Tangrid vs Moom
Place your windows now. Bring the arrangement back later.
Moom combines a window-button palette, custom grids, snap zones, and saved layouts. Tangrid offers Snap Assistant for placement and Workspaces for saving a project’s window arrangement. This comparison covers snapping and restoring layouts.
Feature comparison
| Feature |  Tangrid | Moom |
|---|---|---|
| Pointer workflow | Edge dragging and modifier-key mouse controls | Window-button palette, grid, and snap zones |
| Placement positions | 18 positions on a 3×6 grid, plus fill | Custom grids and configurable snap regions |
| Keyboard controls | Shortcuts for window placement | Keyboard controller and custom action shortcuts |
| Save and restore layouts | Named Workspaces for a project’s windows | Saved layouts associated with apps or recent windows |
| What a saved layout restores | Position, size, tiled/floating state, tab groups, and desktop | Saved window positions and sizes |
| Reopen missing windows | Configured launch actions; support depends on the app | Layouts arrange the windows already open |
Choose if
Choose Moom if you want a customizable window-button palette, chained placement actions, and saved layouts that can apply to your most recently used windows.
Choose Tangrid if you want project Workspaces that restore window geometry, layout state, tab groups, and a target desktop, with configured reopening of missing windows.
FAQ
Can Tangrid save a window layout for each project?
Yes. Save each arrangement as a named Workspace. Restore it later with a Workspace action or its configured shortcut.
What does Tangrid restore from a saved layout?
Workspaces restores positions, sizes, tiled or floating states, and split or tabbed layouts. Tab Grouping requires Auto Flow mode. You can choose the target macOS desktop.
Can Tangrid reopen windows that are missing from a saved layout?
Yes, when you configure launch actions for those windows. Reopening depends on the app and its launch configuration; saving a layout alone does not configure those actions.
Will restoring a Tangrid layout recover unsaved documents or browser sessions?
No. Workspaces restores window arrangements and uses configured launch actions. It does not back up documents or guarantee recovery of unsaved content, browser sessions, or app state.
Can I also place windows manually in Tangrid?
Yes. Use Snap Assistant for edge dragging, placement shortcuts, or modifier-key movement and resizing. You can save the resulting window arrangement as a Workspace.
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