Raycast provides quick links that act like universal bookmarks usable across apps for fast access to color codes and project files. Quick links eliminate browser opening and reduce distraction and app-switching, enabling typed search without bookmarks bar limits. Launchable text files allow instant notes from any app, support markdown, and toggle open/close with a shortcut. Text notes suit interviews and meeting ideas. An appearance toggle switches Light and Dark modes without System Settings, useful for testing visuals and nighttime comfort. Keyboard shortcuts speed actions further, and paid features add model access in a single chat interface for easy comparisons.
Raycast's quick links are like bookmarks, but they work everywhere and are much faster. Can you not use browser bookmarks? You could, but that means opening the bookmark in your browser and copying the link from the URL. The moment you open the browser, you risk being distracted by what's there. You also need more mental resources to do the app-switching and to visually find the bookmark.
You can launch a text file from any app to take quick notes. They've become my go-to way to take notes. In fact, this very article started as a Raycast note. My favorite thing is that I can both open and close them with the same shortcut. I use ⌥+N, you can set it to whatever you prefer. And they support markdown as well as all sorts of common formatting options.
Let's you toggle between Light and Dark modes without having to go into System Settings. Simple but useful. I use it a lot when I'm working with code to test how things look in both modes. Use cases Test how a product looks in Dark and Light modes Rest your weary eyes at night You can assign a keyboard shortcut to toggle your computer's appearance even faster. It's only available on the paid version, but it gives you access to lots of models
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