Microsoft has been quietly rethinking one of Windows’ oldest tools, the Run dialog. While the classic Win + R shortcut has barely changed for decades, the company is working on a new, modern run ...

Last month, one of the best productivity apps for Mac finally became available for Windows. That’s Raycast, which is like a keyboard-controlled Swiss Army Knife for your computer. Open Raycast with a ...

What if you could search for and control most anything in Windows from a single tool? While Raycast has been around for years for Mac, now Raycast for Windows helps amp up the productivity. Plus, you ...

On The Vergecast: What happens when the AI models get access to your computer. On The Vergecast: What happens when the AI models get access to your computer. is editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host ...

So, I’ve always been fascinated by “launcher” apps because I spend a lot of time glued to my Mac, always trying to get as much productivity out of my setup as possible. You know, those super-powerful ...

The new Spotlight launcher tool coming to macOS this year looks and works a lot like the indie application Raycast. Here’s what they can both do, and how they differ. Two years ago I called Raycast ...

Raycast is finally making its way to Windows, and the beta brings more than just a simple port. It includes a full clipboard history manager that tracks everything you copy—from text to images to ...

I used Apple’s built-in Spotlight for almost everything for years, just like a lot of macOS users. I always used it to open apps, locate documents, and even make fast calculations. In most cases, it ...

As it does seemingly every year, Apple has introduced new features with iOS 26 and macOS 26 that target existing third-party apps. Here's what got hit at 2025's WWDC. It's a historical aberration to ...

Soon to be the official tool for managing Python installations on Windows, the new Python Installation Manager picks up where the ‘py’ launcher left off. Python is a first-class citizen on Microsoft ...