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Raycast Snippets Not Expanding
- Status
- Workaround available
- platforms:
- macOS, Windows
- updated:
- November 15, 2026
- reports:
- 2
- Method
- how we research
RUNBOOK · raycast/snippets-not-expanding4 FIXES
// quick answer
Check Accessibility permission, keyword rules and that only one Raycast instance has expansion enabled.
Most likely fix: Check keyword
How to fix it
// try these in order, the most common fix is first
FIX 1Check keyword
- 01Avoid spaces, quotes and backticks
Did this fix it?FIX 2Toggle expansion
- 01Turn Enable Snippet Expansion off, wait, then on
Did this fix it?FIX 3Test another app
- 01Some apps block replacement
Did this fix it?FIX 4Quit duplicates
- 01Activity Monitor: quit extra Raycast processes
Did this fix it?
Symptoms
Typed keywords do not expand.
Why it happens
- C-01Keyword contains spaces, quotes or backticks
- C-02App blocks text replacement
- C-03Duplicate Raycast processes
- C-04Accessibility missing
// this guide also covers
- raycast snippets not working
- raycast snippet expansion
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