App launchers
Raycast privacy rating
A keyboard launcher for macOS and Windows with extensions, clipboard history, snippets and window management. An account is needed only for Pro, Teams, AI and cloud sync features.
Summary
Raycast scores 30 out of 100 (grade F) on the app launchers criteria. It meets 1 of 4 criteria: no ads or data sales. It partly meets independent audit. It does not meet open source and no trackers or telemetry. It is based in the United Kingdom: Five Eyes member; GDPR-style data protection law; CLOUD Act data access agreement with the US.
Score 30 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
Closed source. Extensions and the extension API are published on GitHub.
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No
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
The privacy policy lists web analytics services among the vendors that receive personal data, and the website loads Sentry.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Funded by Pro and Teams subscriptions. Raycast states it does not sell personal data or share it for interest-based advertising.
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Partial
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
Raycast states it holds a SOC 2 Type II report and runs annual penetration tests, but the reports are not public.