Why Raycast Users Are Switching to Simpler Tools Like Assignee

Raycast is powerful, feature-rich, and beautiful. But it’s also… heavy.

Not everyone needs search, scripts, clipboard managers, window tiling, and AI.

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Why People Leave Raycast

• Every action still ends with Enter
• Too many features = distraction
• Can't jump to specific windows of same app
• Slow for quick, repeatable switches

Why They Try Assignee

• Shortcut-first: Ctrl + Tab, then key
• No Enter required
• Handles multiple windows like auth-ui, docs, playground
• Minimalist UI = no delay, no clutter

Final Thought

Raycast is great if you want a Swiss Army knife. Assignee is a scalpel. If switching is 90% of your workflow, you want speed—not complexity.