AquaSnap vs Komorebi (2026): which should you pick?

Pick AquaSnap if

• Fits if you use Windows and want to snap windows into layouts
• Works for a personal computer, where the freeware edition is allowed

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you're on a Mac or Linux, as it's Windows only
• Pricey if you need it for work and buy one license, at $29 against $16 in the middle
• Tight if you want freeware at work, because that edition is personal use only
• Watch out: a site license is $899

Pick Komorebi if

• Fits if you want Windows to tile windows for you, the way bspwm or yabai do
• Works for personal use on your own PC, where it costs nothing

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if editing a JSON file and typing commands isn't how you want to set up an app
• Pricey if it's for work: $10 a month per person for one platform, $15 for both, and no refunds
• Not for you if you need open source, since the license forbids redistribution and hard forks
• Watch out: key bindings need a separate tool such as whkd or AutoHotkey
• Skip it if you're on Linux or want it on a phone or the web: it's Windows 10 and up, plus a separate Mac version

AquaSnap

• Windows only (Windows 7 through 11).
• The free edition is for personal use; work use needs a Professional license.
• The vendor offers a 90-day money-back guarantee on paid licenses.

Komorebi

• The license permits no commercial use: using it at work needs an Individual Commercial Use License, from $10 a month per person.
• It is not open source. The developer calls it educational source software, and the license forbids redistribution and hard forks.
• Setup is through configuration files and the command line, and key bindings need a separate tool such as whkd or AutoHotkey.
• Windows and Mac commercial licenses are bought separately unless you take the multi-platform one, and subscriptions are not refunded.

AquaSnap

Window docking

Drag a window to a side or corner of the screen and it resizes to half or a quarter of the screen.

Tiling

With two windows side by side, resizing one while holding Ctrl resizes the other as well.

Snapping and stretching

Windows snap to each other like magnets, and double-clicking an edge stretches a window in one direction.

Move windows together

Hold Ctrl while moving one window and the group of adjacent windows follows.

Shake for transparent, always-on-top

Shaking a window makes it transparent and keeps it on top; shaking again restores it.

Keyboard and mouse shortcuts

Every feature has customizable keyboard shortcuts, and window frame areas can be given extra mouse actions.

Komorebi

Automatic tiling layouts

Arranges windows without overlap in layouts such as BSP, Vertical Stack, Horizontal Stack, Columns, Rows, Ultrawide Vertical Stack and Grid, chosen per workspace.

Workspaces on every monitor

Each monitor has its own set of virtual workspaces, and commands move or send windows between workspaces and between monitors.

Window stacking

Several windows can share one container as a stack and be cycled through, so a group of windows takes up a single tile in the layout.

Command-line control

The komorebic CLI sends every command to the window manager. Key bindings come from a separate hotkey daemon such as whkd or AutoHotkey.

Status bar

komorebi-bar is an included status bar tied to the window manager, and it can be customized with widgets and themes.

JSON configuration and app rules

Settings live in a komorebi.json file, with example configurations provided. A community-maintained list of rules covers applications that misbehave when tiled.

AquaSnap

• Personal$0

  Freeware for personal use only; the pricing page lists the same features as the paid editions.

• Professional, Standard License$29

  per license (1 computer)

  For professional use on one computer. Volume pricing runs from $21.75 each for 2 licenses down to $18 each for 10 or more.

• Professional, Site License$899

  per site

  One license covering a site; the page says 1 license per site.

Komorebi

• Personal use$0

  The full window manager, status bar and command-line tool for personal use. Redistribution, hard forks and commercial use are not permitted.

• komorebi for Windows (single-platform)$10

  per month, or $110 billed annually

  Individual Commercial Use License: lets one named person use komorebi for Windows at work. Also valid for whkd and masir.

• komorebi for Mac (single-platform)$10

  per month, or $110 billed annually

  Individual Commercial Use License for one named person on komorebi for Mac, bought separately from the Windows license.

• komorebi for Windows + macOS$15

  per month, or $180 billed annually

  Multi-platform Individual Commercial Use License covering both the Windows and the Mac version for one person.

AquaSnap

• Other savings

  Volume discounts on Professional licenses

  The pricing page lists 25% off for 2 licenses, up to 38% off for 10 or more.

Komorebi

• Annual discount

  Annual billing at $110 for one platform

  A single-platform commercial license costs $10 a month or $110 a year, $10 less than twelve monthly payments. The multi-platform license is $180 a year, the same as paying monthly.