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Updates, new releases, and behind-the-scenes notes from across the Kenat ecosystem.

ጥቅምት 5, 2019

Kenat Moves to kenat.et, With a New Look

The Kenat site has a new address, kenat.et, a cleaner modern design, live Ethiopian date pages for today, every holiday and every year, and a showcase of the apps built with Kenat.

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ጳጉሜ 5, 2018

Kenat in 2018: From a Library I Needed to a Toolkit in Five Languages

Ethiopian year 2018 ends today. A look back at how Kenat grew from a date-conversion library built for one project into an open-source toolkit in five languages, an Android app on Google Play, a browser extension, and a small community, with a desktop app up next.

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ነሐሴ 14, 2018

Kenat App: Holiday Artwork, Tasks, and Widgets That Dress for the Day

Build 8 of the Kenat Android app adds illustrated artwork for every major holiday, full-screen celebrations tuned to each holiday's tone, tasks alongside events, event recurrence, and three new home widgets.

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ሀምሌ 14, 2018

Kenat App 2.0: Five Calendar Views, Ethiopian Time, and a Complete UI Overhaul

The Kenat Android app ships its biggest release — five switchable calendar views, Ethiopian time display, multi-day event bars, home widget overhaul, cloud sync, and a full Material 3 redesign.

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ሀምሌ 5, 2018

Kenat v2 / v4: A TypeScript Core, Full Python & Dart Parity, a New PHP Port, and a Rebuilt Docs Site

The core library moved to TypeScript, Python and Dart were brought to full feature parity, a brand-new PHP port shipped from scratch, and the docs site got a full refresh.

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