Reviewers overwhelmingly see Raycast as an essential Mac workflow hub: fast, keyboard-first, easy to live in all day, and strong enough to replace Spotlight, Alfred, and a stack of small utility apps. The most repeated praise centers on extensions, scripts, snippets, clipboard history, notes, and quick AI access, plus steady updates and a helpful community. A few caveats appear: some users hit setup friction with remote MCPs or iOS AI key support, one disliked file and folder search, and some mention AI pricing or Mac-only limits.