Comparison

Toolbox vs Raycast

By Nikhil Barik · Published November 3, 2026 · Prices and features checked November 5, 2026

What each one is

Toolbox is a set of 96 small Mac tools for video, audio, images, PDFs, text and Mac housekeeping. It runs on your Mac, needs no account and costs from $19 once.

Raycast is a keyboard-first launcher for macOS with extensions, snippets, window management and clipboard history.

Feature by feature

Only the areas where the two overlap are compared here.

Toolbox compared with Raycast, checked 2026-11-05
Feature	Toolbox	Raycast
Main job	Work on files: video, audio, images, PDFs, text	Launcher for apps, commands and extensions
Calculator or text utilities	Word Counter, Case Converter	Calculator and snippets
Translate text	Translate tool, on your Mac	Translator in Pro
Clipboard history	Not included	Included, with a 3-month history on Free
Window management	Not included	Included
Extensions	A fixed set of 96 tools	Thousands of extensions in the Store
Price	From $19 one-time, no subscription	Free plan at $0; Pro $10 per month or $96 per year

When Raycast is the better choice

Choose Raycast for launching apps, window management, clipboard history, snippets and extensions that connect to services like Slack or Notion. Toolbox has none of these.

Raycast also has a free plan, so you can start without paying.

When Toolbox is the better choice

Choose Toolbox when the job is a file: shrinking a video, merging PDFs, removing a background or transcribing audio, all on device.

Frequently asked questions

Can I use Toolbox and Raycast together?

Yes. They do not overlap much. Raycast launches things and Toolbox works on files.

Is Raycast free?

It has a free plan. Pro adds Raycast AI credits, unlimited clipboard history and cloud sync at $10 per month or $96 per year.

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All guides

96 Mac tools. One app. Pay once.

From $19 one-time · macOS 15 Sequoia or later

Buy Toolbox from $19