--- title: This single launcher does the work of 6 Windows... description: Raycast, a desktop launcher originally popular on Mac, is now available on Windows and can replace multiple standalone utilities including clipboard history,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/this-single-launcher-does-the-work-of-6-windows-utilities-and-it-s-better-than-any-optimization-hac-2kh9ft3t0 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: This single launcher does the work of 6 Windows utilities, and it's better than any optimization hack | daily.dev og:description: Raycast, a desktop launcher originally popular on Mac, is now available on Windows and can replace multiple standalone utilities including clipboard history,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/this-single-launcher-does-the-work-of-6-windows-utilities-and-it-s-better-than-any-optimization-hac-2kh9ft3t0 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/2kH9Ft3t0.png og:image:alt: This single launcher does the work of 6 Windows utilities, and it's better than any optimization hack og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # This single launcher does the work of 6 Windows utilities, and it's better than any optimization hack **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Raycast, a desktop launcher originally popular on Mac, is now available on Windows and can replace multiple standalone utilities including clipboard history, calculator, file search (Everything), emoji picker, Task Manager process killer, and YouTube downloader. The author argues it's a faster, more integrated alternative to debloating Windows or installing separate tools, with features like fuzzy search, keyboard shortcuts, and an extension ecosystem powered by tools like yt-dlp and ffmpeg. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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