Last month, one of the best productivity apps for Mac finally became available for Windows. That’s Raycast, which is like a keyboard-controlled Swiss Army Knife for your computer. Open Raycast with a ...

December 4, 2025 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Raycast is one of the best things to happen to Windows. It brings one of my favorite Mac apps to Microsoft's ...

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So, I’ve always been fascinated by “launcher” apps because I spend a lot of time glued to my Mac, always trying to get as much productivity out of my setup as possible. You know, those super-powerful ...

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The new Spotlight launcher tool coming to macOS this year looks and works a lot like the indie application Raycast. Here’s what they can both do, and how they differ. Two years ago I called Raycast ...

As it does seemingly every year, Apple has introduced new features with iOS 26 and macOS 26 that target existing third-party apps. Here's what got hit at 2025's WWDC. It's a historical aberration to ...

The updated macOS Tahoe has added a clipboard history to Spotlight and what seems like a small addition is a gigantic productivity boost — that has always been offered by third-party apps. It's the ...

MacOS might not be as efficient as most Linux desktops, but it's still a very productive OS. However, there's always room for improvement. One place that could use a productivity boost is Spotlight.