ShiftPlus + Raycast: One Hotkey, Full Workspace Context

The ShiftPlus Raycast extension lets you launch a full workspace context from the Raycast launcher — no menu bar click, no hotkey to remember. Three commands cover the entire flow: switch to any workspace, open any quick link from any workspace, or toggle back to the last active workspace. Free for every ShiftPlus user, no Pro license required.

  • Switch Workspace — pick any saved workspace from Raycast root search; ShiftPlus activates it.
  • Open Quick Link — pick any quick link across all workspaces and open the URL or app deeplink.
  • Activate Last Workspace — toggle back to the previously active workspace with one Raycast hit.
  • Privacy: ShiftPlus exports a small local JSON index (workspace names, colors, icons, app counts, quick links) — nothing else. No env vars, file paths, terminal commands, or window positions are exposed.
  • No network requests. No telemetry from the extension itself.
  • Disable the integration toggle in ShiftPlus and the index file is deleted immediately.
  • Requires ShiftPlus 2.0+, macOS 14.6 Sonoma+, and Raycast 1.37+.

How to set it up

1) Install ShiftPlus from shiftplus.app and grant Accessibility permission. 2) Install the ShiftPlus extension from the Raycast Store. 3) Open ShiftPlus → Settings → Integrations and toggle Raycast Integration on. 4) Open Raycast and start typing 'Switch Workspace' — you'll see your workspaces with their accent colors. Pick one to activate.

Set up the ShiftPlus Raycast extension on macOS

  1. Install ShiftPlus Download ShiftPlus 2.0 or later from shiftplus.app and drag it to Applications. Grant Accessibility permission when prompted.
  2. Install the Raycast extension Open Raycast, search the Store for 'ShiftPlus', and install the extension by nghia_luong.
  3. Enable the integration in ShiftPlus Open ShiftPlus → Settings → Integrations and turn on Raycast Integration. This writes a privacy-safe local index of your workspaces to ~/Library/Application Support/ShiftPlus/raycast-index.json.
  4. Use the commands From Raycast, type Switch Workspace, Open Quick Link, or Activate Last Workspace. Pick a workspace; ShiftPlus activates it within a second.