Launching Kando from a Terminal

Sometimes it is useful to run Kando from the command line in order to see the output of the application. If you installed Kando via a package manager or via one of the installers from GitHub, Kando’s executable will be located in one of the following directories:

Windows

On Windows, the path to the executable depends on the current version number. Just copy %localappdata%\Kando into the address bar of the Windows Explorer and check the contained directories.

%localappdata%\Kando\app-<version number>\Kando.exe

macOS

On macOS, the executable is located in the following directory:

/Applications/Kando.app/Contents/MacOS/Kando

Grant Permissions!

If you run Kando from the command line, you need to grant the required permissions to the terminal. See Installing on macOS to learn which permissions are required.

Linux

On Linux, this depends on the installation method. The executable is usually located in one of the following directories:

/usr/bin/kando
/usr/local/bin/kando

Flatpak

flatpak run menu.kando.Kando