What is the difference between CMDKit and CMDKit Ultra?

Both launch apps, folders and websites with keyboard shortcuts. CMDKit Ultra adds window snapping and is sold on cmdkit.app for $9.99, once. CMDKit is on the Mac App Store, free for five app shortcuts, with a $4.99 Pro upgrade for folders, websites and unlimited shortcuts.

CMDKit Ultra – Launch Apps and Snap Windows on Mac with Keyboard Shortcuts

Q: Is CMDKit Ultra a subscription?

No. It is a one-time purchase of $9.99 with a 14-day free trial. Your license key is checked on your Mac, with no account.

Launch everything.
Snap anything.

Open apps, folders and websites, and send windows anywhere you draw them, all from your keyboard. CMDKit Ultra lives in your menu bar and stays out of the way.

14 days free, then a one-time purchase. macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon and Intel.

Everything a keystroke away.
Every window where you want it.

⌃⌥M

Launch apps

Give any app a keyboard shortcut. Press it from anywhere and the app opens, or comes to the front.

⌃⌥D

Open folders and websites

Jump to a folder in Finder or a page in your browser the same way. No limit on how many.

⌃⌥←

Snap windows anywhere

Draw a region on a grid, like a left half, a middle third or a corner, and send the front window there. Maximize, Center and Restore are built in.

Pick the one that's right for you.

Same developer, same shortcuts, two ways to get them. Choose Ultra if you want window snapping, and the App Store if you'd rather never grant extra permissions.

CMDKit Ultra

From cmdkit.app

$9.99 once, after a 14-day free trial

Unlimited app, folder and website shortcuts
Window snapping to regions you draw
Updates itself, signed and notarized by Apple
License checked on your Mac, no account
Needs Accessibility access for window snapping

Best if you arrange windows all day.

Download free trial Buy for $9.99

CMDKit

From the Mac App Store

Free Pro is $4.99, once

Five app shortcuts free
Pro: folders, websites and unlimited shortcuts
Updates through the App Store
Sandboxed, never asks to control your Mac
No window snapping

Best if you only need launching, or want the App Store's protections.

How CMDKit compares.

Popular Mac apps for launching and window snapping, side by side. Each is a good app; this is what their own pages say.

From each developer's website, App Store page or manual, checked September 26, 2026. A dash means it isn't on the app's own feature list. "Asks to control your Mac" is macOS's Accessibility permission.
	CMDKit Ultra	CMDKit	Rectangle	Rectangle Pro	Magnet	Moom	Raycast
Price	$9.99 once	Free, $4.99 Pro	Free	$9.99 once	$4.99 once	$15 once	Free, Pro $10/mo
Where to get it	Website	App Store	Website	Website	App Store	Website	Website
Launch apps	Yes	Yes	–	–	–	–	Yes
Folders and websites	Yes	With Pro	–	–	–	–	Yes
Window snapping	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Custom snap regions	Yes	No	Pro only	Yes	Yes	Custom grid	Pro only
Asks to control your Mac	For snapping	Never	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	For snapping

Questions

What's the difference between CMDKit and CMDKit Ultra?

Both launch apps, folders and websites with keyboard shortcuts. CMDKit Ultra adds window snapping and is sold here for $9.99, once. CMDKit is on the Mac App Store, free for five app shortcuts, with a $4.99 Pro upgrade for folders, websites and unlimited shortcuts.

Why does CMDKit Ultra ask for Accessibility access?

macOS only lets an app move and resize other apps' windows with Accessibility access. CMDKit Ultra uses it to read the front window's position and size, and to move it. It never reads what's in your windows. Everything except window snapping works without it.

Is CMDKit Ultra a subscription?

No. It's a one-time purchase of $9.99, with a 14-day free trial. Your license key is checked on your Mac, with no account.

Can I try CMDKit Ultra before buying?

Yes. Everything works for 14 days after you first open it. Buy a license any time to keep it working, then paste the key into Settings, License.

Launch everything.Snap anything.

Everything a keystroke away.Every window where you want it.