Reviewers largely see Raycast as a fast, keyboard-first replacement for Spotlight that becomes central to daily Mac work. They repeatedly praise its extensions, snippets, clipboard history, notes, scripts, and AI access for reducing app switching and replacing several smaller utilities, with many saying it beats Alfred for ease of use and polish. A few drawbacks appear: some users mention setup friction, missing Windows support, iOS limitations, AI pricing concerns, and one unusually harsh complaint about weak file search and uninstall issues.