diff --git a/docs/experimental/viz_kde_class.py b/docs/experimental/viz_kde_class.py
index c1032ab56..f3e418396 100644
--- a/docs/experimental/viz_kde_class.py
+++ b/docs/experimental/viz_kde_class.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def normalize(array : np.array, min : float = 0.0, max : float = 1.0, axis : int
             "Can't normalize an array which maximum and minimum value are the same.")
 
 
-width, height = (800, 800)
+width, height = (800, 600)
 
 scene = Scene()
 scene.set_camera(position=(-6, 5, -10),
@@ -49,12 +49,13 @@ def normalize(array : np.array, min : float = 0.0, max : float = 1.0, axis : int
 points = np.random.rand(n_points, 3)
 points = normalize(points, -5, 5)
 sigmas = normalize(np.random.rand(n_points, 1), 0.1, 0.3)
-offset = np.array([3.0, 0.0, 0.0])
+offset = np.array([0.0, 0.0, 0.0])
 points = points + np.tile(offset, points.shape[0]).reshape(points.shape)
 
 effects = EffectManager(manager)
 
-kde_actor = effects.kde(points, sigmas, colormap = "inferno")
+kde_actor = effects.kde(points, sigmas, kernel = "exponential", colormap = "inferno")
+
 
 manager.scene.add(kde_actor)
 # effects.remove_effect(kde_actor)
diff --git a/fury/actors/effect_manager.py b/fury/actors/effect_manager.py
index 211d6da42..b7231fbb1 100644
--- a/fury/actors/effect_manager.py
+++ b/fury/actors/effect_manager.py
@@ -201,8 +201,9 @@ def __init__(self, manager : ShowManager):
     def kde(self, 
             points : np.ndarray, 
             sigmas, 
-            opacity = 1.0, 
-            colormap = "viridis", 
+            kernel : str = "gaussian",
+            opacity : float = 1.0, 
+            colormap : str = "viridis", 
             custom_colormap : np.array = None):
         """Actor that displays the Kernel Density Estimation of a given set of points.
         
@@ -212,6 +213,15 @@ def kde(self,
             Array of points to be displayed.
         sigmas : np.ndarray (1, ) or (N, 1)
             Array of sigmas to be used in the KDE calculations. Must be one or one for each point.
+        kernel : str, optional
+            Kernel to be used for the distribution calculation. The available options are:
+            * "cosine"
+            * "epanechnikov"
+            * "exponential"
+            * "gaussian"
+            * "linear"
+            * "tophat"
+
         opacity : float, optional
             Opacity of the actor.
         colormap : str, optional.
@@ -235,7 +245,7 @@ def kde(self,
         varying float out_scale;
         """
 
-        kde_dec = import_fury_shader(os.path.join("utils", "normal_distribution.glsl"))
+        kde_dec = import_fury_shader(os.path.join("utils", f"{kernel.lower()}_distribution.glsl"))
 
         kde_impl = """
         float current_kde = kde(normalizedVertexMCVSOutput*out_scale, out_sigma);
@@ -264,12 +274,12 @@ def kde(self,
         vec2 res_factor = vec2(res.y/res.x, 1.0);
         vec2 renorm_tex = res_factor*normalizedVertexMCVSOutput.xy*0.5 + 0.5;
         float intensity = texture(screenTexture, renorm_tex).r;
-        color = color_mapping(intensity, colormapTexture);
 
         if(intensity<=0.0){
             discard;
-        }else{
-            fragOutput0 = vec4(color, u_opacity);
+        }else{     
+            vec4 final_color = color_mapping(intensity, colormapTexture);
+            fragOutput0 = vec4(final_color.rgb, u_opacity*final_color.a);
         }
         """
 
@@ -309,10 +319,13 @@ def kde(self,
         bill_bounds = bill.GetBounds()
         max_sigma = 2*4.0*np.max(sigmas)
 
-        scale = np.array([[bill_bounds[1] - bill_bounds[0] + center_of_mass[0] + max_sigma, 
-                           bill_bounds[3] - bill_bounds[2] + center_of_mass[1] + max_sigma,
-                           0.0]])
+        actor_scales = np.array([[bill_bounds[1] - bill_bounds[0] + center_of_mass[0] + max_sigma, 
+                                 bill_bounds[3] - bill_bounds[2] + center_of_mass[1] + max_sigma,
+                                 0.0]])
         
+        scale = np.array([[actor_scales.max(), 
+                           actor_scales.max(),
+                           0.0]])
 
         # Render to second billboard for color map post-processing.
         textured_billboard = billboard(np.array([center_of_mass]), scales=scale, fs_dec=tex_dec, fs_impl=tex_impl)
diff --git a/fury/shaders/effects/color_mapping.glsl b/fury/shaders/effects/color_mapping.glsl
index ee7215bdb..be9334ec6 100644
--- a/fury/shaders/effects/color_mapping.glsl
+++ b/fury/shaders/effects/color_mapping.glsl
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-vec3 color_mapping(float intensity, sampler2D colormapTexture){
-    return texture(colormapTexture, vec2(intensity,0)).rgb;
+vec4 color_mapping(float intensity, sampler2D colormapTexture){
+    return texture(colormapTexture, vec2(intensity,0));
 }
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diff --git a/fury/shaders/utils/cosine_distribution.glsl b/fury/shaders/utils/cosine_distribution.glsl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85c6b4558
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fury/shaders/utils/cosine_distribution.glsl
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// This assumes the center of the normal distribution is the center of the screen
+#define PI 3.1415926
+float kde(vec3 point, float sigma){
+    float norm = (PI/(4.0*sigma)); 
+    return norm*cos(PI*length(point)/(2*sigma))*int(length(point) < sigma);
+}
+
+
+// This requires a center to be passed
+// float kde(vec3 point, vec3 center, float sigma){
+//     return cos(PI*length(center - point)/(2*sigma))*int(length(center - point) < sigma);
+// }
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diff --git a/fury/shaders/utils/epanechnikov_distribution.glsl b/fury/shaders/utils/epanechnikov_distribution.glsl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17feb52ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fury/shaders/utils/epanechnikov_distribution.glsl
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// This assumes the center of the normal distribution is the center of the screen
+float kde(vec3 point, float sigma){
+    float norm = (3.0/(4.0*sigma)); 
+    return norm*(1.0 - (length(point)*length(point))/(sigma*sigma));
+}
+
+
+// This requires a center to be passed
+// float kde(vec3 point, vec3 center, float sigma){
+//     return 1.0 - (length(center - point)*length(center - point))/(sigma*sigma);
+// }
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diff --git a/fury/shaders/utils/exponential_distribution.glsl b/fury/shaders/utils/exponential_distribution.glsl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..417305f69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fury/shaders/utils/exponential_distribution.glsl
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// This assumes the center of the normal distribution is the center of the screen
+#define E 2.7182818
+float kde(vec3 point, float sigma){
+    return exp(-1.0*length(point)/sigma);
+}
+
+
+// This requires a center to be passed
+// float kde(vec3 point, vec3 center, float sigma){
+//     return exp(-1.0*length(center - point)/sigma);
+// }
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diff --git a/fury/shaders/utils/normal_distribution.glsl b/fury/shaders/utils/gaussian_distribution.glsl
similarity index 75%
rename from fury/shaders/utils/normal_distribution.glsl
rename to fury/shaders/utils/gaussian_distribution.glsl
index f725b1b4b..7d1087986 100644
--- a/fury/shaders/utils/normal_distribution.glsl
+++ b/fury/shaders/utils/gaussian_distribution.glsl
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 // This assumes the center of the normal distribution is the center of the screen
 #define PI 3.1415926
 float kde(vec3 point, float sigma){
-    return (1/(sigma*sqrt(2.0*PI)))*exp(-1.0*pow(length(point), 2.0)/(2.0*sigma*sigma) );
+    float norm = (1/(sigma*sqrt(2.0*PI)));
+    return norm*exp(-1.0*pow(length(point), 2.0)/(2.0*sigma*sigma) );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/fury/shaders/utils/linear_distribution.glsl b/fury/shaders/utils/linear_distribution.glsl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d7bfa874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fury/shaders/utils/linear_distribution.glsl
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// This assumes the center of the normal distribution is the center of the screen
+float kde(vec3 point, float sigma){
+    float norm = (1.0/sigma);
+    return norm*(1.0 - length(point)/sigma)*int(length(point) < sigma);
+}
+
+
+// This requires a center to be passed
+// float kde(vec3 point, vec3 center, float sigma){
+//     return (1.0 - length(center - point)/sigma)*int(length(center - point) < sigma);
+// }
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diff --git a/fury/shaders/utils/tophat_distribution.glsl b/fury/shaders/utils/tophat_distribution.glsl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..972c1f3db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fury/shaders/utils/tophat_distribution.glsl
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// This assumes the center of the normal distribution is the center of the screen
+float kde(vec3 point, float sigma){
+    float norm = (1.0/sigma*2.0);
+    return norm*int(length(point) < sigma);
+}
+
+
+// This requires a center to be passed
+// float kde(vec3 point, vec3 center, float sigma){
+//     return 1.0*int(length(center - point) < sigma);
+// }
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