Impact Score: 5/10
Raycast: π macOS Golden Gate Ready
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Component: raycast Β· Channel: stable. Automated analysis, not a compatibility certification. How this works.
Analysis updated: 2026-10-31.
β‘ Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Raycast v2.4. Source highlight: macOS Golden Gate is out, bringing many user interface changes. While there are no major new features, we've focused on implementing some of these design tweaks in Raycast, such as new sidebars / toolbars as well as Liquid Glass updates.
Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)
π» Software Engineers & Devs
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π Product & Engineering Leads
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βοΈ DevOps & Security
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π View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
macOS Golden Gate is out, bringing many user interface changes. While there are no major new features, we've focused on implementing some of these design tweaks in Raycast, such as new sidebars / toolbars as well as Liquid Glass updates.
β¨ New
UI
: Updated all user interfaces to support macOS Golden Gate
π Improvements
AI Chat
: Copying or pasting a response now takes only the final answer, leaving out the working narration that came before it
Calendar
: Added support for opening events in BusyCal installed through Setapp
Emoji & Symbols
: Improved text symbol rendering performance when reopening the window
Performance
: Improved responsiveness when loading images, icons, and contact thumbnails
Script Commands
: Scripts now run from their own folder by default, with support for relative and home-directory paths
Script Commands
: Script commands now run with your regional locale, so dates, numbers and currency in their output match your system settings
Startup
: Added clearer instructions for restarting Raycast after cancelling Keychain access
Store
: Added update details showing which extensions were updated, skipped, removed, or failed, with access to version history
π Fixes
AI
: Fixed messages and corresponding reasoning sometimes appearing in the wrong order
AI Chat
: Fixed system beeps when switching chats with Control-Command-Up and Control-Command-Down
AI Chat
: Fixed focus not returning to the previous app after dismissing an Always on Top window
AI Chat
: Fixed copying a generated chart or image from a response. Copy and paste now pick the generated image when a response has one, in both AI Chat and Quick AI.
AI Commands
: Fixed AI terminal commands and MCP servers running under the wrong locale, which made
bash
and
perl
print a
setlocale
warning into the output the model reads
Clipboard History
: Fixed Save as File and Save as Snippet being unavailable for large text entries
Clipboard History
: Restored image actions for images copied from apps such as Figma
Clipboard History
: Fixed background text recognition preventing external drives from being ejected
Commands
: Fixed commands failing to launch while a confirmation dialog was closing
Crash:
Fixed file watcher SIGTRAP crash caused by over-releasing the watcher when it fails to start due to resource exhaustion
Dictionary
: Fixed some words, such as βgillsβ, failing to display their formatted dictionary definition
Dynamic Placeholders
: Fixed clipboard placeholders omitting large text entries or preventing expansion when saved clipboard text was unavailable
Emoji & Symbols
: Fixed searches containing double quotes failing to return results
Extensions
: Fixed links opening in the default browser instead of their associated app, including Safari web apps
Migration
: Fixed importing settings from Raycast Classic incorrectly disabling moved apps or another installed copy
Notes
: Fixed notes opening behind AI Chat when Always on Top was enabled
Notes
: Fixed moving a pinned note to the top sometimes hiding the note from the pinned section
Raycast Focus
: Fixed sessions started through AI or deeplinks ignoring configured preferences, including snooze and app restoration
Raycast Focus
: Fixed blocked apps remaining open when switching away from the blocking overlay, and corrected overlay placement with multiple displays
Raycast Focus
: Restored the glow and confirmation message when starting a session through a deeplink
Raycast Focus & Calendar
: Fixed duration inputs such as βuntil 15:00β and βuntil 3pmβ not being recognized
Script Commands
: Fixed quickly finishing scripts getting stuck on βRunningβ and missing error messages when scripts failed to start
Window Management
: Fixed the Raycast window position shifting after bounce animations