Raycast first launched in 2020 and has quickly become one of the most popular apps among macOS desktop and laptop users. It is essentially an alternative to Apple’s Spotlight feature in macOS, providing quick access to apps, files, folders, and even access to ChatGPT.
Today, in a blog post, the UK-based Raycast development team announced that it will launch a version of the app for Windows PCs around 2025. The post states:
Raycast's powerful and high-quality features have become indispensable for professionals, from developers and designers to even business owners. It's time to roll out this experience to all Windows users. 2025 will be a big year for Raycast!
The company has set up a new website where Windows users interested in Raycast can sign up to join a waitlist for early access to the app. Some will be invited to try out a pre-release version of the Windows app sometime in late 2024.

Additionally, Raycast has revealed plans to launch an iOS version of the app. The company also has a website to sign up for a waitlist, and the first invites will be sent out later this year. To develop the app for Windows and iOS, Raycast has raised $30 million in a Series B round of funding.
Raycast co-founder and CEO Thomas Paul Mann spoke to The Verge about expanding the company’s software to new platforms. The CEO claimed that the Windows version will work and even look like the current version of MacOS, promising to bring a breath of fresh air to the Windows environment.
However, Mann also said that making Raycast work for the iOS mobile operating system might be a little different. The CEO added that it might be created as a companion app rather than a launcher like macOS, and that a version of Raycast is coming to Windows.