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KADsuite Touch & Tablet Optimized Drafting Software

Kernel-Aided Design Kernel-Oriented Dev Env Browser Native No Install Required DXF · NC · SVG Kernel-Aided Design Kernel-Oriented Dev Env Browser Native No Install Required DXF · NC · SVG
KAD

KADKernel-Aided Design

KAD drafting workspace: a technical 2D drawing on a blueprint grid.
Precision 2D drafting in your browser, with DXF export and KANVAS paperspace annotation.
Enter KAD
KVS

KANVASKernel-Aided Node Vector Art Suite

KANVAS illustration workspace: vector shapes and brush strokes on an artboard.
Vector illustration with brush, pen, shapes, and text, in bounded-artboard or infinite KREATE mode.
Open KANVAS
Beta
DOK

DOKDocument Object Kernel

DOK word processor: a paginated document page with flowing paragraphs.
Browser-native word processing with real paragraphs, true pagination, and direct .dok / .docx interchange.
Open DOK
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KDX

KODEXKernel-Oriented Document Engine for X-height

KODEX typesetting workspace: book pages set to a baseline grid.
Book and long-document typesetting to a fixed baseline grid, with real trim sizes and chapter rules.
Open KODEX
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KAP

KAPTUREKernel-Aided Page & Trace Utility Reflow Environment

KAPTURE note page: typed text, handwritten stylus ink and an audio track.
Type, hand-draw and record audio on the same page — pressure-sensitive stylus support, offline autosave, and a layout that reflows for desktop, tablet or phone.
Open KAPTURE
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KMB

KOMBINERKernel-Oriented Markup, Binding & Interactive Notation Engine for Revision

KOMBINER PDF editor: a scanned page with redaction and annotation markup.
Edits the PDF you actually have — scanned, signed, or exported from elsewhere — with real redaction, forms, signatures and page ops, in place.
Open KOMBINER
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KID

KIDKernel-Instructed Design

KID learning workspace: a playful guided drafting mission.
Learn to draft through play, with age-adaptive layers and mission-based tutorials.
Open KID
GK

KODEKernel-Oriented Development Environment

KODE G-code editor: CNC toolpath verification alongside code.
CNC G-code editor with live toolpath verification, plus a full KOFFEE scripting environment.
Open KODE
Alpha
KM

KAMKernel-Aided Manufacturing

KAM nesting workspace: parts nested on sheet stock for plasma and laser cutting.
Nest and cut plasma, laser, and torch parts from KAD geometry, exporting verified G-code.
Open KAM
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KB

KUBICKernel Unified Building Informatics Control

KUBIC 3D modeller: a solid model built by push and pull from a sketch.
3D solid modeler for fabrication, sketching to solid with push/pull and booleans, exporting STL and STEP.
Open KUBIC
Alpha
KV

KARVEKernel-Aided Robotic Volume Extraction

KARVE machining workspace: lathe and mill toolpaths over stock.
Lathe and mill G-code generation for subtractive machining, from stock setup to RS-274 output.
Open KARVE
Alpha
KON

KONSTRUCTKernel-Operated Navigation Site Terrain Renovation Unified Construction Technology

KONSTRUCT floor plan: typed walls with automatic mitred joins.
Wall-aware floor plan drafting with typed walls and automatic miter joins.
Open KONSTRUCT
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KLT

KULTIVATEKernel-Unified Landscape Technology Innovation Vegetation Architecture Terraform Environment

KULTIVATE site plan: landscape planting layout with a plant schedule.
Landscape and site-plan drafting with a built-in plant library and exportable plant schedule.
Open KULTIVATE
Alpha
KN

KONNECTORKernel-Oriented Node Network for Engineering Connections, Technical Output, and Relationships

KONNECTOR steel detail: a W8x31 wide-flange beam section with bolt holes.
Structural steel detailing and connection design, from bolt groups to weld tagging and piece marking.
Open KONNECTOR
Alpha
KMP

KAMPUSKernel-Aided Map Plan Unified Site

KAMPUS civil site plan: terrain contours and cut and fill volumes.
Browser-native civil site engineering, from TIN surfaces and contours to cut/fill volumes and road layout.
Open KAMPUS
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Source Code
AGPL-3.0
Affero General Public License
Open / always
  • Full source code publicly available
  • Use, study, and modify freely
  • Distribute or host modified versions — but you must publish your source under AGPL
  • Commercial use is unrestricted — run it in any business, shop, or studio
  • Copyleft: improvements stay open
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Trademarks
KADsuite™
withshalom / KADsuite
  • KADsuite™, KAD™, KAM™, KUBIC™, KARVE™, KONSTRUCT™, KULTIVATE™, KODE™, KANVAS™, KONNECTOR™, KAMPUS™, KLOUD™, KID™, and KODEX™ are trademarks of withshalom / KADsuite
  • Trademark rights are independent of and not transferred by the AGPL-3.0 license
  • Forks and derivative works may not use these marks without express written permission
  • Forks must remain open source under AGPL
  • Native builds are separate proprietary products
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KLOUD
KLOUD Subscription
Sync · Collaborate · Share
from $19.99 / mo
  • Currently: KAD only — full KADsuite coming to KLOUD
  • Cloud save & sync · real-time collaboration · live cursors
  • All KADsuite programs as they launch
  • Solo · Team · Studio plans available
  • ⚑ Early adopter rate locked for life — subscribe now, never pay more as the suite grows
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