

9 ай бұрын

Or…Raycast now handles the same/similar window management natively, which is kinda cool!

@surfingbilly9654

8 ай бұрын

i use both of these applications and can confirm that they are a game changer for multi-screen productivity.

@destructodisk9074

5 ай бұрын

I just use keyboard shortcuts built into MacOS.

@Enzoerb

4 ай бұрын

I will take a look at AltTab

Great video! I have been using Raycast for the last 4 months and it has changed the way I interact with my mac. The tasks I do the most are open different chrome profiles (using a mac shortcut), open other apps, search on finder, toggle my output audio devices, use the clipboard history, create quick zoom meetings, launch upcoming zoom meetings, and kill processes. I've set up a few quick links as well but didn't try the query, which I'm going to try right now.

I was surprised to find out how powerful Raycast is. It's mindblowing. Thank you for your helpful tips.

Anyone recall Quicksilver? The workflow is 1) you search and find something 2) you search and select a relevant action to apply. For example, this is crazy handy for quickly finding a text file and opening it for editing it in an app of your choice, or copying it or whatever you want. I’ve never seen another quick access tool do it quite this way, it’s super clever. This reminded video reminded me of Quicksilver and I was pleasantly surprised to see it’s still developed.

@DigitalIndependent

Жыл бұрын

Yes! That used to be the first thing I would install…

Really enjoyed this video. Your other videos on Obsidian and Warp got me hooked! Thank you.

@christianlempa

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

I fully replaced alfred for raycast, the free tier is insane. it shines when you add extensions, add a shortcut for a command and boom. here some examples of I use: a shortcut to show recently open folders in visual code and open a new one is quicker than open the terminal and writing code path a shortcut to search tabs already in google chrome, since i have many tabs open, i can quick search for a tab and open super quick.. a shortcut to open process by ports, and kill the processes. quicker than open the terminal listing the processes and kill -9 pretty much you can make it quicker any two more clicks or a terminal command in your computer to a single shortcut in your keyboard.

Nice please more of it!

Apple hasn't done anything about window management like MS because MS holds the patent "Microsoft holds several patents related to window snapping, but one notable patent is US Patent No. 8301779, titled "Method and System for Arranging on-screen Windows."

@michalmargiel

10 ай бұрын

that would explain a lot. but if thats the case why there are so many external applications sold through App Store implementing this functionality? Are they paying patent charges to MS? hard to believe in that..

@anmolsharma4049

5 ай бұрын

There's nothing stopping apple from using some other method for snap there are lot of apps that implement this

I've recently seen there's now an Obsidian extension and an Obsidian smart capture extension that I can't wait to try out!

Amazing video! Is there a config file to backup with all the customization?

very well explained. thank you sir

@christianlempa

8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

I personally love AlfredApp for my work laptop. You should do a video on that

Hey, can I customize system preferences from this app ( you know, like opening different settings ) .

i wait for your vids man😁

This is really cool

Thanks for making this video. I recently bought my first Mac and I'm now looking for all the cool tools I could try. I'm always a little bit (maybe too) cautious about privacy when it gets to new tools and I'm slightly concerned using Raycast, I read a little bit of their privacy policy: "We have a legitimate interest in processing your personal data for promotional purposes (see table above). This means we do not usually need your consent to send you promotional communications." I heard Alfred is good too. Maybe that's also a good alternative. Will try that first.

@christianlempa

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! :)

Is it a good idea to use Raycast on a MacBookPro 2015 (Core i5 2 cores 8 GB RAM), does it consume a lot of resources? I hope someone can answer this question.

I‘m about to switch to Mac from Linux and Raycast is exactly what macos needs!

@christianlempa

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

I have been using Alfred. Like it a ton. I hate subscriptions so anytime I can dodge one I will.

@arial7

Жыл бұрын

Everything shown in this video is free. Only the Chat GPT integration, custom themes and Cloud Sync are paid

@theangelofspace155

Жыл бұрын

And ot make sense since cloud hosting and openai api are not free

Great tool, quite life changing, can you make a video for other mac applications or cool settings? thanks, I really enjoy your videos

@christianlempa

11 ай бұрын

Thanks! I'll do some Mac videos occasionally, but it's not the main focus.

Great app, switched spotlight with it!

@christianlempa

Жыл бұрын

Nice!

Awesome video! I love raycast, it's mind blowing, btw, Apple can't apply the window management like windows, cause windows has this "feature" patented or whatever you call it, so apple can't "officially" do it, that's where third party apps come in D:

@christianlempa

11 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Great review. I think the term missing from this description is "command palette".

@christianlempa

Жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

Gotta try this Raycast thing out.. its like Spotlight++ Also yeah I have that EXACT problem with having tens of homelab IAC repos rofl

@christianlempa

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Take a look at my scripts repo on GitHub, maybe the script helps you out a bit :D

Appreciating the PAPA bracelet.

@christianlempa

Жыл бұрын

😍

love the mandalorian T-shirt😁

@christianlempa

11 ай бұрын

thanks! it's such an amazing show :D

Where can I get that awesome Matrix screensaver you got going there :)?

@christianlempa

11 ай бұрын

It’s just a simple „cmatrix“ in the terminal :)

For scripts, I’m a big fan of Hammerspoon. It’s open source and more powerful than Raycast. Like auto hotkey for macOS + scripted in Lua which has a simple syntax

Need this for windows…any suggestions?

@christianlempa

Жыл бұрын

Not found sth like this for windows unfortunately :(

@user-lt2rw5nr9s

Жыл бұрын

It's not as good by comparison, but PowerToys Run has a few similar features. It's not nearly as extendable or feature rich.

So it's something like Alfred (alfredapp)?

@rmdashrfv

Жыл бұрын

Imagine Alfred but 1 million times better

@derfladi

Жыл бұрын

@@rmdashrfv If that is so . I have to check it out :)

@jackbolder5734

9 ай бұрын

@@rmdashrfv nope, 1 million times slower and $8 p.m. for the useful stuff

The app it's cool. The "bad" for me its the suscription model. It's difficult for me justify almost $100 yearly. For me it's a better deal Alfred with powerpack. Cool video!

@kevinnguyen163

Жыл бұрын

It has freemium option. I am pretty sure it is good enough.

@Alex-oh5rt

Жыл бұрын

i’m also bummed about the subscription. But honestly it works fine for me and I don’t care too much about the customizable ui

@_ped_

Жыл бұрын

Everything highlighted in this video (and much more that hasn't) is in the free version of Raycast

@JuanFmTech

Жыл бұрын

Only the raycast ai(wich is only like the chat gpt not the smart features like calculator etc) and changing the theme is paid, everything else is free

@yakinbozek

Жыл бұрын

As an ex-Alfred user, I tell you that even the basic free version of Raycast is already better than Alfred!

👏

BTW, Tiles for Mac OS X window management is great and free also...

@christianlempa

5 ай бұрын

Thanks! I'll have a look at it :)

@CommanDOH-JKU

5 ай бұрын

@@christianlempa Can install with Brew also...

is there something similar for Linux? Why does rofi not have this?

@christianlempa

Жыл бұрын

Don't know what's available on Linux :/

I prefer using Alfred over Raycast because Alfred follows a one-time purchase model, which I find more suitable for a tool that doesn't directly generate income for me. Unlike Raycast, which requires a subscription, Alfred allows me to buy it once per version and be done with it.

@yakinbozek

Жыл бұрын

I believe the monthly subscription plan is worth it. If time is money and Raycast helps you achieve a lot more in less time, you can say that it is indeed directly generating wealth for you. As an ex-Alfred user, consider that even the basic free version of Raycast is already better than Alfred!

@NicolasMichel_CCIE_29410

11 ай бұрын

Old time Alfred power user here … I am not sure raycast is fundamentally better than Alfred …. The subscription model doesn’t help my decision to switch to raycast here

@ACohen

10 ай бұрын

Most, if not all, of the Raycast functions are completely free!

8:55 manchmal comfortable

Höre ich da deutsch? Btw sehr hilfreich

@christianlempa

10 ай бұрын

Danke dir :D

I wish you had told some cons too

Alfred still looks better though, a comparison would be great

Just sell me the software not some BS subscription!

@JuanFmTech

Жыл бұрын

The subscription its really optional(just for raycastAI wich is like a chatgpt and to change the theme basically ) the main raycast functionality and extensions are free

Your English is fantastic, except for the pronunciation of "parameter"🤪

@christianlempa

10 ай бұрын

Haha thanks :D

isn't this just a rip off of alfred?

Rectangle is free; makes MacOS suck a little less for Windows management. Raycast looks pointless, just a toy made to shuck to influencers for some quick cash. Hard pass for me.