Raycast Extensions (2026): 9 With the Most Installs

Raycast is a launcher app for the Mac: you press a shortcut, type, and it opens apps, runs commands and searches for you. Extensions add new commands to it, and you install them from the Raycast Store, where each one has a page showing its installs and who published it.

The nine here have the most installs there. They're listed alphabetically and in no particular order, each described from its own store page. This is a shelf for one launcher app, not a roundup of Mac apps. If you're building a faster working day around your Mac, my guide to developer productivity tools that work goes wider.

How these Raycast extensions were picked

Every number comes from the Raycast Store page of each extension, as of Oct 2026. Those pages show installs and the publisher, and that's the evidence here: there's no star average, rating count or update date on them, so you won't find any on this page. The free plan column says Not stated because no page names a plan.

Tool	Type	Good for	Free plan
Brew	Homebrew manager	Searching and managing Homebrew formulae and casks	Not stated
Coffee	Keep-awake tool	Stopping your Mac from going to sleep	Not stated
Color Picker	Colour tool	Picking and organising colours from anywhere on screen	Not stated
Google Translate	Translation	Quick translations from Google's service	Not stated
Kill Process	System utility	Ending processes sorted by CPU or memory	Not stated
Linear	Issue tracker	Creating, searching and changing issues	Not stated
Slack	Chat helper	Searching chats and setting your status	Not stated
Spotify Player	Music control	Searching music and controlling playback	Not stated
Visual Studio Code	Editor control	Controlling VS Code and compatible editors	Not stated

Nine Raycast extensions with the most installs

Brew

Best for: Developers who install Mac software through Homebrew and want to search, install and manage formulae and casks from the launcher (301,979 installs as of Oct 2026).

Coffee

Best for: Keeping your Mac awake for a set time, during a long download or a presentation, by holding off its sleep function (157,658 installs as of Oct 2026).

Color Picker

Best for: Designers who pick colours from anywhere on the desktop and want them saved in the menu bar and organised in a list (629,346 installs as of Oct 2026).

Google Translate

Best for: Quick translations from the launcher, built on Google's translation service by an independent developer (507,985 installs as of Oct 2026).

Kill Process

Best for: Finding the app hogging your Mac and ending it, with processes sorted by CPU or memory use (791,637 installs as of Oct 2026, the most here).

Linear

Best for: Product teams who want to create, search and change issues, with notifications in the menu bar, from an extension the company publishes itself (409,573 installs as of Oct 2026).

Slack

Best for: Searching chats, seeing unread messages, snoozing notifications and setting your status without switching windows (341,885 installs as of Oct 2026).

Spotify Player

Best for: Searching music and podcasts, browsing your library and controlling playback, with what's playing shown in the menu bar (500,211 installs as of Oct 2026).

Visual Studio Code

Best for: Developers who want to control VS Code and compatible editors straight from the launcher (420,637 installs as of Oct 2026).

A brand's name isn't the brand's own extension

Look at who publishes each one. The Slack extension is published by Momme, Spotify Player by Artem Konovalov and Google Translate by Slavik Nychkalo: individual developers, not the companies whose names they carry. The one for Linear is published by the company itself. Kill Process leads this list with 791,637 installs and Coffee has 157,658, as of Oct 2026.

That isn't a warning against fan-made extensions. Plenty of the most useful ones are built by people who wanted a shortcut and shared it. It's a reason to read the publisher line before you connect a work account, because you're giving that developer's code access to your chats, music or issues, not the brand's.

One more thing the store pages show: a single developer, Thomas Paul Mann, publishes two of the nine. When you find an extension you like, it's worth looking at what else its publisher has made.

Which Raycast extension type for which Mac job

• Your Mac keeps freezing on one app: pick a process killer that sorts by CPU or memory.
• You design or build websites: pick a colour picker that saves colours to the menu bar.
• You write code: pick an editor controller, plus a Homebrew manager if you install tools that way.
• You live in chat and issue trackers: pick the extension for the tool you use most, and check its publisher.
• You present or run long downloads: pick a keep-awake extension.
• You work across languages: pick a translation extension.

Getting more from Raycast extensions

1. Install from the Raycast Store, either on the web or inside Raycast itself.
2. Give the commands you use daily a hotkey or a short alias, so you don't have to type the full name.
3. Read the publisher line before connecting an account such as chat, music or issue tracking.
4. Remove extensions you haven't used in a month. A short list is faster to search.

Why installs are the only number here

Most stores give you three or four numbers to weigh up. The Raycast Store gives you installs and the publisher, so that's what this page uses. Installs tell you how many people tried an extension, not how many kept it or liked it, so treat the count as a sign of what Mac users reach for most.

If you also want somewhere to keep the notes, snippets and links Raycast finds for you, my guide to note-taking apps will help you pick one.

Do you make Raycast extensions? Tool makers can ask to be considered for a featured place on this list.

My plain advice on Raycast extensions

Pick the two or three jobs you do most often on your Mac and add an extension for each. Give them a hotkey, use them for a week, and only then add more. A launcher is only quick if you remember what's in it.

Before you connect anything that touches work, like chat or issues, check who publishes the extension. A brand's name in the title doesn't mean the brand built it.

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Frequently asked questions

What are Raycast extensions?

They're add-ons for Raycast, the Mac launcher app, that add new commands, such as ending a process, picking a colour or controlling your music.

Where do I get Raycast extensions?

From the Raycast Store, on the web or from inside Raycast. Each extension page shows installs and the publisher.

Are Raycast extensions made by the companies they're named after?

Not always. Several popular ones carry a brand's name but are published by individual developers, so check the publisher line on the store page.

Does the Raycast Store show ratings?

No. Each extension page shows installs and the publisher, but no star rating, rating count or last updated date.

How do I tell who made a Raycast extension?

Open its Raycast Store page and read the publisher line under the name. That's the developer whose code you're installing.