What's different from Windows snapping?
Snapping sorts the windows that are open right now into fixed slots. Shoji Flow keeps your layouts for good — across restarts, in any size and on the right monitor. It launches missing apps itself and brings everything back with one hotkey. Quick snapping without a layout is still there, right in the dashboard.
Which apps work?
Most programs with a normal Windows window, such as browsers, editors, Microsoft Store apps, chat and office tools. Full-screen games and video are deliberately left alone. The odd program with unusually built windows cannot always be controlled. When you apply a layout from the app, a preview first shows which windows will move, which apps will launch and which it could not find.
Does it handle multiple monitors?
Yes. Every layout remembers which monitor each window belongs on. Unplug a screen or add one, and Shoji Flow fits the arrangement to whatever displays you have when you apply.
What does Shoji Flow do in the background?
Tracking checks every few seconds which windows are open and where they sit. Suggestions and Insights are built from that. You set how often in the settings and can pause tracking anytime from the icon next to the clock. If you like, Shoji Flow starts with Windows and applies a layout right away. Steam achievements also count some of your activity, such as how often you apply a layout.
Does it use AI?
Only if you turn it on — it's off by default. Then it names your layouts and suggestions and gives them tags and a short description. It runs locally on your PC. To use it, you download the AI model once. You can turn it off again anytime in the settings, and everything else works without it.
Where do I get it, and what does it cost?
On Steam, as a one-time purchase: €4.95 for the first 14 days after release, €7.99 after that (prices incl. VAT, regional Steam pricing may vary). You need a free Steam account. Updates come through Steam.
What if I don't like it?
Steam's refund policy applies: currently, Valve refunds you if you ask within 14 days of purchase and have used the app for less than two hours. Valve sets these terms and can change them at any time. The current version on Steam is what counts.
What does my PC need?
Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit), a processor with two cores, 4 GB of memory (RAM) and 250 MB of disk space — plus a small Microsoft component (the Edge WebView2 runtime) that Windows 11 already includes. The optional AI is the only big item: for it we recommend 16 GB of memory and about 10 GB of space for the AI model. A graphics card speeds it up but isn't required.
Will it clash with my other shortcuts?
If a combination is already taken — by another layout, or system-wide by another program — Shoji Flow tells you, at the latest when you save. You pick each hotkey yourself, and it's optional: you can also apply layouts right from the app.
Can I take my layouts to another PC?
Yes, with a backup file: in the settings you export your layouts and settings into one file and import it on the other PC. There is no sync through Steam Cloud.