One key. Every window where it belongs.
Modus switches your whole working context at once — it launches the right apps, places every window on the right monitor, opens the right Chrome profile, and clears everything else out of the way. One global hotkey per workflow.
15 days, full-featured, no card. Windows 10 & 11, Intel, AMD or Arm.
How it works
Capture a layout once. Return to it forever.
- Capture this layout
- Arrange your screens the way you like them and capture. Modus records every app, every window, and exactly where each one sits — including which Chrome profile each browser window belongs to.
- Switch with a hotkey
- Every workflow gets a global hotkey — Ctrl Alt 1 for deep work, Ctrl Alt 2 for research. Apps that aren't running are launched; apps that are get moved into place.
- The right browser, every time
- Modus detects which Chrome profile each window uses at capture and reopens it with the same profile on activation — work tabs never bleed into personal windows.
- Everything else, out of the way
- Windows that don't belong to the workflow are minimized — except the ones you safelist, like your music player. Your desktop shows the task at hand, nothing else.
- Placement that survives your hardware
- Monitors are tracked by stable identity, not screen numbers. Dock and undock, change DPI, replug, rotate — windows still land exactly where you put them, verified on mixed-DPI multi-monitor setups.
vs PowerToys Workspaces
PowerToys Workspaces is free, and worth trying.
Modus is for when you need it to actually work — exact placement on the right monitor every time, a dedicated browser profile per workflow, one hotkey per scene, and everything else out of the way. The honest comparison, as of July 2026:
| PowerToys Workspaces | Modus |
|---|---|
| No per-workspace hotkeys — only an editor shortcut; feature requests open since 2024 | A global hotkey for every workflow |
| Browser-profile blind — Chrome profile arguments land in the wrong windows | A dedicated Chrome profile window per workflow, detected at capture |
| No “minimize everything else” | Scoped hide-others with a safelist |
| Fragile multi-monitor identity: mixed-DPI misplacement, off-screen launches, a separate workspace per monitor config as the community workaround | Stable monitor identity — survives DPI changes, replugs, and rotation |
| Launch-then-visibly-jump placement; long-standing reliability bug cluster | Placement that lands correctly, verified on mixed-DPI hardware |
Pricing
Pay once. Use it on every PC you own.
Modus — personal license
- All your PCs, one license
- Every 1.x update included
- Offline license key — no account, no activation server
- Full-featured 15-day trial before you pay anything
one-time
Checkout, receipts, and card handling are provided by Paddle.com, our merchant of record. Your license key arrives by email within minutes of purchase. 14-day refund policy.
Questions
Fair questions, straight answers.
How is this different from PowerToys Workspaces?
PowerToys Workspaces covers the basic shape — launch a set of apps, reposition windows — and it's free, so try it first. Modus exists for the gaps that stop it being reliable day-to-day: per-workflow global hotkeys, Chrome profiles that land in the right windows, minimizing everything that doesn't belong, and window placement that holds up on multi-monitor and mixed-DPI setups. The table above is the honest version.
What happens when my trial ends?
Modus drops to a free tier: one workflow, activated manually from the app (no hotkeys). Nothing is deleted and nothing stops opening — your captured workflows are yours. Buy a license any time to unlock everything again.
Is there a free version?
Yes, in two parts. For the first 15 days everything is switched on, with no card and no account. After that Modus keeps working as a free version: one workflow (the first in your list), started by hand from the tray or the editor, and no hotkeys. Your other workflows stay saved, and a license (US$29, once) brings everything back, hotkeys included.
Do I need an account or an internet connection?
No account, ever. Your license is a signed key verified inside the app — there is no activation server, and Modus works fully offline. The only network calls are an update check when Modus starts and then once a day, and, if you buy, the checkout page itself.
Does Modus collect data?
No telemetry and no account. Your workflows, layouts and settings stay on your PC.
Modus does keep a small file there, activations.json, that counts how many
times a workflow was started each day and what started it (a hotkey, the tray menu, and
so on). It holds dates and counts only, and it is never sent anywhere.
The one thing the app sends over the network is the update check, which carries only its version number. The privacy policy lists everything the app keeps and reads.
Can my AI assistant use Modus?
A little, and more is coming. The next release adds a modus command and
modus:// links that start a workflow you've already saved, so an assistant that
can run commands can use them. A connector built for AI assistants is in development, and
which assistants it works with isn't settled yet.
Through Modus, an assistant can start your workflows and list them, and nothing else: there is no way to capture, change or delete one. After the trial it can start the one free workflow, like anyone else. What it receives, including your workflow names, apps and Chrome profile names, is handled under that assistant's own privacy policy.
Windows warns me when I install it. Why?
The direct download isn't code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen shows a "Windows protected your PC" screen for software it hasn't seen much of. It's a reputation warning, and most new indie software gets it. To go on, choose More info, then Run anyway.
To check you have the real installer, compare its checksum with the one published next
to it on the releases
page. In PowerShell, Get-FileHash .\ModusSetup-<version>.exe (or
ModusArm64Setup-<version>.exe on an Arm PC) prints the SHA-256, and it
should match the .sha256 file for that release.
A Microsoft Store version is coming. It isn't listed yet. Store installs are signed by Microsoft, so it won't show this warning.
Which versions of Windows are supported?
Windows 11, and Windows 10 version 1607 or later — 64-bit, on Intel and AMD PCs and on Arm PCs (Snapdragon laptops, Surface Pro X), where Modus runs natively rather than through emulation. The download button picks the right build for your PC; on an Arm PC with Firefox, get the Arm build here. Multi-monitor, mixed-DPI, dock/undock — that's the hardware Modus is built and tested on.
How many PCs can I use one license on?
All of yours. It's a personal license tied to you, not a machine — desktop, laptop, the machine after that. It includes every 1.x update.
What's the refund policy?
14 days, no hard feelings — details here. There's also a full-featured 15-day trial, so you can know exactly what you're buying before you spend anything.