Scopo vs Raycast
Raycast is a launcher for macOS. It opens apps, runs extensions, searches files, keeps clipboard history and snippets, and its built-in Window Management command snaps windows to halves, thirds, and quarters. Its Switch Windows command lists open windows by title, so it can stand in for a window switcher.
Scopo starts from the other end. It is a window switcher first: Cmd+Tab shows the windows in your current Space with live previews, most recent first, and typing searches windows and browser tabs. The command bar inside it covers the launcher jobs: apps, web search, calculator, clipboard, snippets, semantic file search, and AI. And its tiling builds nested split layouts scoped to each Space rather than snapping one window at a time.
| Feature | Scopo | Raycast |
|---|---|---|
| Scoped to the Space you're working in | ||
| Window-level switching (not just apps) | Text list, no previews | |
| Cross-Space navigation from the keyboard | Via window list | |
| Per-project shelf for files, links & text | ||
| Client / context profiles | ||
| Search across windows | ||
| Live window previews | ||
| Window tiling / snapping | Snap presets | |
| Price | Free forever, Pro from $1.25/mo | Free core, Pro subscription |
| Open source | Extensions only |
Where Raycast shines
- A large extension store.
- Launcher features: clipboard history, snippets, file search, AI chat.
- Window snapping presets and a window list, all under one hotkey.
Where Scopo is different
- Cmd+Tab becomes a window switcher with live previews, not a text list.
- Everything is scoped to the Space you're in, so the list stays short.
- Nested split layouts and tabbed windows, kept per Space and per monitor.
Choose Raycast if
You want a launcher first, with the biggest extension ecosystem, and basic window snapping on the side.
Choose Scopo if
You switch between many windows all day and want previews, Space-scoped tiling, and a command bar in the same keystroke.