Moom
Shares rank 19 of 30 window managers by recommenders
Recommended for keyboard window arrangement, two-step tiling, and fitting into macOS space workflows, with long-term daily use. No recurring complaint appears in the quotes.
Recommended for keyboard window arrangement, two-step tiling, and fitting into macOS space workflows, with long-term daily use. No recurring complaint appears in the quotes.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Good window management overall
“Its keyboard windows arrangement is second to none. Its two-step tiling is a killer.”
Comment from 9 Apr 2026 in “Native Instant Space Switching on macOS” “gives you something close to PowerToys and is pretty decent”
Comment from 14 Jan 2026 in “The struggle of resizing windows on macOS Tahoe” Used for years, loved daily
“This is exactly what I do -- but I have space split up by persona (Personal, work 1, work 2, Play), and then each space is managed with Moom. Love it.”
Comment from 10 Apr 2026 in “Native Instant Space Switching on macOS” “personally I just use Moom and have been for years”
Comment from 13 Feb 2026 in “Resizing windows on macOS Tahoe – the saga continues”
Other window managers people recommend
The four most recommended other window managers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyprland | 82 | 33 | 71% | 12 | 1 mo4 owners | Approved |
| Rectangle for macOS | 67 | 3 | 96% | 11 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| Enlightenment window manager | 51 | 19 | 73% | 8 | — | Approved |
| FVWM | 28 | 4 | 88% | 8 | 25 yrs7 owners | Approved |
| MoomThis page | 8 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“This is exactly what I do -- but I have space split up by persona (Personal, work 1, work 2, Play), and then each space is managed with Moom. Love it.”
“Its keyboard windows arrangement is second to none. Its two-step tiling is a killer.”
“personally I just use Moom and have been for years”
“gives you something close to PowerToys and is pretty decent”
“moom didn't launch on startup after upgrading to tahoe”
“Life changing small things.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.