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Amethyst vs Raycast

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Amethyst

Amethyst is a free, open-source tiling window manager for macOS inspired by xmonad. It automatically arranges application windows into non-overlapping layouts using keyboard shortcuts, without requiring System Integrity Protection to be disabled. Amethyst supports multiple layout algorithms including tall, wide, fullscreen, and column layouts.

ProductivityFreeOpen Source
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Raycast

Raycast is Extensible macOS launcher and productivity tool with built-in snippets, clipboard history, and developer integrations.. It is available under a freemium model. This tool falls under the productivity category.

ProductivityFreemium

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Amethyst

Company
Year Launched2013
Pricing ModelFree
Open SourceYes
CategoryProductivity
Platforms

Raycast

CompanyRaycast
Year Launched2020
Pricing ModelFreemium
Open SourceNo
CategoryProductivity
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, Web

Pricing

Amethyst

Free

Raycast

Freemium

Free: Free/monthly

Premium: Varies/monthly

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