The #1 Raycast Alternative

Highlight vs Raycast

Raycast is purpose built for quick keyboard actions; Highlight helps you work faster across your meetings and the rest of your workday—with transparent, encrypted desktop context and flexible integrations.

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Why choose Highlight over Raycast?

Available on

macOS
Mac + Windows

Core Purpose

App launcher with command shortcuts
AI assistant that understands your work across every app

Screen Awareness

None — works via keyboard commands only
Knows your context: meetings, apps, emails, browser tabs

Meeting Recordings

No
Yes — auto-transcribes, summarizes & finds action items

Integrations

Limited app extensions
100+ integrations via MCP Servers

AI Capabilities

Basic chat window
Advanced cross-app reasoning + on-screen understanding

Collaboration

Individual use only
Team-level knowledge and context sharing

Data Privacy

Cloud processing; limited visibility into data use
100% private — your data never used for model training

Learning Curve

Steep — command setup required
Plug-and-play; learns from your workflow automatically

Pricing Model

$20/month (AI add-ons extra)
$12/month — all AI features included

Highlight provides comprehensive AI assistance with universal context awareness, while Raycast offers more limited functionality.

3 reasons people choose Highlight

Task tracking interface

Privately captures what matters on your screen

Highlight auto-detects action items from your selected apps, so you never miss one.

Recording interface

Records meetings, no annoying meeting bots

Instant meeting transcripts and summaries, across all your meetings platforms.

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Work with any kind of context

Select text, upload files, take screenshots, transcribe audio, and more.

Use cases

Get answers to questions Raycast can't answer

Write a response to this customer's query

Provide accurate answers to questions using your personal knowledge base.

GmailGoogle Meets

What were the action items from our daily sync?

Go from long meetings and countless discussions to actionable items immediately.

Google Calendar

Catch up on what we discussed last week

Quickly catch up on key topics and decisions. Be better prepared and share updates with your team on Slack.

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Draft release notes for the next release

Use past meetings to draft release notes and update documentation in apps like Notion and GitHub.

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