Akeytsu is developed by the company, which was co-founded in 2014 in Lyon, France, by Aurélien Charrier. He is an animator with 12 years experience in the video game industry. His aim with Akeytsu was to build a feature set that was intuitive and easy to use. The beta version was found to be a simple focused tool concentrated on animation. Akeytsu was launched on engine in 2016.