<p align="center"> <img src="docs/icon.png" width="128" height="128" alt="RustCast icon" /> </p> <h1 align="center">RustCast</h1> <p align="center"> An open-source, Rust-powered productivity, blazing fast popup launcher for apps, utilities, and workflows. </p> <p align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/RustCastLabs/rustcast/releases/latest"> <img alt="Latest release" src="https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/RustCastLabs/rustcast?display_name=tag&sort=semver&style=flat-square" /> </a> <a href="https://github.com/RustCastLabs/rustcast/releases"> <img alt="Downloads" src="https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/RustCastLabs/rustcast/total?style=flat-square" /> </a> <a href="https://discord.gg/bDfNYPbnC5"> <img alt="Discord" src="https://img.shields.io/discord/1463119282459119844?label=Discord&logo=discord&logoColor=white&style=flat-square" /> </a> <a href="https://github.com/RustCastLabs/rustcast/stargazers"> <img alt="Stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/RustCastLabs/rustcast?style=flat-square" /> </a> <a href="https://github.com/RustCastLabs/rustcast/blob/main/LICENSE"> <img alt="License" src="https://img.shields.io/github/license/RustCastLabs/rustcast?style=flat-square" /> </a> </p>

Those who sponsor me also get a personal easter egg inside RustCast

Config docs: https://github.com/RustCastLabs/rustcast/wiki

Community: https://discord.gg/bDfNYPbnC5

Plugins: RustCast Library for shell scripts

For support use github discussions / issues / the discord

You can also contact RustCastLabs / secretised at admin@rustcast.app

RustCast Demo

Installation:

Via Homebrew:

brew install --cask unsecretised/tap/rustcast

Via github releases

Download the dmg from this link https://github.com/RustCastLabs/rustcast/releases/latest/download/rustcast.dmg

Config:

Full config docs can be found here

The config file should be located at: ~/.config/rustcast/config.toml RustCast creates the default configuration for you, but it does use its default options Here's a full list of what all you can configure The list.

Feature list:

Finished:

[x] Autoload installed apps 11/11/2025
[x] Search through apps 11/11/2025
[x] Generate randomvar (between 0 and 100) via the app. Simply type randomvar and it will generate the num for you
[x] Image icons next to the text 13/12/2025
[x] Scrollable options 12/12/2025
[x] Customisable themes (13/12/2025)
- [x] Configurable colours
[x] Spotify control - Ability to control spotify via the app
[x] Allow variables to be passed into custom shell scripts.
[x] Google your query. Simply type your query, and then put a ? at the end, and press enter
[x] Calculator (27/12/2025)
[x] Clipboard History (29/12/2025) This works by typing cbhist to enter the cliboard history page, which allows u to access your clipboard history,
[x] Blur / transparent background (7/1/2026)
[x] Select the options using arrow keys
[x] Tray icons (8/1/2026)
[x] Unit Conversions (19/1/2026) thanks to Hriztam
[x] Emoji Searching (19/1/2026) Allows people to search for emojis through rustcast
[x] RustCast modes (2/3/2026)
[x] Better documentation for the config (3/3/2026)
[x] Image rendering from clipboard history (13/3/2026)
[x] File searching (11/3/2026)
[x] CTRL n / p (vim motions) navigation for search results (5/3/2026)
[x] Settings Panel (22/3/2026)

Planned:

[ ] Popup note-taking
[ ] Plugin Support (Partially implemented on 15/12/2025)
[ ] Hyperkey - Map CMD + OPT + CTRL + SHIFT to a physical key
[ ] Better hotkey picking
[ ] Ability to pick between tabs in firefox / chromium browsers - using Puppeteer

Not planned:

[ ] Cross platform support Cancelled for now, as not within my ability to support and maintain it

RustCast wouldn't be possible without these people:

Nazeofel - First sponsor + initiater of windows support
Mnem42 - Helped add windows support
Random Scientist - First ever community contributor to rustcast
Lemon - Sponsored me, and gave me free Discord Nitro
Julie / Zoey - Gave me amazing feedback and has been using RustCast since almost the first version!
Hriztam - Added support for unit conversions to rustcast
Lars-Schumann - Sponsored me
Tanishq Dubey - Contributor, improved the file search to use mdfind
JON - Contributor,

And ofc, all the people who starred my repo!!

And the updated list of contributors to the macos version:

Easter egg list:

Nazeofel (Random Variable on discord) -> led to the randomvar easter egg
Lemon -> led to the lemon easter egg that shows "lemon" on rustcast
Lars-Schumann -> search f and get ferris.rs as a result
Me -> 67

If you like rustcast, consider starring it on github :)

Motivations:

I didn't want to pay for raycast + wanted to get better at rust. Raycast in itself is one of the most useful productivity apps in my opinion, and it is truly an underappreiciated marvel of computer engineering

Rustcast

Install / Use

README