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Beta: Manage your Kitchen Directly with Square KDS, Now Testing

kellyj — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 15:02:00 GMT

We know your restaurant is looking for the best way to effectively manage your kitchen orders, which is why we have created Square’s first KDS. We’re looking for restaurants to help us test this new product and be part of creating this with your business top-of-mind.

With Square KDS, you’ll be able to view orders from Square for Restaurants, Square Point of Sale, Square Online Store, BentoBox, GoParrot, WooCommerce, Craverm, Chowly, PoppinPay, Ecwid and several others directly on Ipad.

🛑 Stop right there! Before you jump in, let's talk about a few restrictions and limitations.

Here’s what you need to know:

Square KDS is only supported on iPads using iOS 13 and above
We do not currently support Open Tickets/Checks for this Beta
The KDS app will work alongside your current printer setup
Not currently available on Square Register (we'll reach out when it's ready)
We're currently recruiting for US based businesses, but will be opening in other locales soon. Mark your Country if you're interested in testing outside of the US.

So, are you ready and willing? 🎉 Great! Go ahead and reply to this thread and we’ll kick off this process shortly.

Please join Square's Beta Community by clicking this link. You'll be able to get support for this Square KDS, interact with the team, give feedback and report any bugs that you may encounter.

Get started by replying below and we’ll reach out shortly!

Re: Beta: Manage your Kitchen Directly with Square KDS, Now Testing

TheNest — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 11:10:39 GMT

Awesome I want to try this

Re: Beta: Manage your Kitchen Directly with Square KDS, Now Testing

lior — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 18:10:00 GMT

@TheNest

Feel free to join our Beta Community to get started.

Re: Beta: Manage your Kitchen Directly with Square KDS, Now Testing

jayrellr — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 19:20:50 GMT

Hi! We currently use Fresh KDS, but would love to try this as well. 🙂

Re: Beta: Manage your Kitchen Directly with Square KDS, Now Testing

wayneomite — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 17:42:08 GMT

We'd love to try this out!

Re: Beta: Manage your Kitchen Directly with Square KDS, Now Testing

kellyj — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 21:39:45 GMT

@jayrellr and @wayneomite

Please join our Beta Community if you haven't already and we'll get you set up to go.

We have a private group for feedback and bugs you can join in as well. We'd love to hear your thoughts on the product.

Re: Beta: Manage your Kitchen Directly with Square KDS, Now Testing

jmb123 — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 17:48:28 GMT

Hiya -

I'd be interested in this. We do open tickets for in restaurant, but delivery/to go/cuboh tickets are closed and that would work temporarily.

Re: Beta: Manage your Kitchen Directly with Square KDS, Now Testing

sanfordbledsoe — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 23:06:54 GMT

Super interested in this!

Re: Beta: Manage your Kitchen Directly with Square KDS, Now Testing

srrose — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 23:10:51 GMT

We're interested, but only when open tickets are functional. Would love to help!

Re: Beta: Manage your Kitchen Directly with Square KDS, Now Testing

classicfun — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 03:03:43 GMT

We would love to try out the Square KDS.

Re: Beta: Manage your Kitchen Directly with Square KDS, Now Testing

streetsideky — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 15:34:59 GMT

Is there a rough timeline estimate of when open tickets will be added? Excited to get this rolling. With all orders (online, dine in, to go, etc) collectively displaying on one screen would be a huge help for our kitchen. Thanks!

Re: Beta: Manage your Kitchen Directly with Square KDS, Now Testing

shumtastic — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 12:30:51 GMT

i would like to test the KDS out

Re: Beta: Manage your Kitchen Directly with Square KDS, Now Testing

CITYCAKES — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 14:59:18 GMT

Hi it's @CITYCAKES again. We do not use the KDS yet but will be in a very big way in about a month or so.... this would be a great time to get us started and be of use to you guys! Please let me know.

Chef Marc

Re: Beta: Manage your Kitchen Directly with Square KDS, Now Testing

lior — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 15:26:16 GMT

Hi @streetsideky it will be available later this year. We will reach back out to you once it is supported! Looking forward to your feedback on our KDS once Open Ticket support is rolled out.

Re: Beta: Manage your Kitchen Directly with Square KDS, Now Testing

AnthonyD — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 18:34:02 GMT

@shumtastic @CITYCAKES Thank you both! I'll go ahead and send you an email with instructions very soon.

Keep an eye out!

Re: Beta: Manage your Kitchen Directly with Square KDS, Now Testing

dmorano — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 17:49:07 GMT

Hi, software developer and CTO for my local yacht club here. We’re using squares platform to run the galley, and I’m very interested in testing this new software and joining the beta. I’ve requested to join the beta community.

Thanks,

Dylan

Re: Beta: Manage your Kitchen Directly with Square KDS, Now Testing

BridgetPH — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 21:36:46 GMT

We’d love to try in 🇨🇦 !

Re: Beta: Manage your Kitchen Directly with Square KDS, Now Testing

AnthonyD — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 21:51:30 GMT

@dmorano @BridgetPH Thank you both for your interest! We can't wait t have you test our new Square KDS app.

To get started, I suggest taking a look at this post: https://www.sellercommunity.com/t5/Square-KDS/Welcome-to-Square-KDS/td-p/192489

Keep in mind, that you need an active Restaurants Plus subscription.

If you have any questions, please let @kellyj or me know.

Re: Beta: Manage your Kitchen Directly with Square KDS, Now Testing

Keithz — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 20:17:23 GMT

I'm currently running another KDS with Square Point of Sale. I would be interested in trying this product. Thanks!

Re: Beta: Manage your Kitchen Directly with Square KDS, Now Testing

BridgetPH — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 21:13:57 GMT

It says this is available for Canada, but requires restaurant plus, which I believe is not available in Canada, am I missing something?!