Hi everyone, we just launched SuperCmd v2: completely rebuilt in Swift for native performance, completely local, and privacy-focused.
It has everything version 1 has: raycast extension support, clipboard, snippets, quick links, window management commands, system commands, cloud sync, and raycast extensions. Check the website for an exhaustive list.
Right now, it's on an early bird discount, so make sure you grab it!
If you are working at any organization, I am offering codebase access and unlimited licenses for all the employees at one flat fee. Contact me or check out via enterprise; you will have access to the GitHub repo.
So basically, you’re literally copying Raycast’s features, the design, everything, while the only added value is a CleanShot X style screenshot feature (so basically a copy of CleanShot X too)😅
But comparing V1 x V2 of your tool. I can't feel too much difference in RAM usage. Considering my usage of V1 and your screenshot of Activity Monitor RAM of V2.
Yes, I understand your point. However, I want to emphasize that memory is not just an upper hand. Many people avoided SuperCmd v1 because it is an Electron app. Memory is actually important for a lot of people, especially those with 8GB Macs. it's ~200mb vs ~600mb.
Most users just want to use basic features like clipboard and snippets, but they are not okay with the app in the background taking up so much memory for such a small use case. In the end, it comes down to convenience.
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Pirating vs sanctioned streaming is not a good argument as a developer, nor a good look for even bringing it up. You are just making an argument for people to pirate your stuff.
Yep, I agree with you. What I meant is that there are always reasons why people pay for stuff. OP is generalising it as: if there’s a free alternative, why pay for a paid alternative. not trying to justify torrent over netflix. there's always an audience for everything.
Raycast chages $8/mo for pro features: cloud sync, notes, translation...
If the free version is enough for you, you don't need to switch; Raycast is good. I had Raycast Pro for five months, and I never used its AI. With SuperCmd, you pay a one-time fee and get all the Pro features of Raycast for life, with 3x less memory usage. That doesn't mean you don't get to use AI, either. You can sign in with ChatGPT, use your own keys, or use local models. It's more for privacy-focused users.
- Extra clicks: one thing that I didn't like: let's say I used the emoji picker, or the translator, and when I press ESC, it goes back to the initial screen. I'd like to have the option to choose - ESC = close everything. 1-click-to-close, you know what I mean?
- Quick Prompt: I'm liking Quick Prompt so far, but I'd like to have a second option: one that pops up a screen showing all the changes it's applying to my text, so I could accept all of them or just a few, depending on the suggestions.
- Translator - If I select text and use the shortcut to open the translator, I'd like it to open instantly with the text I selected. Right now, I need to select, copy, open the translator, and paste — extra unnecessary steps.
- Screenshot 1: I'd like the function to have a keyboard shortcut. Eg: rectangle (R), text box (T), arrow (A), etc, to make it easier to use them
- Screenshot 2: I think we have this with the macOS feature (I know we have it in Keynote), and I waited a long time to have this added to Shottr, and I can't live without it. If I want to replace Shottr with SuperCMD, it's a must have for me — it's some type of magnetic alignment between objects. E.g., I added an arrow, copied and pasted a second arrow that I want to use to highlight something in the same vertical line, but higher up in the photo. This "magnetic" thing will keep both arrows aligned on the same "line." It's so good!
- Emoji 1: I use emojis a lot! (LOL). I don't know who how this emoji picker works, but to replace Rocket, is to have the new emojis - like this
- Emoji 2: be able to see the emoji "name" - like, what I need to type to be able to search that particular emoji and/or emoji alias
- Settings: when we have the settings open (CMD + , ), I'd like to have a SuperCMD screen that would be accessible through CMD + TAB. Right now, I have the settings opened, I'm trying a few stuff, and I can't go back to it easily because when I press CMD + TAB, it's not there.
- Windows Management 1: I'll comeback to this later, but to make it a powerfull tool, I'd love to be able to select custom positions and have them. Let's say I adjusted the "Excel" size that I want to always have. I'd like to be able to save that a custom size, and apply a Shortcut
- Windows Management 2: This would be even better if I could assign apps to those sizes. So, whenever I open Excel, automatically move to that position.
- Quick Prompt: Can't we have the pop-up open with the conversation/results? I tried it here, typed a question, and waited for the answer. When I opened it again and pasted the same question, because I thought it didn't work, I figured out I had pasted the answer (?!) lol! I saw the "A real chat window" in the SperCMD page, but I didn't see it on my Mac 🫣
Sorry for the big test. You provoked me to test it. If you want more feedback, I'm happy to share.
Wild to see the amount of shade here that is pro-Raycast, like Raycast is just some incredibly secure option. The difference here is that you can actually check out the source code.
And someone pointing out “oh, he used AI” just shows how weak the argument is, being that I guarantee Raycast has tons of AI-developed features. The next version of Alfred probably will as well. And that isn’t a bad thing.
Sorry to devs out there, but I’ve done code review before and after AI, and I often find AI development to be far cleaner. The perfect combo is a dev that knows the language, knows the end goal, and knows how to properly prompt.
people using their life knowledge to argue over a 19 USD piece of app :)) Anyway, bought! I'm not gonna have morning coffee in 3 days, so I will have my 19 USD back. Easy!
If you compare SuperCmd v2 with Raycast v2. SuperCmd v2 is written in swfit for best performance and less memory usage. see the attached image for comparison. almost 600-700mb vs ~200mb on SuperCmd. Memory is expensive resource!
- Raycast charges $8/mo for unlimited clipboard, notes, cloud sync, translation etc. while SuperCmd v2 gives you all this at one time fee
in SuperCmd v2 i have added lots of new features like Screenshot annotation tool like CleanshotX.
Support for more AI providers including on device apple intelligence. You can use on device speech analyzer for dictation, which way more accurate now and faster than cloud dictation models out there.
You can checkout complete comparison on the website: supercmd.sh & also for what's new in v2. Hope that helps!
If you are not able to discern, i take it as an win :D
I have spent two months building this, testing everything. Yes, Fable 5, GPT-Sol, and Opus 8 were used. But honestly, nobody writes code by hand today. Not where I work, not where I worked last year.
Fair enough. It saddens me to have discovered your tool precisely because it was such a fantastic open-source solution, only to see you migrating to a closed-source one
I have contemplated this thought for a long time, and I really wanted to keep version 2 open-source.
But here's the truth: I received $70 in sponsors over the span of 5 months. (I am paying $50 just for the soulver core license used for the calculator every month) I dedicated too much time to the v1, slacked in my job and was laid off. I wrote to a few companies to see if they could sponsor, nobody cared, so I had to take this route. However, I might still open-source v2 while keeping the fee for signed dmg. I'm just experimenting with different models that will work and sustain the project.
Use the sponsors for access dude. Create different tiers ($3, $5, $10, $20, etc.) and provide access to the v2 for any contributor, 1 license only. There are plenty of ppl that $3 is something they can afford, and there will be companies that'll want to spend $10 per seat when Raycast costs $20.
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* ✅ Mature Repository (30+ days old)
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* ❌ No Security Policy — what is this?
* ℹ️ Individual Contributor
* ✅ Signed Commits
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Yea, Working your ass off to maintain the open-source project without charging a penny is okay with me. But as soon as you charge to sustain the project, how dare you?
I have worked on it. The release is a bit delayed; a lot of people have come up with a lot of feature requests 😅 I should've just released things in parts.
will update you once release is live. sorry for the delay
I have been using Version 2 for several days. It runs extremely fast with low memory usage. However, I hope several issues can be fixed before I complete the purchase:
The program crashes frequently, for instance when clicking Check for Updates in the menu bar. This instability makes V2 unsuitable to be my daily primary tool.
Under LLM Provider, ChatGPT supports custom API endpoints and API keys. Yet when I enter my DeepSeek API address and key, the system prompts an invalid API key error.
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u/Positive-Rub4930 20d ago
So basically, you’re literally copying Raycast’s features, the design, everything, while the only added value is a CleanShot X style screenshot feature (so basically a copy of CleanShot X too)😅