Efaino is a modular desktop platform for controlling real hardware, building applications, and automating scientific workflows. All from one integrated environment, with AI assistance.
Drag-and-drop widgets onto a canvas to build apps without writing UI code.
Execute Python against connected devices in a sandboxed editor with autocomplete and live logs.
Chat with an AI that reads your devices, runs code, and generates complete apps for you.
Cameras, stages, power meters, lasers, galvos — through a unified, thread-safe API.
Each plugin is a full app with its own UI, bindings, and tools. Switch between them with one click.
A growing marketplace of community and first-party plugins for any workflow.
| Operating Systems | macOS · Windows · Linux |
| Distribution | Desktop app · CLI (headless, scripting & automation) |
| Mode of operation | Online & offline (full local control) |
| Languages | Python 3.11+ |
| Hardware | Cameras, galvos, stages, power meters, lasers etc. |
| Safety | Hardware-wide panic key, device-call gating, emergency stop |
Get started at no cost. Ideal for researchers, students, and individual experimenters.
For commercial labs and teams deploying Efaino in production environments.
Tailored for industrial lines, multi-site organisations, and OEM partnerships. Pricing upon request.