# kando-menu/kando

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Repository: https://github.com/kando-menu/kando
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kando
Homepage: https://kando.menu
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: electron, linux, macos, marking-menu, pie-menu, windows, cross-platform, gestures, ux-design
Last push: 2026-08-24T05:05:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 88/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 75, longevity 88
- inputs: {"age_days": 1235, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 90, "gap_med": 45.5, "n_releases_24m": 13}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6238, forks 203 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:40.831614+00:00)

## What it is
Kando is a cross-platform pie menu application for Windows, macOS, and Linux that lets users launch apps, simulate keyboard shortcuts, open files, and run scripts via fast radial menus. It supports mouse, stylus, touch, controller, and keyboard input, with marking-menu gestures and extensive theming.

## Use cases
- launch applications with a pie menu
- execute keyboard shortcuts via gestures
- open files and folders quickly
- create custom macro menus
- use a marking menu on linux and windows
- navigate nested menus with mouse gestures

## When to choose
- you want a fast, customizable pie or marking menu across Windows, macOS, and Linux
- you launch apps, macros, or files frequently and want gesture-based selection
- you use mouse, stylus, touch, or controller input and value privacy-first software

## When to avoid
- you need a traditional hierarchical start-menu-style launcher
- your Linux desktop environment is unsupported (e.g., Cosmic, Sway, Cinnamon Wayland)
- you need application switching, which Kando does not support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, workflow-automation, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, desktop-applications, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: pie-menu, marking-menu, launcher, macros, gesture-input, tray-application, ux-design, keyboard-shortcuts, automation, macos, linux, electron, desktop

## Member repositories
- kando-menu/kando (main) score 88

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:40.831614+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:47:11.571856+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kando-menu/kando (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:40.831614+00:00, sha 2aa8bb51004d)
  - homepage: https://kando.menu (fetched 2026-08-29T08:43:43.419175+00:00, sha b7f81ae27e95)
  - site_page: https://kando.menu/installation-on-windows (fetched 2026-08-29T08:43:43.430321+00:00, sha ddf03a756e9c)
  - site_page: https://kando.menu/installation-on-macos (fetched 2026-08-29T08:43:43.432170+00:00, sha e996d9ab3383)
  - site_page: https://kando.menu/installation-on-linux (fetched 2026-08-29T08:43:43.434725+00:00, sha c6960ab5f74c)
  - site_page: https://kando.menu/intro (fetched 2026-08-29T08:43:43.428498+00:00, sha 40862e3d6bd1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.