Kumiko vs Moom
Moom is the power user's window manager: grids, custom actions, saved layouts. Kumiko overlaps a lot, but works differently.
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Short answer: Moom rewards people who like to build their own actions. Kumiko gets to the same place with less setup: it picks a layout for your screen, remembers how you like things and lets you just ask.
Side by side
| Feature | Moom | Kumiko |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $15, one time | €30 once (€9 at launch) |
| Keyboard snapping | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Saved window layouts | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Layouts made for ultrawide shapes out of the box | You build them | Six, ready to use |
| Reopen browser tabs, editor folders, terminal folders | — No | Resume, 45 apps |
| Arrange from a plain-language request | — No | AI command bar |
| Learns where you like each app | — No | ✓ Yes |
| Meeting mode and Share-safe blur | — No | ✓ Yes |
| Custom grid sizes | ✓ Yes | — No |
Moom: $15 one time, from Many Tricks. Checked on each product's own website in November 2026.
What Moom does well
- Deep customisation: grids, custom actions, single-key shortcuts
- Saved layouts that adapt to display size
- Pop-up palette over the green button
- Long track record
What Kumiko adds
- Arrow keys that know your screen. Hold ⌃⌥ and press ← or →. Press again to go from ½ to ⅔ to ⅓. On a 21:9 or 32:9 ultrawide the first press gives a third, and ↑ gives you the centre column.
- Six layouts for the whole screen. Focus centre, Halves, Thirds, Studio, Stack and Columns place every window at once with ⌃⌥1 to ⌃⌥6.
- Resume. Close the lid and Kumiko brings back every browser tab, the project folder in your editor and the folder each terminal was in. It works with 45 apps.
- The AI command bar. Press ⌥ Space and type "review PR 482 and reply to the team". Kumiko picks the windows, opens what's missing, brings the right tab forward and shows you the plan first.
- Meeting and Share-safe. Calls move under your camera with notes below; private apps blur when you share your screen.
Which one should you pick?
Pick Moom if
You enjoy designing your own actions and grids and want total control.
Pick Kumiko if
You want good layouts without building them, and you want your tabs and folders back too.
Kumiko is €30 once for 2 Macs, and the first 25 launch licences are €9. It works on macOS 14 or later.
Questions
Does Kumiko have a grid like Moom?
Not a custom grid. Kumiko has arrow-key snapping that adapts to the screen, an optional nine-spot letter grid, and six whole-screen layouts.
Can Kumiko save layouts like Moom?
Yes. Any arrangement can be saved as a workspace (⌘↵ in the command bar), and Kumiko also saves what was open so Resume can bring it back after a restart.