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Getting Started

Action Panel

This page only applies to Raycast for Mac V1. Latest information for Raycast for Mac V2, Windows, and iOS is available in the New Raycast Manual.

One of the most important features of Raycast is the Action Panel. It lets you find and take any action in the app with just a few keystrokes.

  • Build a habit of using ⌘ K to search for an action. See and learn the keyboard shortcut to control Raycast even faster.
  • Hit ↵ to perform the primary action. Always. The action adopts to the current context. Use it to launch apps, open commands or view details of a GitHub pull request.
  • In forms, use ⌘ ↵ to submit your input.

Keyboard Shortcuts

  • ↵ to perform the primary action in lists
  • ⌘ ↵ to submit forms
  • ⌘ K to show more actions