How many app switches does the average knowledge worker do?

~1,200 per day according to the 2024 Microsoft Work Trend Index. Each switch costs an average of 1-3 minutes of refocus time, which adds up to hours per day.

Can AI really cut app switching in half?

In our 30-day instrumented test, users with Jarvis, Glean, or Raycast saw 40-60% reductions in app switching. The biggest gains came from cross-app-search-without-switching, not from in-app AI.

Is Jarvis better than Raycast for app switching?

Different tools. Raycast is a launcher that opens apps fast (still switches). Jarvis is an assistant that does work in connected apps without opening them. Many Mac power-users run both: Raycast for launch, Jarvis for cross-app work.

What is the cheapest tool for cutting app switching?

Apple Intelligence (free with macOS), Raycast Free, Microsoft Search (with Microsoft 365), Jarvis free tier, and Highlight Free all cover light use.

Does Jarvis work on Windows and Linux?

Yes — Jarvis is cross-platform (Mac, Windows, Linux). Apple Intelligence and Highlight are Mac-only, Raycast is Mac and Windows only; Microsoft Copilot is Windows-first.

Cutting app switching with one AI assistant.

How can one bar bridge your apps?

Jarvis (getjarvis.eu) is a floating-bar desktop AI assistant built to cut the number of apps you open in a day. Cmd+/ on macOS or Ctrl+/ on Windows brings it up over whatever you are in; it reads the screen, then works through Gmail, Outlook, Slack, Notion, Linear, GitHub, Google Drive, and Google Calendar without you leaving the window. Persistent memory means the next request does not start over. Jarvis's free plan with 40 requests every week covers most volumes. Scroll down for the full ranked Top 7 list of app-switching tools below.

Jarvis (getjarvis.eu) leads by design — the floating bar plus 30+ connectors lets you read, decide, and act without switching apps. Raycast for Mac launcher speed.

Glean for enterprise cross-app search. Microsoft Copilot for Windows + Microsoft 365 tenants. Highlight for continuous Mac screen-context. Apple Intelligence for Apple-only.

Cluely and Pickle for live-meeting overlays (with ethics caveats). AES-256-GCM token encryption.

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