Chorus registers its own chorus:// URL, and Raycast can open any URL through a Quicklink. Point a Quicklink at a command like chorus://activate?group=Both Displays, give it an alias, and that group turns on the moment you type the alias, with no menu, no mouse, and no window coming to the front.
If you already live in Raycast for launching apps, running scripts and jumping between windows, reaching for the mouse just to change speakers breaks the flow. Chorus's automation support exists for exactly that gap: it is not a published Raycast Store extension, it is a small set of URLs the app listens for, which Raycast (along with Shortcuts, Alfred and a Stream Deck) can trigger the same way it triggers anything else.
What Chorus actually gives Raycast
Inside Chorus's settings, under Automation, there is a list of commands you can copy
directly. Each one is a plain URL starting with chorus://, and each does one
specific thing:
chorus://activate?group=Both Displaysturns on a saved group by name.chorus://deactivateturns the active group off.chorus://single?device=AirPodssends audio to one named device.chorus://volume?set=50sets the group's volume to a specific level.chorus://mutetoggles mute on the active group.
None of this needs Chorus's window to be open. The app is running as a menu bar item in the background, and it handles these URLs the instant something opens one, the same way clicking a web link opens your browser without your browser needing to already be in front.
Setting up a Quicklink
Raycast's Quicklinks feature exists specifically for saving a URL under a name and an
alias, which makes it a direct fit for these commands. In Raycast, open
Create Quicklink, paste one of the chorus:// commands from Chorus's
Automation settings into the link field, name it something you will recognise (like
"Switch to AirPods" or "Both Displays On"), and set a short alias if you want to type it
instead of searching. Running the Quicklink opens the URL, and Chorus does the rest.
Build one Quicklink per command you actually use rather than trying to cover every possibility. A group you switch to daily and a single device you fall back to are usually the only two that earn a permanent spot in Raycast; anything rarer is just as fast to reach through Chorus's own menu.
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Chorus's menu bar list is already faster than the built-in macOS volume menu, and a recorded keyboard shortcut is faster still for a single device or group. Raycast sits alongside both rather than replacing them: it is the right place for this specifically when a command already lives next to twenty other things you trigger from Raycast, and you would rather type three letters of an alias than remember a dedicated key combination on top of everything else you have already bound.
It also matters for anything more specific than "turn a group on." Setting a group to an exact volume, or muting the active group without touching anything else, are both single commands here, and neither maps cleanly onto a single keyboard shortcut the way switching a device does.
For what it does beyond audio control, see Raycast's own site.
Frequently asked questions
Does Chorus have a Raycast extension?
Not a listed Raycast Store extension. Chorus registers its own chorus:// URL, and Raycast can trigger any URL through a Quicklink, so you get the same one-keystroke result without waiting on a store listing.
How do I control Chorus from Raycast?
Open Chorus's settings, go to Automation, and copy one of the chorus:// commands listed there. Create a Raycast Quicklink pointed at that URL, give it a name and an alias, and running the Quicklink triggers the command instantly.
Can I switch to a saved group from Raycast, not just one device?
Yes. chorus://activate?group=Both Displays turns on a saved group by name, the same group you would otherwise pick from Chorus's menu, so a Raycast Quicklink can stand in for a multi-device switch and not just a single output.
Does the Raycast command work without opening Chorus's window first?
Yes. Chorus runs as a menu bar app and handles chorus:// URLs in the background, so triggering a Quicklink switches the audio device or group directly without bringing any Chorus window to the front.
Can I use the same commands with Stream Deck or Shortcuts instead of Raycast?
Yes. The chorus:// URLs are not Raycast-specific, so a Stream Deck's website action or a step in the Shortcuts app can open the identical URL and trigger the identical result.
