Raycast Time Zone Conversion Extension

Two years after I published my Script Command to convert time zones, I’ve converted it into a proper Raycast extension, which is now live in the Raycast store. While there’es been a handy extension by João Mainka for a while, it didn’t solve my need (though I really like the inclusion of a map).

Where the extensions differ is in the intended use. João’s ‘extension makes it easy to see the time in other time zones for reference. Mine focuses on easing communication when proposing or arranging a time. It scratches an itch for me, as I often coordinate time between 3 -4 time zones spanning from US Central Time, Western and Eastern Europe, with the occassional extra time zone thrown in for Australia.

Time Zone Converter takes:

1. a time, and optionally a day or date (“3PM”, “next Thursday 2PM”, or “noon on Christmas” for example)
2. one or more cities or timezones (optional and you can change the default)
3. output format (optional and you can change the default) 

Upon hitting ⌘-Enter, the times are pasted into the currently focused app.

Simple.

If you’re running Raycast, go here to install the extension or tap this button:

Examples

Say your team is in New York, Berlin and Tokyo, you could set those as your default ("NYC" is recognized, as are some other abbreviations), so by simply entering "2PM" and hitting ⌘-Enter, Raycast will paste "3:00 PM NYC / 9:00 PM Berlin / 5:00 AM Tokyo".

If you enter a day or date, it will include it in the results, so "2PM Tuesday" with the same defaults outputs "Tue, Jan 21, 2025 3:00 PM NYC / Tue, Jan 21, 2025 9:00 PM Berlin / Wed, Jan 22, 2025 5:00 AM Tokyo."

Entering "5PM january 30th" for "Austin, London, Sofia, Osaka" with the format set to "List" pastes:

• Thu, Jan 30, 2025 5:00 PM Austin 
• Thu, Jan 30, 2025 11:00 PM London
• Fri, Jan 31, 2025 1:00 AM Sofia
• Fri, Jan 31, 2025 8:00 AM Osaka

Cities & Aliases

I’ve included world capitals as well as major cities around the world. If you feel that some are missing, please file an issue in the Raycast Extensions repo, or submit a pull-request to improve it.

Included Cities

Included Aliases

I’ve also provided some shortcuts for commonly known abbreviations. Note, that these aliases can be a bit more complex as they are a mix of known abbreviations for cities and time zones as well as international airport codes.

For example, GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), BST (British Standard Time) and LHR (London Heathrow’s airport code) would all return the correct time for London.

The Aliases: