Tinycast

Tinycast

Lightweight launcher for Mac users

WHO USES ITRaycast users · Memory-conscious Mac users · Keyboard-first workers

Install to use

Native macOS launcher under 100 MB of RAM that also runs Raycast extensions

★ 4.6k▲ +384 / 7dlast 14 days · stars per dayhollow = no dataAs of 09-16 21:00 UTC

4,606 stars · checked on GitHub 09-15 19:35 UTC GitHub check 30 h late · incl. +173 observed via GH Archive since then · 7-day +384 observed via GH Archive (as of 09-16 21:00 UTC)

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The Tinycast command palette floating over macOS, with a search field and a list of apps

TESIGN TAKE

Because it takes your Raycast extensions and settings as they are, this is a free native launcher with almost no switching cost.

AT A GLANCE

WHY IT MATTERS

The README leads with three numbers: zero third-party dependencies, zero telemetry, under 100 MB of RAM. It is SwiftUI and AppKit only, not Electron. It runs the Raycast extensions you already have, rendered as native SwiftUI, and imports shortcuts, clipboard history, snippets and quicklinks from a Raycast export (.rayconfig), so switching costs little. 34 window-management actions, clipboard history, currency and crypto conversion, and one-key meeting join all live in the same palette.

BUILD FROM THIS

Quicklinks, snippets and custom shell commands let you assemble a palette for your own work — internal URLs, deploy scripts or templates bound to a single global hotkey.

WHO IT'S FOR

Raycast users: bring extensions and settings into a native app
Memory-conscious Mac users: a palette under 100 MB instead of an Electron launcher
Keyboard-first workers: per-app hotkeys, 34 window actions, snippet expansion

START IN 5 MINUTES

# brew trust --tap abue-ammar/tinycast   # required for third-party taps
# brew tap abue-ammar/tinycast
# brew install --cask tinycast            # Apple silicon, macOS 26 or newer
# brew install --cask tinycast-universal  # Intel, macOS 26
# Then open Settings → General, record a global shortcut, and press it anywhere to summon the palette.

CAVEATS

Licence AGPL-3.0 (from the README badge and LICENSE file; not set in GitHub metadata). macOS 26 or newer, Apple silicon and Intel. The macOS 15 Sequoia cask is no longer maintained. The app is self-signed, so a DMG download needs one quarantine-clearing command. Pasting and snippet expansion need the Accessibility permission. Free; tipping via Polar is optional.

RECEIPT

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