Kando

Kando is a cross-platform pie menu for your desktop. It offers an unconventional, fast, highly efficient, and fun way of interacting with your computer! You can use Kando to launch applications, simulate keyboard shortcuts, open files, and much more.

Kando is designed to be used with mouse, stylus, touch, or controller input. However, Kando can also be efficiently controlled with a keyboard.

You are welcome to join the Discord server (opens in a new tab) to discuss the project, ask questions, or just to hang out with other Kando enthusiasts!

Kando runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. On Linux, most desktop environments are supported, however some require additional configuration. Have a look at the installation guide (opens in a new tab) for more information.

There are several ways to install Kando, depending on your operating system and preferences. If you want to install the latest release, you can read the respective instructions for Windows (opens in a new tab), macOS (opens in a new tab), or Linux (opens in a new tab).

You can also build Kando from source (opens in a new tab). This is only required if you want to contribute to the project or if you want to use the latest features that are not yet released.

Kando comes with an example menu which you can open by pressing Ctrl+Space on most platforms. This is great to get a first impression! To learn some basics about the interaction with Kando, you can have a look at the Usage Guide (opens in a new tab).

Once you are familiar with the basics, you can start creating your own menus. Learn how to create your own menus in the Configuration Guide (opens in a new tab)!

Hi there! I am **@Schneegans** (opens in a new tab), a software developer from Germany who loves creating free and open-source software. After Gnome-Pie (opens in a new tab) and Fly-Pie (opens in a new tab), Kando is my third and most ambitious attempt to create a pie menu for the desktop.

Yet the project would not have been possible without the help of the community! A big thanks to everyone who has contributed to Kando by reporting issues, suggesting features, translating texts, or writing code!

Graphic made with contrib.rocks (opens in a new tab).

Also, a huge thanks to [SignPath.io](https://signpath.io/) for providing the code signing infrastructure and to the [SignPath Foundation](https://signpath.org/) for providing a free code signing certificate for the Windows installers!