DisplayFusion vs Komorebi

DisplayFusion

• Windows users working across two or more monitors
• Ultrawide owners who want to split one screen into virtual monitors
• IT teams deploying one license key across a site with MSI and ADMX templates

Komorebi

• Windows users who want automatic tiling in the style of bspwm or yabai
• Keyboard-driven control of windows, workspaces and monitors
• Personal use at no cost

DisplayFusion

• Windows only: the current version needs Windows 11, Windows 10 (1607 or higher) or Windows Server 2016, 2019 or 2022.
• The Free version is licensed for personal use only; company use needs a Pro license.
• Multi-monitor taskbars, Monitor Profiles, monitor splitting, Triggers, monitor fading and Window Position Profiles are Pro features.
• The vendor notes that full-screen videos and games cannot currently be constrained to monitor splits.

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.

DisplayFusion

Multi-monitor taskbars

Pro adds a taskbar to every monitor, showing all windows or only those on that monitor, with button grouping, pinned items, a clock and system tray icons.

Wallpaper per monitor

Sets a different image on each monitor or spans one across several, from local files or online sources. Wallpaper Profiles and random image rotation need Pro.

Monitor configuration and splitting

Sets resolution, colour depth, refresh rate and orientation. Pro saves Monitor Profiles and splits a monitor into smaller virtual monitors, with padding for bezel compensation.

Functions and TitleBar Buttons

More than 30 pre-configured Functions move, size and span windows from key combinations or extra title bar buttons. Custom Functions and C# or VB.net scripted ones need Pro.

Triggers

Pro listens for events such as window creation, window focus, desktop unlock or system idle, then moves or resizes the window, shows a notification or runs a Function.

Window profiles and remote control

Pro saves and reloads window layouts as Window Position Profiles, and can be controlled from an iPhone, iPad or Android device to change wallpaper or toggle monitors.

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.

DisplayFusion

• Free$0

  Personal use only. Per-monitor wallpaper, monitor configuration, TitleBar Buttons, key combinations and window snapping, without the Pro features.

• Pro Standard$34

  one-time purchase per machine, lifetime license

  All Pro features on 1 computer, for personal or company use. Valid for all future versions.

• Pro on Steam$39.99

  one-time purchase through Steam, lifetime license

  All Pro features wherever the buyer's Steam account is installed. The Steam desktop client is needed to install it, not to run it.

• Pro Personal$49

  one-time purchase, lifetime license

  All Pro features on any number of personal computers in one household, plus 1 company computer that only the buyer uses.

• Pro Site$899

  one-time purchase per site, lifetime license

  Unlimited machines at 1 site under a single license key, with no license server.

• Pro Enterprise$3,899

  one-time purchase, lifetime license

  Unlimited computers at an unlimited number of company-owned sites.

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.

DisplayFusion

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime license for all future versions

  Every Pro license is a one-time purchase that the vendor describes as a lifetime license, valid for all future versions.

• Other savings

  Discount for owners of other Binary Fortress apps

  The purchase page says buyers save money if they already own ClipboardFusion, FileSeek, LogFusion, TrayStatus or VoiceBot. The amount is not stated.

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.