Changelog

We made several memory and performance improvements. Raycast's host process now uses about 50% less memory. Each extension process uses about 30% less memory at startup and less CPU when launching, which helps menu bar commands, background refreshes, and AI tools. We also fixed a memory leak that grew the longer Raycast stayed open. More details are below, and further improvements are coming in the next updates.

🤖 Auto model

We reworked our Auto model, and you can now choose how it picks a model for you. It comes with three different preferences: Lightweight, Balanced, and Flagship. Balanced is the default and uses about 70% fewer credits than Flagship to help you get more out of your credits. Lightweight responds in about 70% less time than Flagship and works well for quick questions. Flagship uses the most capable models for harder tasks and requires a Pro+ or Max subscription.

✨ New

• AI: Added Claude and ChatGPT subscription usage in /usage in AI Chat and in Settings
• AI: Added Show AI Credits/Claude/ChatGPT Usage commands
• UI: Added automatic color contrast adjustments throughout to ensure the UI remains legible

💎 Improvements

• AI Chat: Mermaid diagrams now load only when a chat first needs them, which reduces memory usage
• AI Permissions: Extended Always Allow approvals to cover similar commands
• AI Permissions: Reduced approval interruptions for routine Git and GitHub workflows, and improved Auto approval decisions
• Calendar: Command icons now display the current date across Raycast
• Clipboard History: Improved contrast of color swatch in color items
• Dictation: Cancelling a dictation now stops it immediately
• Dictation: Transcription is more reliable on slower connections
• Extensions: Clarified how uninstalling an extension affects its settings and data across synced devices
• Extensions: Improved performance when extensions refresh frequently in the background
• File Search: The file indexer uses about 60% less memory when it updates its index
• Memory Usage: Reduced memory overhead from command icons and deferred loading diagram support until needed
• Memory Usage: Reduced memory used by file indexing
• Memory Usage: Reduced memory use in idle extension workers
• Performance: Reduced extension worker startup CPU usage
• Quick AI: Added an option to hide the Quick AI hint in Root Search
• Root Search: Recent searches keep their results, so typing them again responds faster
• Root Search: Added support for numpad for number hotkeys

🐞 Fixes

• Action Panel: Fixed loading spinner alignment in search menus
• AI: Fixed new chats sometimes using the incorrect model when using the “Last Used Model” default setting
• AI Chat: Fixed an issue where pinning a chat removed it from its project
• AI Chat: Improved sidebar spacing and chat title fading
• AI Chat: Fixed "Open AI Settings" opening an empty Settings window instead of the AI settings
• AI Projects: Fixed the missing New Folder button when choosing a project's working directory
• Emoji Picker: Ensured AI results are stable when pasting & keeping the window open
• Extensions: Fixed extension updates failing on Windows for extensions that include AI skills
• Extensions: Fixed AppPicker width something blowing up
• Extensions: Fixed colored tags/icons being illegible in some cases
• File Search: Fixed recent files disappearing while the file index updates
• Keyboard Shortcuts: Fixed recorded shortcuts changing to modifier-only shortcuts when releasing the keys
• Keyboard Shortcuts: Fixed double-tap shortcuts losing their left or right modifier selection when recorded
• Quicklinks: Fixed issues where Quicklink icons would not reliably update or display
• Quicklinks: Fixed a regression preventing from saving a Quicklink
• Quicklinks: Fixed flashing/jumping issues in search view when navigating entries
• Root Search: Fixed Tab and alias navigation to focus the first empty command argument
• Root Search: Fixed running a command with missing required arguments in compact mode to expand the window and focus the missing argument
• Root Search: Fixed results lagging or staying outdated when opening Raycast while file indexing is busy
• Root Search: Fixed running app and game indicators ignoring the preference to hide them
• Script Commands: Fixed fallback commands not receiving the search query as their first argument
• System: Fixed Raycast failing to start, or crashing, when an audio device or media session is unavailable or unplugged
• Notes: Fixed Copy Content from Search losing formatting when pasted into rich text editors
• Notes: Fixed line breaks being lost when pasting text
• Notes: Fixed pasted Markdown being formatted inside code blocks instead of remaining plain text
• Notes: Fixed newly inserted dividers reverting to Markdown when pressing Backspace. The first press now selects the divider, and the second deletes it