A text inbox, scratchpad or notebook?

Choose where a thought should go next: into an action, a small scratchpad, Raycast or a shared reference notebook.

Drafts

Capture text, then send it onward with actions.

For people who want text capture to feed their workflows.

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Tot

Seven text spaces keep a scratchpad deliberately small.

For people who need a small scratchpad instead of a growing notebook library.

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Raycast Notes

A floating notepad inside Raycast.

For existing Raycast users who want notes one hotkey away.

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Apple Notes

A notebook for text, attachments and shared notes.

For people who keep reference material and collaborate through Apple accounts.

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The differences that matter.

Official-source review, not a hands-on test. Tot has paid premium features; Raycast Notes needs Pro for Cloud Sync and more than 5 notes. Apple Notes features depend on macOS and account type.

Feature	Drafts	Tot	Raycast Notes	Apple Notes
Capture workflow	Quick capture, then run actions	Single window / menu bar	Floating window via hotkey	Quick Note or full notebook
How notes are organized	Tags; saved workspaces with Pro	Seven color-coded spaces	Stack, search and pinned notes	Folders, tags and Smart Folders
Free / price	Free core · Pro US$19.99/year or US$1.99/mo	Free + premium features · Mac IAP US$19.99	5 notes free · Pro US$10/mo or US$96/year	Included with macOS · iCloud storage limits apply
Sync	iCloud sync in free tier	iCloud across Apple devices	Cloud Sync across Macs requires Pro	Account-based notes
Send text into workflows	Run actions free; edit actions with Pro	Shortcuts read / write text	Snippets, Quicklinks, AI commands	Not verified
Shared editing	Not verified	Not verified	Not verified	Shared notes / folders with Apple accounts

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Feature	Drafts	Tot	Raycast Notes	Apple Notes
Capture workflow	Quick capture, then run actions	Single window / menu bar	Floating window via hotkey	Quick Note or full notebook
How notes are organized	Tags; saved workspaces with Pro	Seven color-coded spaces	Stack, search and pinned notes	Folders, tags and Smart Folders
Free / price	Free core · Pro US$19.99/year or US$1.99/mo	Free + premium features · Mac IAP US$19.99	5 notes free · Pro US$10/mo or US$96/year	Included with macOS · iCloud storage limits apply
Send text into workflows	Run actions free; edit actions with Pro	Shortcuts read / write text	Snippets, Quicklinks, AI commands	Not verified
Reference files	Not verified	Not verified	Not verified	Images, videos, PDFs and files
Shared editing	Not verified	Not verified	Not verified	Shared notes / folders with Apple accounts
Formatting model	Text editor with syntax options	Rich text, plain text, Markdown conversion	Markdown shortcuts + code blocks	Styled text, tables and lists
Simple to-dos	Task lines in editor	Smart bullets / checklists	Markdown task lists	Lists in notes
Sync	iCloud sync in free tier	iCloud across Apple devices	Cloud Sync across Macs requires Pro	Account-based notes
Moving your text elsewhere	Actions send text to other apps	Plain / rich text and Markdown	Plain text, Markdown, HTML export	Import / export in Notes
Recover earlier work	Version history and backups	Automatic backups	Deleted notes kept for 60 days	Not verified
Finding a previous note	Search, tags and filtering	Not verified	Title and content search	Notes and transcript search
Account boundary	iCloud for sync and shared Pro entitlement	iCloud used for sync	5 free notes without an account	Apple account needed for collaboration
Native implementation	Not verified	Not verified	Not verified	macOS Notes app
Open source	Not verified	Not verified	Not verified	Not verified
macOS requirement	12.4+	14+	Raycast v2: 26 + Apple Silicon	OS-bundled; features vary by macOS