Every new tool carries the risk of added friction. Another login, another status meeting, another place to update.

But Kitsu was built by people who've lived inside productions.

The design principle is simple: if it doesn't save time, it doesn't ship.

Trusted by studios and schools all over the world

The Real Cost of Not Having a Shared System

Consider what "no tool" actually looks like in practice:

• A supervisor pings three people on Slack to find out if a shot is approved
• An artist starts on a task that's already been retaken because nobody told them
• The producer rebuilds the progress spreadsheet every Monday morning
• Review notes live in six different inboxes

This is the baseline.

Customer Story:
Tant Mieux Prod

"Communication with remote studios have been simplified. We can discuss a specific asset or task without exchanging 10 emails. If we have any doubts, we can rely on what is indicated on the platform."

Tristan Mercier, Production Director

Real-Time Updates, Not Manual Syncing

Kitsu's activity feed and notification system mean the moment a task status changes, everyone who needs to know is informed automatically. No follow-up message required, no end-of-day summary email, no "just checking in" ping.

Artists update their own task statuses directly. Supervisors see the change immediately. Producers get a live view of the production without asking for it.

It'll replace recurring check-ins, status spreadsheets, and the informal "where are we on this?" conversations that quietly eat hours every week.

Customer Story:
FOST Studio

"With Kitsu, people think first about the time saved but what matters more to me is the serenity you get by having everything in order. It gave you more space in your brain to focus on other elements of your production."

Céline Durieux, Head of Studio

Faster Approvals, Fewer Bottlenecks

The review loop is often where productions stall. A supervisor is traveling. Notes get buried in a thread. Two versions get confused. Retakes pile up because feedback wasn't specific enough.

Kitsu's review engine lets supervisors annotate directly on the frame, compare two versions side by side, and approve or request retakes in a single action from anywhere. Team review rooms allow synchronized playback so the whole team reacts together, in real time, without scheduling a screening.

Approval cycles that used to take days can happen in hours because artists get precise, actionable feedback faster, and fewer shots need a third or fourth pass.

Integrations That Remove Steps, Not Add Them

Kitsu connects to the tools studios already use: DCCs, Slack, Discord, and any pipeline built on Python or REST.

• Artists publish previews directly from their DCC without switching contexts
• Kitsu notifications flow into the team's existing Slack workspace
• Pipeline TDs can automate task updates, file ingest, and status changes via the Python API

We make Kitsu invisible in the right places: present enough to keep everyone aligned, unobtrusive enough that artists stay in flow.

Customer Story:
Makuta VFX

"Kitsu has pretty much unified everything and is forcing neater communication not only between artists but from production, management, and clients."

Pete Draper, Head of VFX

Built for Productions That Can't Afford to Slow Down

Over 300 studios across 50+ countries run their productions on Kitsu, from short-form animation to feature films and video game pipelines.

They all adopted it because they didn't have time to spare!

Customer Story:
Ryff

"Kitsu was straightforward. It was simple. You didn't need a degree in computer science like you do with alternatives."

Pete Draper, VFX Supervisor