Gocast Support

Gocast is a free launcher for the Mac: apps, a drop-down terminal and clipboard history, each on one key.

Get help

Report a problem or ask a question in GitHub Issues. We usually reply within a few days. For a security problem, don’t open a public issue: use “Report a vulnerability” on the repository’s Security tab.

Common questions

macOS says it can’t verify the developer.

Gocast isn’t signed with an Apple Developer ID yet. The first time, open System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway. You only do this once; updates install without asking. If you install from Terminal with the line below, macOS won’t ask at all.

curl -fsSL https://github.com/xcc3641/gocast/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh

⌘Space opens Spotlight, not Gocast.

Spotlight uses ⌘Space by default, so Gocast starts on ⌥⇧Space. Turn off “Show Spotlight search” in System Settings › Keyboard › Keyboard Shortcuts › Spotlight and Gocast switches to ⌘Space on its own. Or pick any shortcut in Gocast’s Settings › Shortcuts.

Return copies but doesn’t paste.

To paste into another app, Gocast presses ⌘V for you, and macOS asks you to turn on Gocast in System Settings › Privacy & Security › Accessibility first. Until then, Return copies and you press ⌘V yourself.

Which Macs does it run on?

macOS 13 or later on Apple silicon. Intel support is planned.

How do I uninstall it?

Quit Gocast from its menu bar icon and move it to the Trash, or run:

curl -fsSL https://github.com/xcc3641/gocast/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh -s -- --uninstall

Your presets, settings and clipboard history stay in ~/Library/Application Support/com.hugo.gocast/; delete that folder to remove them too.