How to uninstall Moom on Mac

Before removing Moom, save and copy your saved window layouts, custom actions and your license record to a separate backup, then open the copy. This guide covers the official Mac download; Homebrew-specific removal is separate below.

Quit and remove the app

Finish current work and quit Moom. Check Activity Monitor for its process before removing the app in Finder. In Applications, move Moom.app to the Trash; if you keep it elsewhere, use its actual location. Keep the Trash until your backup has been checked. Official documentation

Review local data

These exact locations were observed in the removal record. Open them through Finder’s Go › Go to Folder. Copy wanted contents first; leave them if you want to keep settings or cannot establish ownership. They are optional data removal, not a prerequisite for removing the app.

  • ~/Library/Preferences/com.manytricks.Moom.plist

Check the result

This read-only check searches full process command lines, not disk contents.

pgrep -ifl 'Moom'

No output with exit status 1 means no matching command line was found. A printed entry needs inspection in Activity Monitor because names can match unrelated processes. An error is not proof of removal. Also check that the app is absent from its original Finder location; a retained data folder or independent component does not mean the app is still installed.

If you installed it with Homebrew

Use the installed cask receipt and uninstall without zap.

brew uninstall --cask moom

The command removes the cask’s managed application artifacts without running zap. The live cask additionally names these zap targets, which can erase settings, local data or integration files; this is Homebrew’s list, not a vendor data-location claim.

  • ~/Library/Application Support/Many Tricks
  • ~/Library/Preferences/com.manytricks.Moom.plist

~/Library/Application Support/Many Tricks is a vendor directory shared with other Many Tricks apps. Keep it.

A direct brew uninstall --cask --zap moom runs its own zap scope without consulting Mole’s checkboxes. Mole uses zap only when the complete scope passes its gate; unchecked or shared paths, paths outside the review boundary, unknown stanzas and unsupported directives suppress it. Selected remnants still use Mole’s deletion path.

What Mole lists

~/Library/Preferences/com.manytricks.Moom.plist is selected by default when it is attributable and not protected.

These defaults assume “Remove data and settings with apps” is off. Opting in also selects eligible reviewed app data; shared stores and protected data retain individual review or stay locked.

What this test covered

The October 3, 2026 record covers the following test. The official app was first-launched without extra permissions and removed using a source-built Mole app. The system recreated an empty preference file after removal; it was retained. Layout restoration and accessibility-driven window actions were not tested.