Today we released Moom 2, a major upgrade to our window moving and zooming utility. You may be saying to yourself, “didn’t they just release Moom 1 last week?” Well, it was actually just over three months ago, but yes, that’s still a very short interval for a major upgrade.

But that short interval is actually good news for existing Moom customers. Because it’s only been three months since the initial release, Moom 2 is a completely free upgrade for all purchasers. App Store users can download the new version through the App Store application, and direct customers can use the in-app updating to get the new release.

So what’s so cool about this release that merited a full-version jump? Custom controls, that’s what. And just what are custom controls? Custom controls let you turn Moom into a customized tool that does just what you want it to do. You can create a custom control for any Moom action, and then access that custom control via a defined keyboard shortcut, or via the menu bar menu. You can even access these custom controls in the mouse palette, via an option in the Mouse section of Moom’s settings window. (See the Moom product page to see how custom controls look, both while creating them and while using them.)

You can create as many custom controls as you like, too. To help keep all those custom controls straight, you can organize them by drag-arranging them in the Custom tab of Moom’s settings window. You can also insert separators, and apply group headings to groups of related actions.

We’ve been thrilled with the reaction to Moom so far, and we think Moom 2’s custom controls turn an already great tool into a simply amazing tool. If you haven’t tried it yet, download it from the Moom page and give it a try.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, June 7th, 2011 at 1:58 pm by Rob Griffiths and Peter Maurer, and is filed under Moom, Products. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.