Introduction

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Kando offers an unconventional, fast, highly efficient, and fun way of interacting with your computer! You can use it to launch applications, simulate keyboard shortcuts, open files, and much more.

What makes Kando so efficient?

Kando uses Fitts’s Law to make selections as fast as possible. In additions, Kando is a marking menu which allows you to select items by drawing zig-zag lines.

What is Fitts’s Law?

Fitts’s Law tells us that the time required to move to a target primarily depends on the distance to the target and the size of the target in direction of the movement. A pie menu minimizes the distance to the target and maximizes the size of the target! You do not have to aim at the items you want to select, but you can click anywhere in the wedge of an item!

This is extremely powerful! You can select things in subsubsubmenus in well below a second without looking at your screen! You can watch the video below to get an idea on how Kando works.

^{If the video does not work, you can watch it on YouTube.
And beware, there’s some cringy music inside 😅}

How does Kando compare to similar tools?

Kando is not the only pie menu out there. Depending on your needs, there might be other tools that are better suited for you. Below is a comparison of Kando with some other popular pie menus.

	Kando	AutoHotPie	Pieoneer	Launchy	Radial	Pie Menu	OrbitRing
Windows Support	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
macOS Support	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Linux Support	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Bind Menus to Shortcuts	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Bind Menus to Mouse Buttons	➖¹	✅	➖¹	➖¹	✅	➖¹	➖¹
Launch Applications	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Trigger Shortcuts	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌
Open Files, Directories, and Websites	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Insert Text Snippets	✅	✅	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
Execute Custom Scripts	✅	✅	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
Switch Applications	❌	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌
Multi-Step Workflows	❌	➖²	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
Context-Aware Menus	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌
Submenus	✅	✅	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
Select Items with Gestures	✅	➖³	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Complex Styling via CSS Themes	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Achievement System	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
IPC interface for opening menus	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Native App	❌	➖⁴	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Builtin Cloud Sync	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
Open Source	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Pricing	Free	Free	$14.99	$6.99	$14.99	$39.99	$5.99

¹ Only via Third-Party Tools.
² Via AutoHotkey scripts, but not out of the box.
³ Limited to one submenu level.
⁴ The menu itself is a native app, the settings window is not.

The following tools are not included in the table, but are potentially worth checking out as well: Radial menu for AHK v1, Radify for AHK v2, Radial Menu for Windows, and the vendor-specific pie menus of 3Dconnexion and Logitech.

If you think the table contains an error or is missing an important feature or competitor, please let us know on Kando’s Discord Server or open an issue on GitHub!

Which input devices can I use with Kando?

Kando is designed to be used with 🖱️ mouse, 🖊️ stylus, 👆 touch, or 🎮 controller input. However, since version 2.3.0, Kando also brings decent keyboard support! Now, you can assign letters to each item. This way, you can quickly select items in submenus without having to move your hand to the mouse!

How can I get Kando?

To get started with Kando, you need to install it on your computer. The installation process is different for Windows, macOS, and Linux, so please choose the guide that fits your operating system!

Installing Kando on Windows

Installing Kando on macOS

Installing Kando on Linux