Breathe - Raycast Extension

I have loved using Raycast for the past year or so, and wanted to experiement with their API to create a simple extension that would benefit me day-to-day.

I think it's healthy to have a few seconds or minutes not necessarily doing anything, but just taking your hands off the keyboard, having a stretch or even just breathing. This is still a work in progress.

Challenge

The Raycast API is quite strict on the way to build components, you are limited to things like lists and markdown text. Making something appear dynamic or interactive is a bit of a challenge. You have to get a bit creative with the special characters and emojis.

Features

Quick Meditation Sessions

Currently you can choose from a 10 second 'mindful moment' or an unlimited Box Breathing.

Stats

Even though its not a competition. You can see how many sessions you have completed.

Usage

• Start a session directly from the Raycast command bar.
• I personally use the Hyper Key (from Karabiner-Elements) so I can map the extension to Caps Lock + B.

Download

I am still actively working on this extension. Until it is submitted to Raycast Extension store, you can clone the repo at my Github below.