What is the best Raycast alternative for Mac?

The best Raycast alternative depends on what you actually use. Alfred is the classic power-user choice with deep workflows. Spotlight is built in but limited. LaunchBar is fast but dated. If you want Raycast-level speed plus tools that are paid add-ons in Raycast, Brow is the closest free option. It opens in under 100ms, matches the fuzzy-search and clipboard features, and bundles a calculator, converters, window manager, and color tools that Raycast splits across Pro and extensions. Brow is native Swift, not Electron, so it stays light. See how Brow replaces Raycast for free, then compare it against the field on our Mac app comparison page.