Thomas Paul Mann

Sol is nuts

New: Championship Odds with @Polymarket 🇫🇷 France 33% 🇦🇷 Argentina 18% 🇪🇸 Spain 18% 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England 14% (is it coming home?!) More in the app 👉 ray.so/world-cup x.com/thomaspaulm...

Forward

Added the cool cycle view to the knockout stage 🏆 ray.so/world-cup

In yesterday's update, we added an easy way to set your default models in the new @raycast. It’s a small change, but many folks asked for it last week. Here is my current setup 👇

Settings got a major overhaul in the new @raycast: 📐 Refreshed layout 🔍 Smarter search (soon) 🖼️ Updated icons 🎹 Brand-new hotkey recorder So good.

Shared @glazeapps launch metrics in yesterday’s weekly team meeting. Built the deck as an app in just 15 minutes using a few prompts.

The reason AI is so good at coding is not just the models. The people building coding agents use them all day, every day. That feedback loop compounds.

Fun fact: Relentless.com still redirects to Amazon because Jeff Bezos originally considered "Relentless" as the company's name, capturing his vision for an always-innovating business.

This year, the Engineering role splits in two: 👨‍💻 Coders: Love writing code, worried as agents take over their passion. 👷 Builders: See code as a means to an end, excited to create more.

Wake up. Train. Build. Sleep.

When software becomes disposable, everything changes.

Getting a startup off the ground is tough and rarely happens over night. Here's my 2020 commit graph from when we started Raycast. Some days I committed 100 times. Petr, my co-founder, and our early team had similar graphs. Don't half-ass it.

My current LLM setup: 👨‍💻 Coding: Opus 4.5 🐞 Debugging: GPT-5.2 🔬 Researching: Haiku 4.5 ✍️ Writing: GPT-5 Mini

New shoes. Zero mileage. Fresh start.

Building a startup in a nutshell: 1️⃣ Commit daily 2️⃣ Release weekly 3️⃣ Plan monthly 4️⃣ Dream yearly 🔁 Repeat

Found my old iPhone 4. I want that compact size with an edge-to-edge screen so badly.

New year, new defaults: - Safari → Dia - Warp → Ghostty What else should I try out this year? x.com/thomaspaulm...

6 years of building Raycast 🎂 Flashback to when Petr and I first stepped into our apartment for the YC Winter 2020 batch. Little did we know... A massive shoutout to everyone who's been with us on this journey. Your support means the world! Here's to 2026 💪

New Year’s Resolutions: - 23% give up by week one - 50% quit by end of January - 9% stick it out all year Pick wisely.

Swing by our Raycafé in London tomorrow! ☕ Enjoy free coffee and pastries 💡 Get tips and tricks about @raycast ✨ Connect with fellow builders 🧑‍🔧 Optionally co-work with others 👪 Bring your friends Get all the details 👉 luma.com/cy11xi1t

Regular reminder: Users come for the features and stay for the details.

It’s not about saving time. It’s about never wasting it.

Wild 🤯

Surprise sticker pack for the team to celebrate the Windows launch. Thinking of adding it to our merch store. Should we?

If it takes less than 2 minutes, do it now.

Simple but effective: 🔇 Turn on Do Not Disturb by default on all devices 📵 Delete all work apps from your phone 💻 Use your computer for work, your phone for life 🏠 If you WFH, leave your phone in another room

Opening files and folders in style!

Not this time...

Hackathon 1 completed ✅ Huge thanks to everyone who came out. We had a blast and the vibes were off the charts! Enjoy the swag and prizes 🙌

1️⃣ Attach focused browser tab 2️⃣ Mention Video Downloader extension 3️⃣ Chat with YouTube video Grab the extension 👉 ray.so/JAUCooC

Choose Your Fighter

Raycast Focus Stay in flow by blocking distracting apps and websites. 🎯 raycast.com/focus

reacting to @t3.gg's video about @raycast.com youtu.be/WY9KBwhPNvc