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Kando

Cross-platform radial pie menu and gesture launcher for your desktop.

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LicenseGPL-3.0
GitHub stars6.5k
Last commit1 weeks ago
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Radial Menu LauncherGesture LauncherDesktop ProductivityProductivityPie Menu
Overview

Why consider Kando?

Kando is an open-source pie menu launcher for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Triggered by keyboard shortcuts or mouse gestures, it renders nested circular menus at your cursor position, providing muscle-memory navigation to launch apps, open tabs, or trigger macros.

Guided learning

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Practical setup notes, real use cases, and copy-ready examples in one focused guide.

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Overview of Kando

Kando turns screen interactions into lightning-fast muscle memory flick gestures on any operating system.

Quickstart

  1. Download Kando for Linux, Windows, or macOS.
  2. Press Ctrl+Space (or your custom mouse button) to summon the radial menu.
  3. Flick your cursor towards wedges to trigger actions (Launch Editor, Mute Mic, Open Bookmarks).
  4. Customize unlimited hierarchical sub-menus in the visual menu editor.

Kando is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0.

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Kando FAQs

Kando is listed as a Productivity tool on TiloBox. Review the overview, features, and official documentation on this page to decide whether it solves your specific workflow.

Start with the project's GitHub repository and official website for supported installation and deployment instructions. Test the setup with representative data or a small project before rolling it out more widely.

Kando is listed under the GPL-3.0 license. Read the complete license text and the project's notices before using, modifying, or distributing the software.

Production readiness depends on your requirements. Review maintenance activity, security practices, documentation, backup and upgrade procedures, and compatibility with your stack; then validate it in a non-production environment.

Kando is listed as an alternative to Key-Rocket. Compare the core workflow, deployment model, integrations, and licensing against your must-have requirements before switching.