Import/export Raycast preferences with GIt history

Raycast's default preference export creates a compressed `.rayconfig` file, which is difficult to track in a Git repository and requires a pro subscription for cloud syncing. To obtain a usable JSON file, users must first export settings without a password, then decompress the file using `gzip --decompress --keep --suffix .rayconfig`. The resulting JSON can be recompressed and imported back into Raycast, though syncing remains a challenge without manual user input via deeplinks.

Raycast has a feature to import/export preferences in a .rayconfig file format. This isn't ideal for use in a dotfiles-esque Git repository since it would be difficult to compare changes with a compressed file. Also, unfortunately, syncing is only possible on a pro subscription and only through Raycast's cloud service. To get a more useful JSON file from the .rayconfig example shown in example.rayconfig.json , you will have to first have to export a decrypted version. Go to Settings Extensions Raycast Export Settings & Data and under "Export Password," which by default is 12345678, you will want to delete that. After that, run the "Export Settings & Data" command. You should be able to export all of the preferences Settings, Extensions, Floating Notes, Script Directories, Snippets except Quicklinks without setting a password. Then, in terminal, run gzip --decompress --keep --suffix .rayconfig NAME OF FILE.rayconfig and you should get a JSON file similar to example.rayconfig.json. After that, you can get it back into .rayconfig format using gzip --keep --suffix .rayconfig NAME OF FILE and then run "Import Settings & Data" command to get it back. As for syncing, I am not sure of a way to do it. Deeplinks may be a path but it still requires some input from the user raycast://extensions/raycast/raycast/export-settings-data and raycast://extensions/raycast/raycast/import-settings-data . Let me know if you have any thoughts