AstraNotes is a desktop app, for Windows and macOS, that integrates with ftrack to provide an better experience for note taking.
- 🎬 Broad Playlist Support: Browse, view and create ftrack client review and list playlists.
- 📂 Project Selection: Quickly switch between ftrack projects.
- ✍️ Note Creation: Create, edit, and publish notes on versions.
- 🏷️ Label Support: Categorise notes with customizable labels pulled from ftrack.
- ⚙️ Status Management: View and update shot and version statuses directly.
- 📊 Quick Notes: Create notes on any version, on the fly, without a playlist.
- 🔄 Smooth Updates: At the touch of button pull in new ftrack playlists and changes to an existing playlist
- 🔍 Version Search: Find and manually add specific versions to playlists, on the fly, without affecting ftrack.
- 💾 Offline Persistence: Draft notes offline and publish when connected, all data is stored locally on device.
- 📤 CSV Export: Export notes to CSV
- 🖼️ Thumbnail Previews
- 🔄 Auto-updates
- 🌙 Dark Mode
- User Mentions: Support @-mentioning users within notes.
- Multiple Notes per Version: Allow adding new notes to versions that already have published notes.
- Related Versions: Feature to display related versions (from the same shot), including their shot and version status.
- ✅ Open Playlist in Ftrack: Provide a direct link/button to open the current playlist in ftrack (completed, v0.8.0).
- ✅ Project Selection: Allow users to quickly switch between ftrack projects (completed, v0.10.0).
- ✅ Playlist Creation & Sync: Create new playlists, sync to ftrack, and generate playlists from quick notes (completed, v0.10.0).
- ✅ Performance Optimizations: React Concurrent Mode implementation for faster, more responsive UI (completed, v0.11.0).
- ✅ Playlist Name Conflict Handling: Real-time validation and user-friendly conflict resolution (completed, v0.11.0).
- Windows 10/11 or macOS 10.13+
- ftrack credentials (API key, server URL, and user)
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AstraNotes requires ftrack credentials for authentication. Upon first launch, you'll need to configure:
- ftrack Server URL: Your ftrack instance URL (e.g.,
https://yourcompany.ftrackapp.com) - API Key: Your ftrack API key
- API User: Your ftrack username (email)
For compatibility details, see Ftrack API Objects & Attributes.
These settings can be updated anytime through the settings panel.
For detailed development instructions, see Development Guide.
- Connection Error: Verify your ftrack credentials in Settings
- Missing Thumbnails: Check your connection to ftrack or reload the playlist
AstraNotes logs can be exported from the Settings panel for troubleshooting. Click "Export Logs" to save a log file with the last 24 hours of activity.
AstraNotes has been scanned with VirusTotal to ensure it's free from malware and other security threats.
You can view the scan results here, for release v0.10.0.
- File Hash: 5a3f775c6ea3f0e79dc403e29e998d85ae86eb4ec28793282aceb7f563144fc5
- Scan Results: View on VirusTotal
- File Hash: 58bc687900dbc581562768af720735bd504eda1c12142c5e132f269648fd7308
- Scan Results: View on VirusTotal
We are committed to providing a secure application and regularly scan our releases to ensure your safety.
AstraNotes is developed by Astra Lumen Images.
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