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Open-source collaboration and production-tracking platform for animation and VFX studios by CGWire

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Kitsu adds per-user date formats and a 12-hour clock for international teams.

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◆Current state
Kitsu, the open-source animation and VFX production tracker, posts a feature update most weeks: per-production roles, metadata per task type, episode-based TV schedules, a redesigned Kanban board, player trim handles and a calendar that shows logged time. The 10 November update lets each user pick a date format and a 12-hour clock.
◆Where it's heading
The weekly updates have shifted from the review player toward planning and day-to-day comfort for distributed studios: schedules, time tracking, permissions per show and now regional display settings.
◆Prediction
Expect more scheduling and timesheet refinements, the area the last month of entries keeps returning to.

◆Recent moves

  1. 4d ago

    New Display Preference: Date Format and 12-Hour Clock

    Users can now choose their date format and a 12-hour clock. A small display setting that helps international teams read deadlines correctly.

  2. 11d ago

    Redesigned User Calendars with Logged Time

    The user calendar is redesigned and now shows logged time next to the schedule, so missing timesheet entries are visible at a glance. It extends Kitsu's autumn run of planning and scheduling refinements from the team schedule to the individual artist.

  3. 18d ago

    Player Upgrades

    The review player gains trim handles and a background colour for transparent PNGs. Small but practical for review sessions on specific clip ranges.

  4. 25d ago

    Redesigned Kanban Boards

    Kitsu's Kanban board is redesigned for clearer progress tracking and faster status changes.

  5. 1mo ago

    Direct Mention Replies

    People mentioned in a task can now reply there even if not assigned to it. A small permissions change for discussion.

  6. 1mo ago

    Team Schedule Improvements

    Team schedule gets department filters, anonymous busy slots and privacy-aware time-off visibility. Planning refinements.