# Clicky alternatives for Mac in 2026: Lazur, Raycast and what each one does well > Looking for Clicky alternatives for Mac? Compare Lazur and Raycast on price, screen help, dictation and privacy, with the trade-offs for each. URL: https://www.lazur.app/alternatives/heyclicky Updated: 2026-11-08 Clicky alternatives for Mac mostly come down to two apps: Lazur and Raycast. Lazur is the nearest match for voice help. Hold ⌥ ⌘, ask about anything on screen, and it answers out loud and circles the spot. Raycast is a keyboard launcher with AI on its paid plans. Below you will find how each one compares on price, privacy and platforms, plus where Clicky still comes out ahead. ## Quick answer - Lazur is the closest match if you want voice help that points at your screen. - Clicky's Free plan includes 25 talk and 25 agent messages a month, so you can test it at no cost. - Raycast is a keyboard launcher first. Its AI features sit on paid plans. - Check each price on its pricing page before you buy, because prices change. ## Side by side | Feature | Lazur | Clicky | Raycast | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Platforms | macOS on Apple silicon and Intel. Windows is planned, not available. | macOS Sonoma 14.2 or later, and Windows 10 and 11 per heyclicky.com. A third-party review says Windows is waitlisted. | macOS is the primary platform. Windows and iOS are linked on raycast.com. Linux is not mentioned. | | Free option | 3-day Pro trial with no credit card. Starts when you first open the app. | Free $0 with 25 talk and 25 agent messages a month. | Free $0. No AI, cloud sync or dictation. | | Entry paid price | Pro $18/month, or $15/month billed annually. | Pro $20/month billed monthly. Yearly rate not visible when checked. | Pro $10/month, or $96/year. | | Top paid plan | Power $120/month, or $96/month annually. | Max $100/month billed monthly. | Max $50/month, or $480/year. | | AI allowance | 150 AI actions on Pro, 1,000 on Power. | 150 agent messages on Pro, 1,000 on Max. | 500 AI credits on Pro, 3,000 on Plus, 7,500 on Max, each month. | | Points at things on screen | Yes. Draws a circle and a label around what you ask about. | Yes. Draws on screen to point at controls. | Not listed on raycast.com. | | Guided steps | Yes. Guides one click at a time and waits for each click. | Not described on heyclicky.com. | Not listed on raycast.com. | | Dictation | Hold fn. Unlimited on both paid plans. | Listed on all plans. Unlimited on Pro and Max. | Not included on Free. Check paid plans on the pricing page. | | Voice tasks and extensions | Timers, Reminders, Calendar, notes, music, apps, links, web search and Shortcuts. | Agents started by saying heyclicky agent. Works with any app, no plugins. | Extensions for Linear, Slack, Notion, Spotify, 1Password, Zoom and Obsidian. | | Clipboard and snippets | Clipboard slots and snippets for dictation. | Not listed on heyclicky.com. | Clipboard History and Snippets. Three months of history on Free, unlimited on paid plans. | | Screen data handling | Listens and looks only while you hold the shortcut. Audio and screenshot go to AI providers and are not stored. | Sees the screen only when you press the hotkey. Screenshots are not stored. Keeps text summaries. | Audio captured only when a voice feature is used. Prompts go to the AI provider you select. | | Memory and data | Memory of what you asked and did, kept on the Mac. | Keeps basic text summaries for context. Account and data can be deleted in settings. | AI Memory stored locally and encrypted by default. Can be turned off. | **Our take:** Pick Lazur if you want voice help that sees your screen, points at things and guides each click. Pick Raycast if you want a fast keyboard launcher with extensions, and add AI only when you need it. Pick Clicky if its free tier and screen pointing fit your work and you run macOS Sonoma 14.2 or later. Check each price on its pricing page before you pay. ### Lazur A voice assistant for the Mac that lives in the notch. Hold ⌥ ⌘ to ask about the screen, and it answers out loud. It points at controls and guides you one click at a time, but it does not click for you. - Price: 3-day free trial, then Pro $18/month or Power $120/month (https://www.lazur.app/pricing, checked 2026-11-08) - Runs on: macOS (Apple silicon and Intel) ### Clicky A screen-aware voice helper. Press the hotkey and it answers questions aloud, and it draws on screen to point at controls. Its Free plan has no time limit on the official page. Yearly prices were not visible when we checked. - Price: Free $0 (25 talk and 25 agent messages a month), Pro $20/month billed monthly, Max $100/month billed monthly (https://heyclicky.com, checked 2026-11-08) - Runs on: macOS Sonoma 14.2+ and Windows 10/11 per heyclicky.com, a third-party review says Windows is waitlisted ### Raycast A keyboard launcher with clipboard history, snippets, window management and extensions. Its AI features, cloud sync and dictation sit on paid plans. Its Free plan is useful without AI. - Price: Free $0, Pro $10/month or $96/year, Plus $20/month or $192/year, Max $50/month or $480/year (https://www.raycast.com/pricing, checked 2026-11-08) - Runs on: macOS (primary), Windows and iOS linked on raycast.com Clicky is a voice helper that sees your screen when you press its hotkey. Many people like the idea but want something else. Maybe the price does not fit. Maybe you want a different main job, such as a launcher or dictation. This page covers the two apps that fit best, and it shows where Clicky still wins. ## Why people look for a Clicky alternative on Mac Most people switch for one of four reasons. The first is cost. Clicky's Pro plan is $20/month billed monthly, and its Max plan is $100/month billed monthly. The second is the main job. Some people want a voice assistant. Others want a launcher, a dictation tool or a notes helper. The third reason is platform. Clicky's site lists Windows 10 and 11, but one third-party review says Windows is still on a waitlist. The fourth reason is privacy. Every app handles screen data a little differently, so read each policy side by side. Before you switch, write down the one task you want done every day. Ask a question about a window. Find a setting. Dictate an email. Each task points to a different app, and the rest of this page uses that test. ## Lazur: voice help that points at your screen Lazur is a voice assistant for the Mac. It lives in the notch at the top of your screen. Hold ⌥ ⌘, which is Option plus Command, and ask about anything on screen. Lazur answers out loud. If you ask where something is, it draws a circle and a label around it. Ask how to do something and Lazur guides you one click at a time. It waits for each click before it gives the next step. Lazur does not click for you. It does not edit files or operate other apps. That makes it a guide, not an automation tool. Some people want exactly that. Others want an app that does the clicking. Decide which one you need before you pay for either. ### What you can ask Lazur to do by voice - Set timers, add Apple Reminders and create Calendar events. - Write notes, control music and volume, and open apps and links. - Run a web search or trigger a Shortcut. - Start research jobs. They run in Lazur's own Chrome tabs, with the Lazur for Chrome extension, and come back with a summary and a report. - Ask about what you did before. Lazur keeps a memory of your asks and actions on the Mac. Where Lazur is not the best fit: it runs on macOS only. It works on Apple silicon and Intel Macs. Windows is planned, not available. It is also not a plugin or add-in for any app, so you will not find it inside Word or Figma. ## Dictation in Lazur: hold fn and talk Dictation is not the headline, but it is included. Hold fn to dictate clean, formatted text at your cursor in any app. Lazur also keeps snippets, a personal dictionary and clipboard slots. Dictation is unlimited on both the Pro and Power plans. If dictation is the only thing you need, read the [Lazur vs Apple Dictation comparison](https://www.lazur.app/compare/lazur-vs-apple-dictation) first. Apple's built-in dictation costs nothing. Lazur is the better pick when you also want screen help and voice tasks in the same app. ## Raycast: a keyboard launcher with AI on top Raycast is a launcher you open with a keyboard shortcut. It handles app launching, like Spotlight, then adds extensions, snippets, clipboard history and window management. The homepage lists extensions for Linear, Slack, Notion, Spotify, 1Password, Zoom and Obsidian. Raycast AI sits on top, with AI Chat, Quick AI and AI Extensions. Raycast is better at some things. DevToolsReviewed calls it "the most powerful keyboard launcher available for macOS." That review is affiliate-disclosed, so read it as one reviewer's view. If you work from the keyboard and open many apps by name, Raycast can be the faster daily tool. Raycast is weaker at voice. Its homepage does not list pointing at things on screen. Dictation is not part of the Free plan, and AI is a paid add-on. The same review says the learning curve is steep if you prefer the mouse. It also says extension quality varies. Raycast Free is still useful on its own. It is $0 and includes three months of clipboard history, quicklinks, a calculator, snippets, window management, extensions and Raycast Notes. You can test it for free, then decide whether AI is worth a paid plan. ## Price check: what each pricing page showed Copy prices from the pricing page on the day you buy. Prices change. The figures below come from each vendor's own page, checked on November 8, 2026 for Raycast and Clicky. Lazur's figures are from November 5, 2026. - **3-day** Lazur Pro trial length, with no credit card needed. It starts when you first open the app. ([source](https://www.lazur.app)) - **25** Clicky Free talk messages a month, alongside 25 agent messages. ([source](https://heyclicky.com)) - **$96/year** Raycast Pro billed yearly, or $10/month billed monthly. ([source](https://www.raycast.com/pricing)) Lazur Pro costs $18/month, or $15/month billed annually. Its Power plan costs $120/month, or $96/month billed annually. Clicky Pro costs $20/month billed monthly. Clicky Max costs $100/month billed monthly. Yearly prices for Clicky were not visible when we checked, so use the monthly and yearly toggle on heyclicky.com. Raycast Pro costs $10/month, or $96/year. Plus costs $20/month, or $192/year. Max costs $50/month, or $480/year. Teams plans are priced per user. Pro billed yearly works out to $8 a month. - Lazur Pro: $18/month, or $15/month billed annually, with 150 AI actions - Clicky Pro: $20/month billed monthly, with 150 agent messages - Raycast Pro: $10/month, or $96/year, with 500 AI credits a month Compare the allowances carefully. Lazur counts AI actions. Clicky counts agent messages. Raycast counts AI credits. Monthly credits expire 60 days after they are granted, and free trial credits expire after 7 days. A credit is not a message, so the numbers do not map one to one. Worked example. If you pay for a full year at the rates above, Lazur Pro billed annually comes to $180. Clicky Pro billed monthly comes to $240. Raycast Pro billed yearly comes to $96. Those totals are simple multiplication, so check the pricing pages before you commit. ## Privacy: what each app sends, stores and keeps Lazur listens and looks at your screen only while you hold the shortcut. Audio and the screenshot go to AI providers so Lazur can answer you. Lazur says those are not stored. It also says content is never used to train AI models. Your memory of past asks stays on the Mac. Clicky says it sees the screen only when you press the hotkey. It says screenshots are never stored. It also says it keeps basic text summaries so the app has context. You can delete your account and data in settings. Clicky's site does not name the AI providers that receive data. The Rundown AI review lists Anthropic, OpenAI, Deepgram and Cerebras as providers. That is a third-party claim that Clicky's own site does not confirm. Treat it as a lead to check, not a fact about Clicky. Raycast's privacy policy, updated June 19, 2026, says prompts, uploaded files and relevant context go to the AI provider you select or configure. The policy does not name providers. AI Memory is stored locally and encrypted on your device by default, unless you use Cloud Sync. Raycast says it does not sell personal data. If you handle client files, read the policy for the AI provider behind each app. Lazur and Clicky both send screen content to AI providers when you ask a question. Raycast sends prompts to the provider you pick. Close sensitive windows before you ask. Screen-aware apps like Lazur and Clicky need macOS permission to see your screen. Open System Settings from the Apple menu, then go to Privacy & Security > Screen Recording. On macOS Sequoia and later, the entry is called Screen & System Audio Recording. Turn it on for the app, then restart the app if it asks. ## Platforms: Mac first, and Windows is still mixed Lazur runs on macOS, on Apple silicon and Intel Macs. Windows is planned, not available. Clicky lists macOS Sonoma 14.2 or higher and Windows 10 and 11 on its site, with one account for both systems. The Rundown AI review says Windows is only on a waitlist. The two sources disagree, so check heyclicky.com before you plan around Windows. Raycast puts macOS first. Its homepage links to Windows and iOS, and DevToolsReviewed says Windows is in beta. Linux is not mentioned. If your team mixes Macs and PCs, check the platform notes on raycast.com before you decide. ## Worked example: asking where a control is Say you are in Keynote and you want to change the slide size. You do not know where that setting lives. Hold ⌥ ⌘ and ask, where is the slide size setting. Lazur looks at the window, draws a circle around the control and labels it. Then you click it yourself. ![Person at a Mac laptop on a desk, comparing Clicky alternatives for Mac](https://images.lazur.app/content-images/alternatives/heyclicky/clicky-alternatives-for-mac-1-f82046.jpg) If the next step is hidden in a menu, ask again. Lazur guides you on the next click. You stay in control of every click. That pace feels slow to some people and calm to others. Test it on a task you already know, so you can judge the pace. Clicky does the same kind of job. Its site says it draws on screen to point at controls. For a point-and-show task, both apps are close. The difference shows up after the point. Lazur guides you click by click. Clicky can run agents, triggered by saying heyclicky agent. What those agents change on your Mac is not spelled out on the page, so check there before you rely on them. The Rundown AI reviewer liked the cursor-side interface. The reviewer said it cuts context switching when you learn unfamiliar software. That is one reviewer's opinion, and it fits the pointing example above. ## Mistakes people make when switching - Comparing monthly prices with yearly prices. Clicky's yearly rate was not visible when we checked, so compare monthly rates for now. - Treating usage numbers as equal. Lazur counts AI actions, Clicky counts agent messages, and Raycast counts AI credits. - Skipping the screen permission. Without it, a screen-aware app cannot see the window you point at. - Expecting a voice assistant to do the clicks. Lazur guides and points. It does not click, edit files or operate other apps. - Assuming Windows works today. Check each platform list before you buy for a PC. - Running out of free messages in a busy week. Clicky's Free plan has 25 talk and 25 agent messages a month. Two more mistakes come up often. People test an app for ten minutes and decide. Give it a full working day on real tasks. People also start a trial without a plan. Lazur's 3-day Pro trial starts when you first open the app, so open it when you are ready to use it. ## Which Clicky alternative should you pick on Mac? Pick Lazur if you want voice help that sees your screen, answers out loud and points at controls. It suits people who want to keep their hands on the clicks. It also fits if you want timers, reminders and Calendar events by voice, plus unlimited dictation on a paid plan. Pick Raycast if your main need is a fast launcher, clipboard history and extensions for tools like Linear, Slack and Notion. Its Free plan is useful on its own. Add AI only if you need it, since AI sits on paid plans. The [Lazur vs Raycast comparison](https://www.lazur.app/compare/lazur-vs-raycast) goes deeper on this choice. ![Close up of a Mac keyboard, the place where launcher and voice shortcuts start](https://images.lazur.app/content-images/alternatives/heyclicky/clicky-alternatives-for-mac-3-09a574.jpg) Pick Clicky if you like its free tier and its screen pointing, and you run macOS Sonoma 14.2 or later. Clicky Pro at $20/month billed monthly costs $2 more than Lazur Pro billed monthly. Clicky Max at $100/month adds 1,000 agent messages if you need a heavier allowance. ## What Clicky still does better Clicky has the easiest free start on this list. Its Free plan says free forever with no card needed, and it includes talk and agent messages. Lazur's offer is a 3-day Pro trial, and Raycast Free has no AI. If you want to test screen-aware voice help without a clock running, Clicky is the simplest option. Clicky also lists Windows support on its own site. Lazur does not offer Windows yet. If you need a voice helper on both Mac and PC today, Clicky is the one to check first. Confirm the current status on heyclicky.com, since a third-party review disagrees. ## How to test each app in one afternoon 1. Pick one real task. For example, find a setting in an app you use every day. 2. Open Lazur and start the 3-day trial. Hold ⌥ ⌘, ask your question and note how long the answer takes. 3. Open Clicky on the free plan. Ask the same question and count your talk and agent messages as you go. 4. Install Raycast on the Free plan. Set its hotkey in Raycast settings, then try clipboard history and one extension you already use. 5. Write down the time, the limits and the privacy terms that bothered you. Then choose. Lazur's trial needs no credit card. Download Lazur from the [download page](https://www.lazur.app/download), or read the [pricing page](https://www.lazur.app/pricing) for the full plan details. If your choice is between Lazur and a launcher, the [Lazur vs Raycast comparison](https://www.lazur.app/compare/lazur-vs-raycast) covers the trade-offs in more depth. ![Man typing on a MacBook while he tests Clicky alternatives for Mac](https://images.lazur.app/content-images/alternatives/heyclicky/clicky-alternatives-for-mac-2-edac07.jpg) Keep notes from each test. Record what you asked, what the app said, and what you did next. Those notes beat memory when the trial ends. They also show which app saved you time on the work you actually do. For a broader list of voice and AI helpers, read the [best AI buddy apps for Mac in 2026](https://www.lazur.app/blog/best-ai-buddy-apps-for-mac-2026). It compares Lazur, HeyClicky and Muse for daily work. Start with the one task you chose. Let each app prove itself on that task. Then decide what to keep. ## FAQ ### What is the best Clicky alternative for Mac? It depends on the job. Lazur is the closest match if you want voice help that points at your screen and answers out loud. Raycast fits better if you want a fast launcher with clipboard history and extensions. Clicky still makes sense if you want its free tier and its screen pointing. ### Is Lazur a full replacement for Clicky? Not in every case. Lazur guides you one click at a time and does not click for you. It runs on macOS only, and Windows is planned. If you need Windows today, Clicky lists Windows support on its site, though a third-party review says Windows is waitlisted. ### Does Raycast have a free plan that works without AI? Yes. Raycast's Free plan is $0. It includes Clipboard History, Quicklinks, Calculator, Snippets, Window Management, extensions and Raycast Notes. Raycast AI, cloud sync and dictation are not on the Free plan. ### How much does Clicky Pro cost on Mac? Clicky Pro is $20/month billed monthly on heyclicky.com. It includes 150 agent messages and unlimited talk and dictation. Yearly prices were not visible when we checked, so check the monthly and yearly toggle before you buy. ### Do these apps send my screen to the cloud? Lazur sends audio and the screenshot to AI providers so it can answer you, and it says they are not stored. Clicky says screenshots are never stored, but it does not name its AI providers. Raycast sends prompts to the AI provider you select. Read each privacy policy before you use these apps on client work. ### Can I test a Clicky alternative for free on Mac? Yes, with limits. Clicky's Free plan includes 25 talk and 25 agent messages a month. Raycast's Free plan is $0 but does not include AI. Lazur offers a 3-day Pro trial with no credit card, which starts when you first open the app. ### Do screen-aware apps need a special permission on Mac? Yes. Open System Settings from the Apple menu, then go to Privacy & Security > Screen Recording. On macOS Sequoia and later, the entry is called Screen & System Audio Recording. Turn it on for the app that needs to see your screen. ### Is dictation included in each app? Lazur includes dictation on both paid plans, and it is unlimited there. Clicky lists dictation on all plans, and it is unlimited on Pro and Max. Raycast does not include dictation on its Free plan. Check its pricing page for paid-plan dictation details. ## Sources 1. [Lazur](https://www.lazur.app), Lazur, checked 2026-11-05 2. [Lazur pricing](https://www.lazur.app/pricing), Lazur, checked 2026-11-05 3. [HeyClicky](https://heyclicky.com), HeyClicky, checked 2026-11-08 4. [Raycast Pricing](https://www.raycast.com/pricing), Raycast, checked 2026-11-08 5. [Raycast](https://www.raycast.com), Raycast, checked 2026-11-08 6. [Raycast Privacy Policy](https://www.raycast.com/privacy), Raycast, checked 2026-11-08 7. [The Rundown AI: Clicky review](https://www.therundown.ai/tools/clicky), The Rundown AI, checked 2026-11-08 8. [DevToolsReviewed: Raycast Review](https://devtoolsreviewed.com/raycast-review/), DevToolsReviewed, checked 2026-11-08