# Tinycast

> A lightweight, open source macOS launcher for apps, clipboard and more

- Page: https://www.whatwemade.app/p/tinycast
- What it is: Desktop app (also Plugin), for productivity
- Made by: [Abu Ammar](https://www.whatwemade.app/u/abu-ammar)
- Run it yourself: get the code and run your own copy
- Website: https://tinycast.dev
- Code: https://github.com/abue-ammar/tinycast (Other, 9362 stars)
- Languages: German, English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese
- Tags: macos, launcher, clipboard, snippets, raycast
- Upvotes: 2, comments: 0

## About

Tinycast is a native macOS launcher for everyday productivity. It searches apps, files, windows and clipboard history from one keyboard palette, and can expand snippets as you type.

It is built with Swift 6, SwiftUI and AppKit, with no third-party dependencies, and it stays under 100 MB of memory. Most features are off until you turn them on. There is no account and no telemetry, and clipboard history and notes are stored on your Mac.

AI chat and quick actions are optional and work with Apple Intelligence or your own API keys. Tinycast can also run Raycast extensions from the Raycast Store and import settings from a Raycast .rayconfig export. The source is on GitHub under AGPL-3.0.

## How it was made

- Claude Code, 80% of the work
- Codex, 20% of the work
- Stack: Swift, TypeScript, Cloudflare

## What you need to run it

- Platform: macOS 26+

Shared on WhatWeMade: https://www.whatwemade.app/p/tinycast