DialKit

– Full Surface Dial support for MacOS, Finally

What it does:

• Radial overlay menu with per-app custom layouts
• Volume, scroll, and keyboard shortcut modes
• Haptic feedback via the dial itself
• Automatic app switching — profiles for Safari, Apple Music, VSCode etc.

How it works

• Pair your Surface Dial over Bluetooth as normal
• Download and run DialKit — grant Bluetooth and Accessibility permissions
• Rotate to control, hold to open the radial menu, customise via Preferences or the JSON config

Screenshots

Requirements

• macOS 13 Ventura or later
• Microsoft Surface Dial
• Free and open source

Download / CTA

• Primary: Download v1.0.0 (.dmg) (not yet available)
• Secondary: Github Page
• Star on Github

FAQ

• Does it work without Accessibility permission?
  • Volume and scroll yes, keyboard shortcuts no
• Will it work with other dial devices?
  • Architecture supports it, Surface Dial is the only tested device
• Is it safe / what does it do with my input?
  • Open source, all processing is local, no network access