2024-11-15: I shared and update below
I’ve tried several tools to control the arrangement of macOS windows but I’ve primarily used Keyboard Maestro, BetterSnapTool, and BetterTouchTool. For a season, before Keyboard Maestro 11, I was also using the tiling window manager yabai because of its capability by to detect Mission Control Desktop Spaces changes. (That’s a whole nother discussion.)
Based on the Automators #165: Moom and Window Management podcast episode, this forum, and my respect for indie developers (and frankly the awesomeness of @rob_griffiths: his contributions on the the Keyboard Maestro forum are amazing), I decided to try, then purchase Moom 4. I’m sure glad I did!
I’m so impressed with the power, attention to detail, and documentation.
I’m using several of the Moom features mentioned in this thread, but I’d like to hear how others are using Chains. I’ve been playing around with the combination of Chains, Layouts, and hot keys and have been able to get some of the features that are appealing with tiling window managers. I’m sharing them below and hope that it will prompt some discussion.
Four Moom Chains
Chain 1 (⌥→) Right 1/2•1/2 | 1/3•2/3 | 2/3•1/3 & Chain 2 (⌥←) Left 1/2•1/2 | 1/3•2/3 | 2/3•1/3
( expand / collapse )
Chain 3 (⌥↑) Left 7/8•1/8 | Right 1/8•7/8 | Top 1/2•Btm 1/2 | Btm 1/2•Top 1/2
( expand / collapse )
Chain 4 (⌥↓) Left 1/2•1/2 | Right 1/2•1/2 | Top 1/2•Btm 1/2 | Btm 1/2•Top 1/2
( expand / collapse )
It would be really nice to be able to share the Moom configurations, but unfortunately I’m unable to upload a zip archive.