Kaya

A modern, elegant Go (Baduk/Weiqi) game application

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✨ Features

• 🎯 Complete Go Rules - 9×9, 13×13, and 19×19 boards with full rule enforcement
• 🌳 Game Tree - Visual tree viewer with variation support
• 📄 SGF Support - Import/export games, drag & drop, OGS URL import
• 🤖 AI Analysis - Live win rate, move suggestions, and full game analysis (KataGo via ONNX)
• ✏️ Edit Mode - Add stones, markers, labels, and annotations
• 🎯 Score Estimation - Interactive dead stone marking with territory calculation
• 📚 Game Library - Organize games in folders with local storage
• 🎮 Input Options - Keyboard shortcuts, gamepad support, mouse wheel navigation
• 🎨 Themes - Dark and light modes
• 🌍 Multi-Language - Available in 8 languages (EN, ZH, KO, JA, FR, DE, ES, IT)

Platform Support

• 🖥️ Desktop App - Native performance on Windows, macOS, and Linux
• 🌐 Web Version - Play directly in your browser (works on mobile and tablet too)
  • Stable Version - Latest official release (Recommended)
  • Next Version - Built from main branch (Newest features, less stable)

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🚀 Quick Start

Installation

Platform	Download
🪟 Windows	Download installer
🍎 macOS	Download .dmg
🐧 Linux	Download .AppImage
🌐 Web	Open in browser

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Kaya is built with modern, performant technologies:

• Frontend: React 18 + TypeScript + Rsbuild
• Desktop: Tauri v2 (Rust backend for native performance)
• Build System: Bun workspaces (monorepo architecture)
• Core Libraries: TypeScript ports from Sabaki
• Rendering: Custom SVG-based board with optimized performance

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🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Whether it's bug reports, feature requests, or code contributions.

For Users

• 🐛 Report a bug
• 💡 Suggest a feature
• 📖 Improve documentation

For Developers

git clone https://github.com/kaya-go/kaya.git
cd kaya

# Development
bun run dev            # Desktop app with hot reload
bun run dev:web        # Web app at http://localhost:3000

# Build
bun run build          # Desktop app
bun run build:web      # Web app

📚 Developer Documentation: See DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md for detailed setup and architecture.

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📜 License

AGPL-3.0 © 2025 Hadim

See LICENSE for details.

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🙏 Acknowledgments

Kaya stands on the shoulders of giants:

• Sabaki - Core Go libraries and inspiration
• Tauri - Modern desktop app framework
• KataGo - AI analysis engine (via ONNX Runtime)

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Enjoy playing Go! 🎋

Made with ❤️ for the Go community

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