Spotlight, Raycast and Alfred compared on price, the free tier, clipboard history, snippets and window management, and how to put your launcher on Cmd+Space.
Notes, tasks, calendar, mail and passwords: most of a working day passes through a few apps, and the good ones can be driven without the mouse, through a command palette, a launcher or a single key. This section weighs apps on that first, then on price, the free tier and what the subscription adds.
The launcher comes first, because it opens everything else from the keys. On a Mac, Raycast vs Alfred vs Spotlight compares the three on price, the free tier, clipboard history, snippets and window management.
Inside App launchers · , Note-taking apps · , Task managers · , Calendar apps · , Email clients · , Clipboard managers · , Password managers · , AI assistants for work · , Browser extensions · , Read-later and bookmark apps · , Comparisons and alternatives · , What app subscriptions cost
