Hot on the heels of the retinaized Witch comes Moom 3.0.1 with the same high resolution support for the stunning retina Macs. There are also a number of other bug fixes in this release, so it’s highly recommended for all Moom users.

Direct purchasers can get the update via in-app updating, or by downloading a new version from the Moom product page. App Store users should soon (if not already) see the update in the Updates section of the App Store application.

Note: Because this is a bug fix release, we were able to update the App Store version of Moom, too. Long term, barring changes in Apple’s policies, App Store users will want to (for free) migrate to the direct sales version. Here’s how (and why).

As cool as Moom 3’s new ‘snap to edges’ feature is, there’s one annoying issue that we can’t solve within Moom: if you use Desktops (Spaces in 10.6), the drag-to-edge action is used by OS X to move windows between Desktops/Spaces. If you also use Moom’s snap to edges feature, there’s an obvious issue, wherein a window may both resize and be moved to another Desktop/Space. Not good, obviously.

Unfortunately, we have no control over this action, as it’s owned by OS X. Nor do you, the user, have any control over it: it’s always enabled, with no pref to disable it. Thankfully, there is a way around the issue, such that you can use both Moom’s ‘snap to edges’ and OS X’s ‘drag to new Desktop/Space’ features together.
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We’re please to announce the release of Moom 3, featuring a very-often-requested feature from you, our users: the ability to move and zoom windows by snapping them to screen edges or corners.

You control how the windows behave when dragged: how long before you see a preview frame showing the proposed move/zoom action, and what size you get when a window is dragged to each edge (full- or half-screen) or corner (full- or quarter-screen).

In addition, you can now optionally undo Moomed windows by simply dragging the window a little bit. You can even undo any Moom action, not just those resulting from drag operations.

Finally, we’ve added a new custom control, Zoom to Fit. This control mimics the behavior you see when clicking the green button in any window. In most apps, that gets you an intelligent zoom, resizing the window to fit the displayed content. In other apps, it serves different purposes. Whatever the role, though, Moom will simply act like you clicked that green button when you invoke this custom control.

The best news for existing customers is that Moom 3 is a free upgrade for everyone—hooray! For new customers, Moom will cost $10 ($9.99 on the App Store), but it will be on sale for only $5 ($4.99) through the end of June. As always, App Store customers can update via the App Store application; direct customers via in-app updating, or by downloading a fresh copy of the app from the Moom page on our site.