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Features

Kimura SCM was designed specifically for game and visual FX productions, emphasizing accessibility and user-friendliness for studios of all sizes.

Powerful Desktop Applications

Whether you're an administrator, developer, or build master, Kimura SCM has you covered.

Kimura SCM Visual Client

The Visual Client desktop application provides access to the full range of functionalities offered by Kimura SCM.​ ​​​

Complete visibility over the state of everything

Instantly visualize the modifications made by you and your collaborators. See which files are marked for edit, removal, or addition, both locally and by others.

Organize Your Changes

Regroup and organize your your modifications into detailed change lists before submitting them.

Control & File Locking

File-locking prevents conflicts and provides the visibility needed to anticipate and prevent potential file conflicts.

Precision

Interact with individual files and directories, identify when and where new revisions have been added, and choose to sync only the changes you need.

Auto-Reconcile

Never miss a local change with the auto-reconcile panel, which ensures every modification to your workspace is monitored.

Artist Friendly

 One view provides all the essential tools to detect local modifications and submit them with just a few clicks.

Administration

The administration panel is accessible through the client application, enabling administrators and super users to log in from any location.

Kimura SCM Visual Server

Visual Server

Need to get started quickly in a Windows environment? The KSCM Visual Server desktop application allows you to launch with just a click.

One Click Setup

Effortlessly launch a full-featured server with all the capabilities of Kimura SCM.

Administration

Configure your server effortlessly using the familiar interface of the Visual Client, allowing you to make adjustments with just a few clicks.

Launch Additional File Servers

Using the same interface as the Visual Client's, configure your server as needed with just a few clicks.

KIMURA SCM for UNREAL ENGINE

Kimura SCM is designed to provide seamless source control integration directly within the Unreal Editor.

  • Simply drag and drop the Kimura SCM plugin into your project or engine, compile, and you're ready to go.

  • Visualize which files are being worked on by other collaborators. 

  • Automatically mark files for add, edit, or remove when you modify them.

  • File-locking automatically prevents conflicts on non-mergeable documents.

  • Organize your change lists and stash your changes.

  • Submit and synchronize modifications directly from the editor. 

  • The best source control integrated with Unreal's validation tools, all in one place.

  • Kimura SCM is capable of mapping multiple repositories and branches for engines, projects, and plugins within individual client workspaces, making it an ideal solution for managing native Unreal Engine projects.

Unreal Engine

Version History

Effortlessly track changes, compare versions, and revert to previous iterations using a comprehensive version history tool.

Sync

Synchronize individual files, directories, or the entire workspace to any specific point in time.

Per File History

List individual revisions made to specific files and directories along with their associated change lists.

Undo / Revert

Easily identify problematic changes and revert them as needed.

Workspaces

Flexible workspaces that can combine multiple repositories and branches.

Track Everything

Workspaces monitor all local changes and any discrepancies with the latest server revisions.

Link Repositories

Combine multiple repositories and branches, along with their version histories, into individual workspaces.

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Repository Maps

Effortlessly create new workspaces using existing repository mappings.

Branching

Create new branches for the repositories in your workspace and seamlessly switch between them as needed.

Ignore Rules

Automatically exclude files and directories in your local workspace that shouldn't be tracked by source control.

Stashes

Consider iterating on your work locally before submitting it to the repository. Kimura SCM's stash features offer robust options to keep your modifications safe and accessible.

Store Locally or on the Server

Stashed change lists are easy to manage and can be stored locally on your disk or remotely on the file server.

Share with Collaborators

Allow other users to access your stashed items so they can retrieve and apply them locally.

Reviews

Use stashes for peer reviews, and submit approved work directly from it.

Auto-Stash

Enable the visual client application to automatically stash changes made to specific files over time.

Security

Collaborating with partners worldwide requires controlled access and secure communications. Kimura SCM ensures these needs are met by default, without compromise. In fact, there is no alternative.

Secure Login

Kimura SCM provides a suite of authentication methods to verify user identities and ensure they are who they claim to be.

Encryption

Regardless of how or where you connect, all communications are secured with SSL.

Access Control Lists

Manage group access to repositories, branches, directories, and individual files.

Easy to Deploy, Ready to Scale

Whether you're a small team needing rapid source control to get started or managing a large, global project, Kimura SCM offers a scalable and efficient file distribution system with robust backup capabilities.

Deploy Anywhere

Whether on-premises or in the cloud, all your clients need are  accessible endpoints.

Replicate your File Servers

Deploy additional file servers to host your repositories, ensuring faster access for collaborators across the globe.

Backup Solution

Automatically back up your main server files to additional file servers by enabling a simple option.

Linux | Ubuntu

Kimura SCM servers are cross-platform and operate identically on both Linux and Windows. 

Microsoft Windows

Windows

Use the Visual Server application to easily deploy a server or file server to a Windows machine on your network.

Docker

Docker

Deploy a Kimura SCM server on nearly any machine with a single Docker image and command.

Built with C# and .NET

While Kimura SCM already offers a comprehensive range of features, it remains poised to adapt and evolve for the future.

Cross-Platform

Identical binaries and files across Windows and Linux ensure consistency and compatibility.

Reliable, Performant

.NET is incredibly fast and also the most robust platform for performing critical operations on your project files.

Ready for the Future

Kimura SCM is a new system that will continuously evolve, free from the constraints of legacy systems.

Licensing made easy

Affordable, flexible, and easy to acquire, it's perfect for any team or individual needing enterprise-level source control, fast.

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