What does Vicinae replace?

Vicinae is a free alternative to Raycast Pro ($96/yr).

Is Vicinae open source?

Yes. Vicinae is licensed under GPL-3.0, an OSI-approved open-source license.

Yes (AUR: vicinae-bin). Install with: yay -S vicinae-bin.

There's nothing to host: Vicinae is a desktop app that runs on your own machine.

A free, open-source alternative to Raycast Pro. Switching saves $96/yr at list price.

Checked Oct 17, 2026 · How we check

Desktop app

Early (alpha/beta) Active Open source · GPL-3.0 Linux Arch/AUR

vicinaehq/vicinae10.3k★last push Oct 16, 2026checked Oct 17, 2026

Mac and Windows builds only arrived in mid-2026; it covers the launcher, clipboard and snippets but not Pro's AI or sync.

Imports your data: runs many Raycast store extensions and script commands; settings don't carry over

Install

$ yay -S vicinae-bin

What does Vicinae replace?: Vicinae is a free alternative to Raycast Pro ($96/yr).
Is Vicinae open source?: Yes. Vicinae is licensed under GPL-3.0, an OSI-approved open-source license.
Does Vicinae run on Linux?: Yes (AUR: vicinae-bin). Install with: yay -S vicinae-bin.
Can you self-host Vicinae?: There's nothing to host: Vicinae is a desktop app that runs on your own machine.