Raycast: ⚡ Performance Improvements

This update is about speed. File Search returns results up to 6× faster and handles typos much better, Root Search and other lists scroll smoother than ever, and extensions install and update about 4× faster on average. Raycast also starts with about 20% less memory. ✨ New AI Skills : Browse installed extension skills in AI settings Calendar : Added support for joining Gong meetings Emoji & Symbols : Added Greek letters Notes : Cmd+click on a parent todo now toggles all nested todos 💎 Improvements AI Chat : Made mention labels clearer by distinguishing skills and MCP tools AI Chat : Reduced the data sent at the start of a chat by loading extension tools more selectively AI Chat : Added the New Project keyboard shortcut to button tooltips and made project creation action names consistent AI Chat : Clarified when you’ve reached the weekly Claude Fable usage limit AI Chat : Images you attach when using local models now stay on your device when Cloud Sync or AI Chat History sync is turned off AI Chat : Added a primary action setting to Send Window and Send Element to AI Clipboard History : Improved image & file icons Custom Providers : Numeric provider API keys are now kept exactly as written, and authentication failures are explained better when they occur Dictation: Settings are now organised better, making it easier to find exactly what you’re looking for Extensions : Installs and updates are about 4× faster on average, and up to 30× faster File Search : Results show up to 6× faster, slow searches are gone, typos are handled much better, and indexing your files is faster and uses less CPU Lighter at startup : Raycast uses about 20% less memory at launch and starts faster Proxy : Raycast now honors HTTP_PROXY, HTTPS_PROXY and NO_PROXY for all its traffic. Smoother scrolling : Root Search and other lists scroll up to 2× faster Updater: Avoid automatic installation while Dictation or AIAgents are active in the background Updater: Detect an update installed from another user account on the same Mac 🐞 Fixes AI Chat : Fixed the window freezing during streaming of very long lists AI Chat : Fixed pasting into the composer not working when it isn’t focused AI Chat : Fixed new chats sending the wrong model when the saved model is unavailable AI Chat : Fixed image generation being unavailable with Ollama and extension models AI Chat : Fixed Claude subscription models compacting too early AI Chat : Fixed missing skill names when restoring chat history AI Chat : Fixed sidebar actions not responding while peeking at the sidebar AI Chat : Fixed archived chats also appearing in their project’s sidebar section AI Chat : Removed a misplaced loading indicator from the sidebar AI Chat : Fixed pressing Return not sending messages containing paths starting with / AI Chat : Show a subscription prompt when sending a message while signed out, instead of showing a send error AI Chat : Fixed ⌘ + ↑ and ⌘ + ↓ moving between messages before reaching the start or end of the composer text AI Chat : Agents you turn off in Settings no longer appear in the composer Automations : Fixed automations created in a project starting chats outside that project, and added project destinations to the automation settings Claude : Fixed subscription status remaining outdated after signing in and valid subscription accounts being incorrectly rejected Extensions : Fixed unnecessary scroll jumps while navigating lists and grids Extensions : Fixed ghost hotkeys for removed extension commands File Search : Fixed the “Indexing Files…” row sometimes spinning forever after launch File Index : Fixed changes made while Raycast was closed sometimes not being picked up on launch File Index : Fixed deleted or excluded files sometimes still showing up in results after a reboot Quick AI : Fixed an issue where the action bar would sometimes appear too high in authentication views Root Search : Fixed an issue affecting compact mode users where alias would sometimes not activate after pressing space Script Commands : Fixed optional argument prompts being skipped when launching from a hotkey Script Commands : Fixed inline scripts showing stale output after an error Settings : Fixed signed-in accounts without a display name incorrectly showing “Not Signed In” Translator : Fixed an issue where swapping language when the translation is loading would clear the input UI : Fixed an issue in the toast action panel where too much space was left below the description when no actions are present Window Management : Ignored hotkeys for missing layouts and custom commands Menu Bar: Items that hide themselves stay hidden after a restart. Calendar : Fixed the menu bar item disappearing when an event title was cut off mid-emoji. App Relocation : Fixed a blurry app icon in relocation alerts Billing : Fixed a "Subtotal" typo on the billing interval update page Capture Window : Fixed custom wallpaper accepting non-image files Clipboard History : Fixed Paste Sequentially repeating multi-category clipboard entries General : Fixed the missing Raycast version in database error alerts Hyper Key : Fixed the Secure Input HUD not pointing to the setting that fixes it Menu Bar : Fixed jumping menu bar extra titles by using monospaced digits Open Camera : Fixed Open Camera popping back to root while the preview is visible Quick AI : Fixed the missing Regenerate with Model action Quicklinks : Fixed "Invalid URL" being shown when {selection} could not be resolved Snippets: Fixed snippets not being expanded in Save File dialogs Updater: Raycast now relaunches itself if an update or restart fails after the app was already closed Window Management: Fixed "Switch to Previous/Next Space" without animation flickering or not working in macOS 27