Side by side, no spin.
What Hopper, Raycast and Alfred each do, and what they charge for. Where they’re ahead, we say so.
- Built into Hopper
- Free
- Free extension from their store
- Raycast Pro or Alfred’s Powerpack
- Not available
| Feature | Hopper | Raycast | Alfred |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get back to where you were | |||
| Back and Forward across apps | Built inTo the tab or session, not just the app | No | No |
| Toggle between your last two apps or tabs | Built inDouble tap ⌘ or ⌥ | No | No |
| Recently closed tabs and windows | Built in | No | No |
| Coding agents, sorted by who needs you | Built inClaude Code, Codex, Cursor | No | No |
| Jump to whatever’s making sound | Built inNow Playing | NoMusic controls only | NoMusic controls, Powerpack |
| Search | |||
| Apps, files and a calculator | Built in | Free | Free |
| Quicklinks and custom web searches | Built in | Free | Free |
| Open browser tabs | Built inChrome and Safari | FreeWith its browser extension | PowerpackThird-party workflow |
| Inside Slack, Notion, Notes and Messages | Built inOne search over all of them | Free extensionOne extension per app | PowerpackThird-party workflow |
| Past coding sessions | Built inClaude Code and Codex | No | No |
| The app in front’s menu commands | Built in | Free | PowerpackThird-party workflow |
| Screenshots, by the words in them | Built in | Free | No |
| Search by meaning, on your Mac | Built inOff until you turn it on | No | No |
| Toolkit | |||
| Clipboard history | Built in | Free3 months; unlimited on Pro | Powerpack |
| Snippets that expand as you type | Built in | Free | Powerpack |
| Emoji and symbols | Built in | Free | PowerpackAs a snippet pack |
| Floating notes | Built inScratch Notes | Free5 notes; unlimited on Pro | No |
| Color picker | Built inPick, organize and convert | Free extension | PowerpackThird-party workflow |
| GIF search | Not yet | Free extension | PowerpackThird-party workflow |
| Windows | |||
| Halves, thirds, quarters and more | Built in42 commands | Free | PowerpackThird-party workflow |
| Your own window sizes | Built in | Pro | PowerpackThird-party workflow |
| Layouts of several apps on one key | Built in | Pro | PowerpackThird-party workflow |
| Import Rectangle, Magnet or Spectacle keys | Built in | No | No |
| Beyond the launcher | |||
| AI chat and AI commands | No | Pro | PowerpackWith your own OpenAI key |
| Extension store | Not yet | FreeThousands of extensions | PowerpackWorkflows |
| Sync between Macs | No | Pro | PowerpackThrough your own Dropbox or iCloud |
| Custom themes | NoLight and dark | Pro | Powerpack |
| Translator and dictation | No | Pro | No |
| Shared snippets and quicklinks for teams | No | FreeUp to 30 each; unlimited on Teams Pro | No |
| Windows and iPhone apps | NoMac only | Free | NoMac only |
| Price | Not set yetIn private testing | Free + ProPro is $8 a month, billed yearly ($10 monthly) | Free + Powerpackthe Powerpack is £34 once (£59 with lifetime upgrades) |
They match on everything here.
Raycast’s and Alfred’s features and prices from their own sites, checked October 10, 2026. Spot something out of date? Tell us.
What Hopper doesn’t do yet.
If one of these is why you’d stay where you are, we’d like to know.
- GIF search
- AI chat and AI commands
- Extension store
- Sync between Macs
- Custom themes
- Translator and dictation
- Shared snippets and quicklinks for teams
- Windows and iPhone apps
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