# Raycast Alternative for Windows and Mac, Paid Once — ClipTen

> ClipTen is a Raycast alternative for Windows and Mac: one search box for apps, files, windows, clipboard history, snippets, sums and AI with your own key. $20 once, no subscription.

URL: https://clipten.com/raycast-alternative
Updated: 2026-10-26
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## A Raycast alternative for Windows and Mac.

One shortcut, one search box: apps, files, windows, clipboard history, snippets, sums and AI. The same on a Mac and a PC, paid once.

### Quick answer

Checked October 2026 by the founder

ClipTen (https://clipten.com/) opens a search box with ⌘ + Space on a Mac or Alt + Space on Windows. Type a few letters to open an app, a file, a tab or a window, do a sum, snap a window, or paste something you copied this morning.

Works on macOS 10.15 and later, and on Windows 10 and 11. Your Raycast extensions and quicklinks come across in one step.

We make ClipTen, and Raycast is an excellent app. We compare the parts people ask about most; facts about Raycast come from its own site, checked in October 2026.

### What you get in one box

- Apps, windows and files. Everything on your computer in one list, and it forgives typos.

- Clipboard history. Every copy with previews and search, even words inside screenshots. Plus ten copies on your number keys: ⌘ + V + 3 pastes slot 3 without opening anything.

- Answers. Calculator, units, time zones and “thank you in spanish” as you type.

- Windows. Type “left half” or “third” and the window snaps. Move a window to desktop 1 to 10.

- Snippets and quicklinks. Type ;addr in any app for your full address; “gh clipten” opens a search.

- AI with your own key. Ask, rewrite or fix text with the provider you choose. On a Mac, Apple’s on-device model works with no key at all.

- Extensions and scripts. Raycast extensions, your own scripts, and a one-step Raycast import.

### Side by side

| | ClipTen | Raycast |

| Works on | Mac and Windows, same keys and setup | Mac first; Windows is newer |

| Price | $20 once for everything | Free core; Pro is a subscription |

| Clipboard | History plus ten fixed number-key slots | History |

| AI | Your own key, or Apple’s on-device model on a Mac | Raycast AI with Pro |

| Extensions | Runs Raycast extensions, imports your setup | The largest extension store |

### Where ClipTen fits better

- One app on both computers. The same box, keys and snippets on a Mac at home and a PC at work.

- Paid once. No monthly plan for the launcher, the clipboard or the window tools.

- Pasting by number. Ten copies wait on your number keys and paste without opening anything.

### Where Raycast still wins

- The extension store is bigger than anything else, with team features on top.

- Its core is free, if you never need Pro.

These come with ClipTen, $20 once for one computer. The download is free for good, with no account. Pricing → (https://clipten.com/pricing)

Last checked October 2026.

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Download forMac (https://clipten.com/mac#install)
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- Slots 1 to 5 free, no daily limit
- No card, no subscription
- Everything for $20, once

On a Mac, it installs in about a minute with one line in Terminal (https://clipten.com/mac#install).