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Juno vs Raycast

Raycast makes you faster at what you already know how to do. Juno does the thing instead.

Raycast has become the go-to launcher for developers. It replaces Spotlight with a fast command palette, adds AI chat, window management and a large extension store, and it is genuinely excellent at what it does.

Juno approaches AI on the desktop from the other end. Raycast adds AI as a text layer you talk to. Juno gives it eyes and hands: it sees the screen, moves the mouse, types on the keyboard, and finishes the job the way a person would.

Raycast AI answers the question. Juno does the work.

Side by side

  • What it is for

    Juno
    Finishing tasks

    Raycast
    Launching things quickly

  • What the AI does

    Juno
    Sees the screen, clicks and types

    Raycast
    Chat and text generation

  • Works in any app

    Juno
    Yes, it reads the screen

    Raycast
    Only through extensions

  • Voice

    Juno
    Built in, wake word or key

    Raycast
    No

  • Multi step tasks

    Juno
    It works out the steps

    Raycast
    You trigger each one

  • Extending it

    Juno
    MCP, an open protocol

    Raycast
    Raycast Store, proprietary

  • Developer story

    Juno
    MCP server and CLI for coding agents

    Raycast
    Extensions, script commands, snippets

  • Source code

    Juno
    Public, FSL-1.1-MIT

    Raycast
    Closed, extensions are open

  • Price

    Juno
    Free, you bring the model

    Raycast
    Free, $8 to $16 a month for AI

  • Speed on quick actions

    Juno
    Slower, it has to think

    Raycast
    Instant

Where Raycast is the better pick

  • Launching apps and switching windows, which is instant and always will be.
  • AI text generation and chat, right where you are working.
  • Snippets, clipboard history and quick calculations.
  • Extensions for GitHub, Jira, Linear and the rest of the developer stack.
  • Anything you do twenty times a day. An agent will never beat a keystroke there.

Where Juno pulls ahead

  • Tasks that need something clicked or typed rather than looked up.
  • Multi app work where the steps depend on what is on screen.
  • Jobs you would describe to an assistant rather than bind to a shortcut.
  • Giving Claude Code, Cursor and Codex the ability to see and drive your desktop.
  • Starting any of it by voice, hands free.

For developers specifically

Raycast's developer story is extensions and script commands, and they run inside Raycast. Juno's is different: run npx juno-cua and desktop control becomes an MCP server, so Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and anything else that speaks the protocol can see and operate your machine. Raycast extensions live in Raycast. Juno's tools live in whatever agent you already use.

Use both, seriously

Raycast makes you fast. Juno does your work. Use Raycast to launch apps, search files and generate text. Reach for Juno when you need something that can actually see what is on your screen and do something about it. They sit at different layers and most people who try both keep both.

Questions people ask

What is the difference between Juno and Raycast?
Raycast is a launcher that replaces Spotlight with quick actions, extensions and AI chat. Juno is an agent that sees your screen and completes whole tasks by driving the mouse and keyboard. Raycast helps you trigger things faster. Juno performs them for you.
Does Raycast AI do the same thing as Juno?
No. Raycast AI is a text interface: it generates text, answers questions and transforms your clipboard. Juno acts. One writes a sentence describing the task, the other carries it out.
Can I use Juno and Raycast together?
Yes, and many developers do. Raycast for instant launches, calculations, snippets and text generation. Juno for anything that needs visual context, several apps, or a result rather than an answer.

Free, and the source is public. macOS 14+.

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