Kenat / ቀናት
One Ethiopian-calendar npm package grew into an open-source engine, an Android app, a UI kit, a CLI, and browser extensions.
https://kenat.et @Kenat_bot https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.melaku.kenat
Melaku Demeke Mekonen builds Kenat: tools for Ethiopian dates, from a lightweight JavaScript library and month-calendar generator to a polished Android app. Kenat now spans five languages, with five calendar views, widgets, and cloud sync in the app.
Melaku works in public: releases start as focused developer tools, then grow through documentation, design questions, beta testing, and user feedback. The stack spans JavaScript, Python, Dart, and mobile app development, with open-source packages kept at the center.
- The channel has 111 posts collected so far.
- Posting averages 1.9 posts per week.
- The longest posting streak lasted 9 weeks.
- The busiest posting hour is 20:00.
The journey.
- Nov 2025 – Apr 2026
- May – Oct 2026
The Kenat Ecosystem
Kenat became an engine others could build on, with a Dart and Flutter release and integrations into other apps. The ecosystem kept widening: a redesigned Kenat app, browser extensions, a new website, and the return of Made in Ethiopia all arrived in the same stretch.
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Building now.
Kenat
LaunchedKenat has a new home at kenat.et, with a live Ethiopian date, holiday pages, countdowns, and apps running on the Kenat engine.
Moved from kenat.systems to kenat.et in October 2026.
Made in Ethiopia
LaunchedMade in Ethiopia is back with a rebuilt app store, light and dark modes, faster loading, and curated listings.
- Kenat-py
A Python package for Ethiopian calendar features including fasting periods, saints data, and date calculations.
Kenat-py was introduced as the Python version of Kenat in June 2025.
Launched4 postsJun 2025 – Jul 2026Visit - kenat-ui
A headless React UI library for building Ethiopian calendar components and applications.
Launched4 postsJun 2025 – Jul 2025Visit - Kenat-CLI
A Node.js command-line tool for working with the Ethiopian calendar.
Launched2 postsJul 2025Visit - Telebirr In-App
Payment integration tools for Flutter, PHP, and Node.js applications using Telebirr.
Launched2 postsJul 2026 – Oct 2026Visit - kenat_extension
A browser new-tab extension for displaying the Ethiopian calendar in Chrome and Firefox.
Firefox support was added to the Chrome extension in July 2026.
Launched2 postsJul 2026Visit - kenat-php
A PHP package providing Ethiopian calendar features with parity across Kenat language packages.
Launched1 postsJul 2026Visit - Odit
An app built with Kenat that runs on the Kenat engine.
Launched1 postsOct 2026Visit - kenat-dart
A Dart package providing Ethiopian calendar features with parity across Kenat language packages.
Launched1 postsJul 2026Visit - Totals
An app built with Kenat that runs on the Kenat engine.
Launched1 postsOct 2026Visit
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The original Kenat release, with the core problem and first feature set in one post.
🚀 Just released Kenat (ቀናት) — a lightweight JS library for working with the Ethiopian calendar! ✅ Convert dates (Ethiopian ↔️ Gregorian) ✅ Display with Amha...
May 28, 20251.5K views - 02
The moment the library becomes a product question: what would make a calendar app worth keeping?
Building the Ultimate Ethiopian Calendar App: I need your input! Hey everyone! As you know, i have been refining the core logic of kenat Ethiopian Calendar li...
Nov 22, 2025900 views - 03
The Android launch post, showing Kenat’s interface, calendar connections, and customizable widgets.
🚀 Kenat Ethiopian Calendar is Now Live on Google Play! 🇪🇹📅 Kenat, a modern Ethiopian calendar app, is officially available on the Play Store! ✨ Kenat offer...
Apr 24, 2026633 views - 04
The big app update, with five calendar views and a full Material 3 redesign.
Kenat App 2.0 is here 🌐 The biggest update since launch: • 5 calendar views — Year, Month, Week, Day, Schedule • Ethiopian time display — ጠዋት / ከሰዓት / ምሽት /...
Jul 21, 20263K views - 05
A compact retrospective of how Kenat grew from one package into a whole tool ecosystem.
2018 is ending tonight, so I wrote down what happened. A year ago Kenat was one npm package I built because a project of mine needed Ethiopian dates and nothin...
Sep 10, 2026976 views
In their own words.
I don't want to just build another calendar app; I want to build the one you actually want to keep on your phone.
Kenat has a new home: kenat.et
Fresh from the channel.
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🌐Kenat has a new home: kenat.et ✨ A new look: a cleaner, modern site with today's Ethiopian date live on the home page, plus pages for every holiday and countdowns. 📱 Apps built with Kenat: Kenat, Odit and Totals now run on the Kenat e...
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2018 is ending tonight, so I wrote down what happened. A year ago Kenat was one npm package I built because a project of mine needed Ethiopian dates and nothing out there worked. Today it is a calendar engine in five languages (JS/TS, Pyth...