Glaze
Glaze is a macOS app from Raycast for creating, running, and sharing desktop apps by describing what you want in natural language.
What is Glaze?
Glaze is a native desktop app builder for macOS that helps people create small apps and internal tools by chatting with AI instead of starting from code. It is designed for users who want custom software for personal workflows, team processes, experiments, or lightweight utilities that run on their own Mac. Glaze focuses on desktop-style apps rather than browser-only projects, with support for local execution, file access, keyboard shortcuts, menu bar integration, and background behavior when an app needs it. It also includes ways to publish and share what you build through the Glaze Store or private sharing options. Glaze is made by Raycast Technologies and is aimed at people who want more tailored software without a traditional app-development setup.
Key features
- Create desktop apps by describing them in natural language
- Run apps locally on your Mac instead of only in a browser
- Build tools that can work with files, keyboard shortcuts, and menu bar workflows
- Share apps with other people through the Glaze Store
- Publish private apps for one-to-one or team use
- Adjust app behavior and continue refining an app through chat-based editing
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
Glaze is legitimate app-creation software from Raycast. Because it is meant to build and run desktop apps on your Mac, some projects you create with it may request access to files, AI services, or other system features as part of their function. That kind of access can be normal for developer-style tools, but you should still grant permissions thoughtfully and review what a generated app is meant to do before relying on it with sensitive data.
Recommendation: Keep Glaze if you use it to build or run custom desktop apps, internal tools, or personal workflow helpers. If you no longer create or use apps made with it, removing it is usually reasonable, though any apps or related local project data you depend on should be preserved first.
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