# Raycast v2.11 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Raycast (https://raycast.com)
- **Version:** v2.11
- **Released:** Nov 04, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 7/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/raycast/updates/v2.11/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Raycast v2.11 introduces the 'Dictate to AI' command, an AI usage menu bar tracker, and new Contacts and Dictation AI extensions. Users benefit from streamlined voice-to-AI workflows, enhanced proxy handling, and various performance improvements.

## New Features
- Dictate to AI command combining voice input with focused app context
- AI Usage menu bar command for tracking AI usage
- Dictation AI extension for transcription and style management
- Contacts AI Extension to search, create, update, and delete contacts
- Option to copy settings, history, and shortcuts when forking an extension
- Organizations added to root search

## Improvements
- AI Chat renaming before the first response finishes
- Improved handling of unavailable AI models
- Improved dictation post-processing quality and performance
- Selecting and copying text from setup instructions
- Improved rendering performance for large inline images
- Checked tasks move below unchecked tasks in Notes
- Pinned Notes window stays visible when switching Spaces
- Proxy auto-configuration (PAC) scripts support
- Proxy setting changes apply without restarting Raycast

## Bug Fixes
- Fixed premature timeouts while loading custom provider extension models
- Fixed resumed background tasks and AI commands asking for unexpected input
- Fixed Changelog dates displaying '0 months ago'
- Fixed Clipboard History selection defaulting to top with 20 or more pinned items
- Fixed freezes when opening extensions like Downloads Manager
- Fixed lists and grids stopping to load items when low on memory
- Fixed connections to older HTTP servers including Sketch
- Fixed wrong sizing of AI command icons in root search
- Fixed newly created screenshots sometimes failing to appear
- Fixed HEIC and HEIF images being skipped during indexing
- Improved performance when displaying long filenames, paths, and URLs