Comparison
Flyout vs Raycast Notes
Raycast Notes is a good scratchpad, and with Raycast Pro it costs you nothing extra. It is built for capture: one note at a time, text only, in a window you dismiss. Flyout is built for the note that stays open beside your work. So the honest question is not which one is better — it is whether you need the things a scratchpad deliberately leaves out.
For macOS 14 Sonoma and later. iPhone and iPad app included. No account, no subscription.
| Feature | Raycast Notes | Flyout |
|---|---|---|
| Images in a note | Text only | Paste, drag in, resize |
| Tasks inside notes | Checkboxes | Checkboxes plus six built-in statuses; add your own |
| Themes and note colours | Custom themes with Pro | Named themes; 38 note colours and custom colours |
| Notes on screen | One at a time, by design | Tabs and folders |
| Reminders | None | On a whole note, or on one selected line |
| Sync | Cloud Sync — needs a Pro subscription | Your own iCloud account, included |
| Free tier | 5 notes | 7-day trial, then a lifetime license |
| Opening it | Hotkey or menu bar | Screen edge or hotkey — and it slides away on its own |
| Price | $10 per month ($8 billed yearly) | $24 once, on five devices across Mac + iPhone + iPad |
When Raycast is the better fit
Raycast combines a launcher, AI commands and dictation with notes, and also supports Windows and iPad. Both apps have an iPhone app. Choose Raycast if notes are part of a wider launcher workflow. Choose Flyout if you want to keep a note beside your work with images, reminders and task statuses you can customise.
Flyout’s price, Mac/iPhone/iPad support and local agent access were checked on 5 October 2026. Other comparison details were reviewed against official documentation in July and August 2026, with task, appearance and Antinote updates on 6 September 2026. Linked sources explain those rows. Tell us if a detail is outdated.
Is Flyout right for you?
Keep instructions, code, images and tasks beside your work in a screen-edge panel. Try Flyout for seven days without an account. Notes are stored locally; iCloud sync and connections to external agents are optional.