• Version 3.4 – Summer update

    Version 3.4 – Summer update

    We’re back from our summer break and have a small update with us today. General improvements Inventories get a new “generate” button to easily generate an entity’s inventory. Filter on tags and amount of elements you wish to be added to the entity’s inventory. The calendar dashboard widget now shows the current day’s moon phases.…

  • Survey Results: The Future of Kanka’s Text Editor

    Survey Results: The Future of Kanka’s Text Editor

    Over the past few weeks we asked the Kanka community what you thought of our text editor, the bit of Kanka where most of the writing magic happens. The current editor has been with us for years, but we know it’s a bit clunky and at times downright annoying. More than 130 of you took…

  • Version 3.3 – Post calendar dates

    We’re back with a small update before our summer break. Post calendar dates This feature stayed in the number one spot of our roadmap for quite a while. It required a lot of refactoring behind the scenes to make it possible, which we gradually rolled out behind the scenes with the last three updates. Posts…

  • A quiet, careful upgrade

    A quiet, careful upgrade

    Over the past few weeks, I’ve been deep in the engine room of our infrastructure, quietly preparing a major upgrade to the database that powers everything behind the scenes. On the surface, nothing changed. Kanka loaded, pages rendered, notifications arrived on time. But underneath, a careful operation was unfolding, involving planning, testing, backups, and some…

  • Version 3.2 – Quick Creator Templates

    Version 3.2 – Quick Creator Templates

    We’re back with another update, bringing many quality of life improvements. Quick creator templates In the quick creator, when creating multiple entities at a time using the “bulk” option, it is now possible to select a template of the same module. This means you can create all your bad NPC ideas way faster! This will…

  • Version 3.1 – Plugin Library

    Version 3.1 – Plugin Library

    We are back with a new update! This time we are focusing on the plugin library, previously called the marketplace. Some of you might remember a survey we did focused on the marketplace towards the end of 2024. This update is all thanks to your feedback! New name First things first is we are renaming…

  • Version 3.0 – Custom modules

    Version 3.0 – Custom modules

    I know what you’re thinking. But Jay, you scream in disbelief, you’ve always told people that Kanka has a limited set of modules/entity types is the whole point of Kanka! By having well defined modules, you can build features that enhance each module! And you are right. However, putting everything in the Notes module, bundled…

  • Version 2.9 – More of everything

    Version 2.9 – More of everything

    We start 2025 with more quality of life updates, focusing on making existing features easier to use. Higher image limits Our latest satisfaction survey has revealed a common theme of some limits being too small on premium campaigns. First of all, we are increasing the maximum image size on free campaigns from 1 Mib to…

  • Version 2.8 – Improved account safety

    Version 2.8 – Improved account safety

    We close 2024 with a smaller update focusing on some quality of life changes. Account safety We are adding some extra layer of security to all accounts today. Whenever you change your account password, you will now receive an email notifying you, and this will also log you out from all other devices and require…

  • Version 2.7 – Everything dies, new gallery management

    Version 2.7 – Everything dies, new gallery management

    Summer might be over, but the party isn’t. We’re back with another big update for all our amazing users. Everything dies We’ve added an ‘extinct’ flag to families and races, a ‘dead’ flag to creatures, and a ‘destroyed’ flag to locations. Now go and cause some destruction in your world! New gallery management With everything…