Comparison · checked November 2026
Transom vs Moom
Moom by Many Tricks moves and zooms windows and can save window layouts, including layouts tied to display arrangements. It's the closest older app to Transom's Desks.
Short answer: choose Moom if you like crafting precise saved layouts by hand and enjoy lots of options. Choose Transom if you'd rather never set a layout up: Transom snapshots each desk as you work and restores it automatically, and it adds a scrolling strip.
At a glance
| Transom | Moom | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Snap + scrolling Strip | Snapping |
| Price | $19 once (1 Mac) · $29 (3 Macs) · 14-day free trial | $15 direct ($6.99 Moom Classic on the App Store) |
| License | Paid, one-time | Paid, closed source |
| Requirements | macOS 14+, Apple silicon | Recent macOS |
| Restores layouts when you dock/undock | Yes. Desks restore layouts on dock/undock | With layouts you set up |
| Setup | Settings window, no config file needed | Settings or none |
What Moom does well
- Very flexible saved layouts
- Mature, well-supported developer
- Grid and custom controls
Where it stops
- Saved layouts have to be built and triggered by you
- Some users report it doesn't re-arrange by itself when they dock or undock
- No scrolling layout
Switching from Moom
- Desks need no setup: use your Mac normally for a minute and Transom will have saved the desk.
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