Moom vs Byword

Moom comes with many preset keyboard shortcuts. The user can go into the graphical settings of the app and change any one of them to a different combination of keys.

Users can set window position and size themselves, allowing for a great way to set up a tiling window experience.

In addition to using the grid or the overlay, Moom can move and zoom windows by dragging them to screen edges.

While you can set keyboard shortcuts, Moom has a very easy-to-use GUI and GUI-based customization features to help you get going right away.

Moom adds an overlay zoom button to the corner of all apps which allows any app to go full screen or be placed to certain sections of the screen (such as the top, bottom, or sides). This works even on apps that do not normally allow for full screen views.

Moom has excellent support for multi-monitor setups. You can drag a window to the edge of your screen into another monitor and snap it there.

In addition to plaintext, Byword can export to HTML, PDF, RTF.

Byword de-emphasizes the syntax itself, while emphasizing its effects. It appropriately adds style, like italic and bold, to text that's designated by markdown and dims the syntax so it does not getting in the way of comprehension. Additionally, there are commonly used hotkeys (⌘b, ⌘i, etc) that can be used to apply style without having to know the syntax or having to type it out each time.

For example, while authoring a bulleted list hitting return automatically prepares a new bulleted line.

Byword is available on a Mac, an iPhone and an iPad.

Documents can be synced using iCloud or Dropbox from within the editor for use across all devices.