Changelog

⭐️ Favorites

Raycast suggests your recently and frequently commands and apps but sometimes you want to have a fixed selection when opening Raycast. Now you can favorite any command or app to let it appear at the top of the root search. Hit Command K in the root to open the Action Panel and search for favorites to add, remove, and move items.

🤖 Dashboards

Want to take a quick glance on how many pull requests need your attention or how your stock portfolio performs?! Use the new inline mode and refreshTime metadata for Script Commands to show the output of your scripts directly in the root search of Raycast. The commands can run with a custom schedule so that your output stays fresh or your script is performed in the background for you. Find examples and documentation in this repository.

Tip: Favorite your dashboard item to show it always at the top of the root search.

💎 Improvements

• Jira: Projects and filters are now searchable and not limited to a fixed number of entries any more.
• Command W now also pops to the root search in addition to closing the Raycast window. It's a quick way to reset Raycast for your next interaction.
• Improved performance of the root search.
• Reduced the timeout before Raycast resets to the root search when the window is hidden.
• Slightly increased font size in the search bar to improve readability.

🐞 Fixes

• Fixed an indexing issue where apps rarely would not show up in root search.
• Fixed a bug where pinned entries of the Clipboard History didn't show up.
• GitHub: Fixed an issue where some repositories wouldn't be available in the dropdown.
• GitHub: Fixed an issue where the number of comments for issues and pull requests was displayed incorrectly.

⚠️ Important: We changed permission scopes required to use GitHub so you will be asked to re-login to use this extension. To be more specific, we added scope read:org to be able to search repositories in your org and notifications for upcoming command that we’re building. Sorry for the inconvenience.

🗃 G Suite: Search, create and open files

Need to find a project plan or the roadmap of the quarter? No more crawling your browser's history! Use our new commands to access your Google documents, slides and spreadsheets. You can open or download them or copy a link for easy sharing. The extension also has commands to quickly create new documents.

✅ Linear: Create, search and complete issues

We use Linear for issue tracking and share our internal extension with you. The team utilizes it to create issues from anywhere on the desktop. And to check what needs our attention with the My Assigned Issues command. The extension also has a global search to find issues by title or description.

🐱 GitHub: Check, re-run and cancel workflow runs

The GitHub extension got a new command: Workflow Runs. Use it to check recent runs of your automation workflows. Hit Command-K to re-run or delete the workflow run as well as open it in a browser.

💎 Improvements

• Added alerts for destructive actions to treat irrevserible actions with attention.
• Added an action to quit and force quit running application. Hit Command-K on the root search to perform the actions.
• Improved ranking when search term more closely matches the name of an app or command.
• Jira: Show avatar as icon for the assign to me / un-assign from me action.
• Script Commands: Added support for showing confirmation alert before running a script. Use the new needsConfirmation metadata parameter. More details in documentation.
• Script Commands: Running scripts using silent mode now displays HUD toast when executed if the script had standard output. It can be a great way to provide visual feedback.
• Script Commands: Add support for scripts written in Swift
• Script Commands: You can now cancel script from the toast action when it's running in compact mode
• Asana: Improved the look of issues with empty titles
• GitHub: Open just created issues and pull requests in Raycast from the toast

🐞 Fixes

• Fixed a bug when new windows for running applications where always opened
• Fixed a bug where empty applications shown up in the Open With action
• Fixed a bug where ranking data would not be maintained when apps are updated while Raycast is running
• Fixed a bug where Action Panel would get broken when network error happens
• Script Commands: Fixed an issue where bash profile would spam in script command output. We don't use login shell by default now. Refer to documentation to see how to use login shell in your script.
• GitHub: Fixed erasing of a typed text when you create a new issue or a pull request

🐱 Github Issues

Support for GitHub issues is here. Now you can use commands My Created Issues and My Open Issues to list and manage your backlog. Both commands work across your repositories by default. You can use a filter to select a specific repository.

Use the Create Issue command to quickly report a bug or add an issue to your project. The command also supports issue templates provided by your repositories.

🤖 Script Commands

Many of you asked for it and we've listened. Now you can create your own commands using scripts. It's a great way to extend the functionality of Raycast and tailor it to your needs. Make sure to check out this repo on how to get started. We also added some handy samples that you can grab.

Pro tip: Create a repository of your script commands and share it with your teammates!

💎 Improvements

• 🌊With macOS Big Sur around the corner with its new shiny design, we decided to follow the trend and modernized selection style in lists. Enjoy!
• GitHub: Show number of comments in the My Pull Requests command
• GitHub: Added a filter for repositories to the My Pull Requests command
• GitHub: Show projects in the pull requests details view
• Improved date picker to match more autocompletions and show time in hint

🐞 Fixes

• Fixed an issue where upcoming events wouldn't show up in the root search
• Asana: Fixed a bug where the last workspace wasn't remember in the Create Task command
• Asana: Fixed an issue where project dropdown wouldn't work in Create Task command when workspace has too many projects.

🌄 Asana

Welcome Asana to our family of extensions! The extension allows you to create and access tasks from anywhere on your desktop. Use the Create Task command to create and assign new tasks. The My Tasks command is handy to see all your tasks in one place, making it convenient to complete your assigned work.

✅ Reminders

Now you have quick access to all your reminder lists of Apple's Reminders app. Use the Create Reminder command to make sure you don't forget about something. The My Reminders command shows all your open reminders, focusing on the overdue and upcoming ones.

Head over to the extension preferences to enable it.

💎 Improvements

• Root Search: Added support for more partial search terms including the package name (for instance, "create jira" now finds the Create Issue command of the Jira package).
• Jira: Added support for new date picker and date-time picker fields when creating issues.
• GitHub: Added support for merging pull requests using all different methods. In addition to Merge as Commit, you can now Squash Merge, or Rebase and Merge. Available options depend on the repository settings.
• GitHub: Raycast now shows colored labels of pull requests in the detail view making it easy to find the ones that you’re interested in.
• GitHub: Added avatars to Author, Reviewers and Assignees in pull request details.

🐞 Fixes

• Fixed a crash in the File Search command where files couldn’t be previewed
• Fixed saving drafts for GitHub pull request templates

🐱 GitHub: My Pull Requests

This week’s release adds a new command to the GitHub Extension: My Pull Requests. This command shows your pull requests split into sections like created, assigned and mentioned. The bottom section shows your recently closed pull requests, making it a perfect source of truth for your daily update.

As usually, hit ↵ (or double-click any item in the list) to view more details about a pull request, including commits, labels, reviewers, etc.

Use the Action Panel with ⌘ K to quickly merge accepted pull requests, copy their number or open them in a browser.

Have fun merging your next changes into master with Raycast!

💎 Improvements

• Added prefetching of your most used commands so that data more often appears fresh when you open the command
• Added new custom field types when creating Jira issues: story points, multi-selects, radio buttons
• Added support for preloading a template from .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md in the Create Pull Request command
• Improved the display of values in the Jira sprint dropdown field
• Improved visual feedback when performing actions on the Jira issue details screen
• Improved loading times of form data when creating new Jira issues
• You can now close Raycast window with a shortcut ⌘ W
• Added ⌘ Escape as a quick way to get to the root search from everywhere
• Added an action to delete events and event series in the My Schedule command
• Added our Changelog to the Manual. Now you can read about all previous changes whenever it suits you best. You can also use the Changelog command to quickly open it from Raycast

🐞 Fixes

• Fixed a case where a Jira issue could not be created when the sprint field was set
• Fixed an issue with Jira authentication and logging out
• Fixed an issue where deleted events still showed up in the My Schedule command

📆 Calendar: Check your schedule and join conference calls

Raycast now integrates with your Calendar. Use the My Schedule command to check your upcoming events. On the top you see a short summary of your day, followed by the upcoming days, weeks and months.

Use the Action Panel to join Zoom or Google Meet conference calls, email all attendees or take other actions.

The best thing: Your next event shows up on the top of the root search. Just hit ↵ to jump into your Zoom call. It opens the app directly without any new tab.

Turn on the Calendar extension in the Preferences and gain control of your schedule.

📝 Drafts

All our form commands now support draft mode. You will not lose your changes if you press Escape in commands such as Jira Create Issue, GitHub Create Pull Request, Send Feedback, etc. You can always get back to your draft from the root search.

💎 Other improvements and fixes

• We’ve got new beautiful icons for all commands of the Raycast Core and Raycast System extensions
• Added the Lock Screen command to the Raycast System extension. Simply execute the command to quickly lock your Mac
• Added application version number to the status bar menu. You can also Check for Updates from there now
• Improved indexing so that more partial search terms for apps, commands, and other list content lead to results (e.g. “vs code” would now find “Visual Studio Code” or “my issues” would find the Jira command My Open Issues)
• Improved support for custom sprint field types when creating Jira issues
• Highlighted the New Update Available list item in the root search to make it easier to recognize when a new version is available ✨
• Reduced translucency of the window background in the Light theme to improve contrast
• Added a link to Raycast Manual. You can access it via status menu or via "Manual" command in the root search.
• Fixed an issue when empty bullet lists fail the creation of Jira issues
• Fixed a crash in the Jira issue creation form on macOS Mojave
• Fixed list selection not being maintained when navigating back from Jira issue details
• Fixed cases where the wrong icon would be displayed for issue types in Jira
• Fixed attachments not being displayed on Jira issue details screen
• Fixed rendering issues that can happen on non-retina displays
• Fixed an issue where Raycast window wouldn't show up properly after using the Show Desktop command

GitHub: Create pull requests

As the first step of a brand new integration with GitHub, you can now use the Create Pull Request command to quickly submit your code changes for review. Use the form to select branches, set the title and pick your reviewers. After creating the PR, you can open it in your browser. Head over to the Preferences to enable the GitHub extension.

Jira: Global search for issues

So far you could filter selected Jira lists by various fields, but there might have been cases when you still couldn’t find what you were looking for. We’ve now added a Search Issues command that allows you to search for any text, project or issue key globally across all your projects. The global search is also available as a fallback search in the root search or in any Jira list.

Jira: My filters

We’ve added a My Filters command that shows issues for any of your saved filters including the ones that Jira automatically set up while creating boards. The filters are handy to see what's going on in your projects.

Other improvements and fixes

• Added a Recently Updated Issues command that shows all Jira issues that have been updated during the last week
• Added a Copy Git Branch Name action to all Jira issues that generates and copies a git-compatible name which can be used to create a new branch
• Improved the scrolling performance in Jira lists
• Improved the indexing and searching in commands. This is now twice as fast!
• Fixed "navigable" fields in Jira issue details
• Fixed a bug where tokens would break layout in Jira issue detail screen
• Fixed alternate escape for French keyboard layouts

International keyboards and alternative escape

A little treatment for all international keyboard users! We now support all layouts, including more exotic ones like Dvorak or Colemak. If you have a MacBook with a touch bar, you can enable an alternative escape to get the proper keyboard haptics. Go to Raycast Preferences > General to enable it.

Fallback search suggestions

Sometimes, you can't find what you're looking for in the root search of Raycast. Now you see a list of fallback search suggestions on the bottom, allowing you to quickly search for your entered text in the File Search command, on Google or on DuckDuckGo.

Slack community

Throughout our journey of development, we've been amazed by your enthusiasm and feedback. Now it's time to bring it to the next level. We move our ongoing community effort to Slack, making it easier to dive into feature requests and getting to know each other. You can join the community here or from the menu.

Other improvements and fixes

• Significantly improved the rendering of the root search for apps and commands
• Jira: Added actions to copy the title of an issue and assign issues to yourself
• Improved visual feedback for copy actions; now you see what you copied
• Renamed the Hide All Apps command to Hide All Apps Except Frontmost
• Fixed ordering of recent files in the File Search command
• Fixed missing icons for Apple ID, Bluetooth, General and Internet Accounts
• Fixed a bug where shortcut tooltips were displayed incorrectly in some cases
• Fixed a bug where toast indicators would get misaligned on hover
• Fixed a bug where shortcuts wouldn't work when the Action Panel is open

Jira: Epics, sub-tasks and custom fields

You can now select epics and sub-task types when creating new issues, and set epic links and sprints. Even more, we support a number of your configured custom field types (textfields, dropdown fields with search, checkboxes, and label fields)!

Smarter Root Search

We've added a Suggestions section to the top of our root search so that you can access your frequently and recently accessed commands and apps more quickly; and search now supports fuzzy terms that include the extension name, for instance: searching for jci would show you the Create Issue command of the Jira extension.

Other improvements and fixes

• Added city abbreviations to the advanced calendar to make it quicker to check the time in other locations, e.g. "time in ny" or "5pm sf in muc".
• Quick actions got more responsive in Jira lists to allow faster transitioning of your issues.
• Improved tooltip with shortcuts. Each key is now separated to make it easy to learn the shortcut.
• Added visual feedback when changing volume via System Commands.
• Added login for Jira via the preferences window.
• Fix: Close the preferences window with Esc.

It’s about time for a new version of Raycast. We’ve rebuilt the app to make it faster, more advanced and more beautiful. It features a brand new look, a much better Jira extension and lots of other improvements. Read on to learn more about what's new, it’s worth it!

New Design

We’ve revamped the entire look and feel of Raycast: It now takes up less of your precious screen real estate and augments with a beautiful vibrancy. In the lower right corner you’ll find a new action panel with one primary action and an expanded mode for extra super powers. Speaking of actions, we cleaned up a few things and added loading indicators for long-running operations and tooltips to a bunch of elements to help you out.

Jira Extension

We’ve rebuilt the Jira extension with a new authorization flow, got rid of long initial syncing, and made everything faster. Issues are rendered with improved styling and new shortcuts let you trigger common actions more quickly. And of course we’re continuing to improve the Jira extension with some frequently requested features in our upcoming releases.

Powerful Calculator

The Calculator got smarter and can process natural language to instantly evaluate expressions. Now you can solve complex equations (e.g. “3% of $134k”), convert timezones (e.g. “8pm London in Tokyo”), convert units (e.g. “5ft in m”) and currencies (“1 usd in eur”) or calculate dates (e.g. “monday + 3 weeks”) in a matter of seconds.

File Search

We’ve improved the File Search command with a list of recent files and more metadata in a new details area. You can open files with a specific application via the action panel or by pressing ⌘+O on a selected file. In addition to opening files in Finder, you can directly copy file paths. Also, we’ve worked on general speed and stability improvements.

System Commands

Raycast supports System Commands that allow you to control your Mac without having to use the mouse. You can change the volume, show the desktop or hide all applications with a couple of keystrokes.

Clipboard History

The Clipboard History command was rebuilt from the ground up: Now you can pin entries so that they remain on the top of the list and are quickly accessible. The command uses different symbols for copied text, colors and links and you can open links via the action panel or by using the shortcut ⌘+O. In addition, the command shows you when and how often you’ve copied the entries.

Preferences

We added a Preferences window where you can configure Raycast to launch at login, set your custom global hotkey to toggle the app and choose your preferred appearance. Finally, we added a separate panel for Extensions to explore and manage all available commands. You can open the window from the menu bar icon or press ⌘+,.

Light Theme

Not everyone enjoys the dark, so we’re happy to introduce SPF-50 — our new light theme! You can now safely use Raycast in the sun.

Other improvements and fixes

• New: The update flow got nicely integrated in Raycast. New updates show up on the top of the root search and can be installed with the primary action. Raycast checks for new updates in the background and you can use the Check for Updates command to trigger a check at any time.
• New: Store your email address in the Send Feedback command. Less typing for you, more feedback for us.
• Improvement: Better performance and indexing of the root search, including a smarter ranking of your frequently and recently visited commands and apps. You should now find everything that you’re looking for even faster.
• Improvement: Jump between list sections with ⌘+↑ or ⌘+↓ and jump 5 items up/down with ⌥+↑ or ⌥+↓.
• Improvement: All forms, like the Jira Create Issue command, follow the same structure and got a simpler, single-column layout.
• Fix: Respect the uploading file size limitations of Jira for attachments.
• Fix: Crashes when entering complex Markdown in descriptions of the Jira Create Issue command.