I cannot understate the value of setups for your Mac. By that, I mean creating custom setups for different modes of work. For example, what if every time you went to answer your email, you had your email application on the left side of the screen, your calendar on the top right, and your task manager on the bottom right? Suddenly, managing email, making appointments, and capturing tasks has a lot less friction.

The problem, of course, is that setting that up is tedious. It doesn’t have to be, though, because automation makes it dead simple. You could pull that automation off in many ways, and I’ve covered a lot of them over the years, from custom keyboard Maestro scripts to AppleScripts to Shortcuts.

There’s a new contender, however, for easily making setups with the latest update to the Moom window manager. Moom is my favorite window manager. It is a power-user tool for power-user window management.*

With Moom, you can set windows exactly as you wish, down to the pixel. It is an ideal app for creating setups. Except the apps must first be open before Moom can arrange them.

The latest Moom release fixes that. Now Moom not only arranges your apps, but opens them as well, making it a credible window setup app from soup to nuts.

In hindsight, this is a no-brainer addition, but I’ve never seen a window manager do it before. If, despite all of my preaching about the religion of window setups, you still haven’t tried it, check out the latest version of Moom. It may give you the tools you need to simply put it together.

• Apple’s release of solid window management tools last year means that you should only consider third-party managers if you need power features.

One of the best ways to remain productive on your Mac is through window management. There are many ways to do that, but for years now, my favorite has been Moom, which just got a nice update to version 4.

Moom has always been a favorite for quickly resizing and positioning windows, but the new version takes things to a new level. The hover-based pop-up palette is still there, but it’s become more powerful. With a simple mouse gesture, you can snap windows to predefined areas. Click, drag, and resize windows with pinpoint accuracy. It also lets you snap windows to edges and corners.

One of Moom 4’s standout features is the ability to save and restore window layouts. This is particularly useful for those of us working across multiple monitors or juggling different projects throughout the day. I’m a big fan of Mac setups, and this new version of Moom makes it so easy.

Moom also allows you to create custom commands, which can be triggered via hot keys. Imagine chaining a series of window adjustments to a single keystroke. You can also move, resize, and center, without touching your mouse.

The upcoming Sequoia release has the best iteration of window management Apple has ever shipped. That may be enough for many folks, but Moom 4 really takes it to the next level.