Droppy 16 transforms into extensible platform with DroppyKit and Raycast extension support

Droppy, the macOS productivity application developed by Jordy Spruit, has launched version 16, the company's largest update since its inception. The release transforms Droppy from a standalone productivity tool into an extensible platform through DroppyKit, a SwiftUI SDK that enables developers to create “droplets” publishable via the public Droplet Store. This marketplace model allows third-party developers to build integrations that appear directly within Droppy's shelf, menu bar, lock screen, or as live activities without requiring app updates. Concurrently, Thunderstorm, the built-in Spotlight replacement, has been rebuilt as a comprehensive launcher supporting favorites, customizable result filtering, and direct access to system settings' pages.

Perhaps most notably for power users, Thunderstorm now supports Raycast extensions, arriving shortly after the initial 16.0 release notes were finalized. Users can browse the Raycast Store directly within Droppy, install extensions, and import existing Raycast workflows in a single operation. Commands from thousands of community-built extensions, from newsreaders to developer utilities, now appear alongside native applications and files. While some features like Raycast AI and OAuth sign-in remain unsupported, the integration covers a substantial portion of the extension ecosystem. Additional highlights include Element Capture's professional recording studio with camera-following pointer tracking, 290 bug fixes addressing sync issues and OCR functionality on macOS 27, and significant performance improvements that reduce CPU and memory usage while doubling shelf opening speeds.