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From Quicksilver to Alfred to Raycast

Wang Fuqiang

2023-03-12

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This year, a new Launcher application was changed: Raycast , which is the second switch after Quicksilver to Alfred.

In terms of basic operation, Raycast is very similar to Alfred, so I won’t introduce too much.

Among the many Raycast features used by Mr. Fuqiang, Quicklinks is one of them. This thing can quickly open a webpage, which is much faster than the multiple steps of “opening the browser, entering the URL, and entering information”.

The usage efficiency of Quicklinks can be divided into three levels:

1. Input and search directly in the Raycast input box, which is the slowest;
2. Set an alias (alias) for the Quicklink used, and then enter the alias in the Raycast input box to find it, which is the second most efficient;
3. The fastest way is to set a shortcut key (HotKey) for Quicklink, which can be opened directly without going through the Raycast input box. This is also the favorite method of Teacher Fuqiang. For example, Alt+Shift+D is the shortcut key that Teacher Fuqiang uses most. (I know there are word translations, but I am still old fashioned)

In addition, we can also set shortcut keys for frequently used Applications. For example, Teacher Fuqiang set the shortcut keys of Alt+Shift+O for Obsidian, and the shortcut keys of Alt+Shift+K for KEEBOX…

Raycast also provides many functions that are only available in paid software, but they are all free, such as window management, such as clipboard management, such as Snippets, etc.

Because OpenAI and ChatGPT are very popular today, Raycast also integrated for us (similar to the idea of ​​Notion AI), enter Ask AI in Raycast, and then you can happily play with AI.

Finally, if you want to have a look, here is also a video for you: https://youtu.be/XyMdueHWhzc

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