# What's New in Raycast for Mac V2

Tour what's new in Raycast for Mac V2, including a redesigned UI, improved hotkeys, AI Agents, Memory, branching chats, Personalization, and more.

Here's a tour of the big and small improvements you'll find across the app. Many of these were among the most-requested features from our community, so we listened and built them for you.

## General

- A fresh new look and feel across the app, redesigned for macOS Tahoe.
- A simpler, cleaner compact mode that's easier to scan at a glance.
- Application symlinks now show up in Root Search, so you can launch them just like any other app.

## Shortcuts

- A new and improved hotkey recorder that's quicker and more reliable to set up.
- Use the `fn` key on its own as a single-tap modifier, perfect for a quick shortcut without holding multiple keys.
- Better detection when shortcuts overlap, with a clear option to overwrite the existing one.
- Assign hotkeys and aliases right from the action panel in Root Search, no need to dig into Raycast Settings.

## Quick AI

- Redesigned to match AI Chat, with a more powerful composer for richer prompts.

## AI Chat

- Presets are now called **Agents**, and they're reused across chats. Update an agent's configuration once and the change applies to every chat that uses it.
- Added **memory** so chats remember context about you and feel more personal.
- Skills installed on your Mac are now supported and load in automatically.
- Chats can be auto-archived after a set period, keeping your sidebar tidy without any manual cleanup.
- Branch off any message in a chat to explore a different direction without losing the original thread.
- Turn on **Danger mode** to bypass all confirmation prompts when you want maximum speed.

## Personalization

- Added **Profile**, where you can jot down context about yourself (role, preferred tools, communication style) that Raycast AI uses across conversations.
- Added **Memory**, an automatic summary Raycast AI builds from your conversations over time, picking up on your projects, preferences, and goals.
- Both are fully editable, and you can turn them off any time in `Raycast Settings → AI → Personalization`.

## File Search

- Now powered by a new indexing engine for faster results and more ways to filter.
- Files and folders can now be found right in Root Search, so you don't need a separate command to look them up.

<Image src="/images/app/basics/mac-newinv2-filesearchinrootsearch.png" alt="A screenshot showing files being searched in root search in Raycast V2" />

## Snippets

- Added support for tagging, so you can organize and find snippets faster.
<Image src="/images/app/basics/mac-newinv2-snippettag.png"/>

## Quicklinks

- Added support for pinning, so your most-used Quicklinks always stay at the top.
- Added support for tagging to keep large collections of Quicklinks organized.

<Image src="/images/app/basics/mac-newinv2-quicklinktag.png" alt="A screenshot showing tags being applied to a Quicklink in Raycast V2" />

## Dynamic Placeholders

- New `{calculator}` placeholder for inline math, available in **Snippets**, **Quicklinks**, and **AI Commands**.
<Image src="/images/app/basics/macos-newinv2-calculatorinsnippet.png" alt="A screenshot showing the new Calculator dynamic placeholder being used in a Snippet in Raycast V2" />

## Calculator

- Added syntax highlighting so expressions are easier to read at a glance.

## Clipboard History

- Raycast now saves every original format you copied and lets you restore them, so pasting always matches the source.
- Rename clipboard entries to make them easier to find later.
- When you copy multiple files or pieces of content at once, they're now grouped together as a single clipboard entry.

## Calendar

- New **Create Event** command for adding events without leaving Raycast.

## Emoji & Symbols

- Multiple grid size options, so you can pick the layout that suits you best.

## Translator

- Set default source and target languages so you don't have to pick them every time.
- Create custom commands with predefined language pairs, so you can jump straight into translating your most-used languages without picking them each time.
- New **Use Selected Text as Source** setting. When it's on, triggering the translator via hotkey automatically fills in whatever you have selected.
- Inline translation with the `in` suffix, so you can translate right as you type.

<Image src="/images/app/basics/mac-newinv2-translaterootsearch.png" alt="A screenshot showing a translation shown in Root Search in Raycast V2" />

Plenty more improvements are scattered throughout the app — many of them your most-requested. Thanks for the feedback!


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## Need Help?

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