How to delete your Raycast account

About deleting your Raycast account

Raycast is a powerful, extensible launcher for macOS designed to replace Spotlight by integrating with various productivity tools, developer environments, and system processes. By offering features like custom scripts, clipboard history management, and window management, it acts as a central hub for user workflows. Users often choose to delete their accounts if they are transitioning away from the macOS ecosystem, migrating to a different productivity tool, or wish to purge cloud-synced configuration data.

Reasons for deleting your Raycast account typically involve:

• The desire to remove cloud-stored snippets, extension configurations, and personal API keys associated with third-party integrations.
• Switching to local-only usage where cloud synchronization features, like Raycast Cloud Sync, are no longer desired.
• Privacy concerns regarding the storage of command history and usage metadata on Raycast’s servers.

What happens to your data

When you initiate the deletion process, Raycast clears your user profile from their primary database. Because Raycast relies heavily on cloud synchronization to keep your aliases and extensions consistent across multiple Macs, the deletion permanently severs these links. Data types handled by Raycast include:

• Extension settings and custom script configurations.
• Clipboard history and snippets synchronized via Raycast Cloud.
• User-defined Quicklinks and workflow shortcuts.
• Authentication tokens for integrated services like GitHub, Jira, or Linear.

Please note that while account-linked data is removed from their servers, files stored locally on your machine—such as cached extension data or local configuration files in your Library folder—may require manual removal after the account is deleted.

Privacy considerations

Raycast emphasizes performance and local execution; however, the optional cloud features introduce data transmission to their infrastructure. To maintain maximum privacy while using or departing from the service, keep these tips in mind:

• Regularly audit your authorized extensions: Even without a cloud account, third-party extensions may collect data.
• Disable Cloud Sync: If you prefer not to have your settings stored off-device, toggle off synchronization in the Raycast settings menu.
• Clear local caches: Periodically check your ~/Library/Application Support/com.raycast.macos folder to remove lingering configuration files.
• Review permissions: Ensure that Raycast does not have excessive Accessibility or System Events permissions if you are limiting its scope.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will deleting my account remove extensions I installed?

Extensions are generally managed through the Raycast Store; while your account link to them is severed, you should manually uninstall extensions within the Raycast app before closing your account.

Can I recover my Quicklinks after deletion?

No, deleting your account is a permanent action that clears your cloud-synced Quicklinks. You should export or backup your preferences prior to deletion.

Does Raycast store my clipboard history on their servers?

If you have Cloud Sync enabled, your clipboard history can be synced; deleting your account removes this data from the cloud, but you should also clear your local clipboard history within the Raycast application.

Does deleting my account stop Raycast from running on my Mac?

No, deleting the account removes your credentials from the cloud service, but the application itself remains installed on your macOS system until you move it to the Trash.

Is my data shared with third parties?

Raycast’s privacy policy outlines that they do not sell user data. However, data processed through third-party extensions is subject to the privacy policies of those specific developers.

How can I ensure all local Raycast data is gone?

After deleting your account and the app, you may wish to use a tool like AppCleaner to locate and remove remaining preference files and caches in your macOS Library.