> Current vs Ribbon: scrolling windows at a lower price, on Intel and Apple silicon, with app updates and Keep My Place included.

Source: https://www.currentmac.com/current-vs-ribbon

# Ribbon scrolls your windows. Current also keeps them, and your apps, current.

Ribbon does one job. Current does that job on more Macs, at a lower price, and also updates every app you own.

**Short answer:** Current gives you scrolling full size windows like Ribbon, then adds app updates, Keep My Place and Projects, for $7.99 instead of Ribbon’s $12 early price and $17 list price.

## At a glance

|  | Current | Ribbon |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $7.99 once for the next 50 licenses | $12 early price, $17 list, per major version |
| Scrolling full size windows | Yes | Yes |
| Updates your other apps | Yes. Sparkle, Electron, Homebrew and App Store apps, plus Homebrew and npm tools | Not mentioned on its homepage |
| Windows return after an update | Yes, with Keep My Place | Not mentioned on its homepage |
| Intel Macs | Yes, universal app | No, Apple silicon only |
| Reopen a set of apps | Projects open what is missing and arrange it | Not mentioned on its homepage |
| Tabs and stacks | Yes | Yes |
| Layouts | Eight presets | Eight layout pictures |
| Language choice in the app | Seven languages | Not mentioned on its homepage |

## More for less

Ribbon and Current share the idea that windows should keep their size. Ribbon stops there. Current also finds and verifies updates for your apps, so your Mac gets tidier in two ways for one lower price.

## Projects change how you start the day

Save a strip as a project. One shortcut opens the apps that are not running and arranges them the way you left them.

## It remembers how you work

Current learns the width you choose for each app. Your editor stays wide and your chat stays narrow, without you setting it up again.

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Details about Ribbon come from its public website as checked on 9 November 2026 and may have changed. Ribbon is the property of its owner. Current is not affiliated with it.