Panels - Comic Reader Hack 2.15.6 + Redeem Codes
The best comic reader
Developer: Produkt Studio
Category: Books
Price: Free
Version: 2.15.6
ID: es.produkt.app.panels
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Description
Panels is the best reader for your digital comics. Enjoy reading your favorite titles in a clean and delightful interface, with plenty of customization and Premium features.
Main features:
- Support for most common comic types: CBR, CBZ, and PDF.
- Support for multiple image formats, including WebP.
- Synchronize your reading progress across all your devices.
- Collections: organize your comic library by easily grouping your comics.
- Themes: support for Light and Dark modes, and many others.
- Choose between various readers, from horizontal and vertical to panel-by-panel guided view. Panels offers many reading modes to improve your reading experience.
- Right to Left reading (manga): read any comic with Panels.
- Stream comics from your OPDS compatible server.
- Lock content with a Password: Keep files secure using a password or Face ID for your collections and files.
- Access experimental features like screen reading or panel-by-panel navigation.
Native support for importing files from:
- iCloud Drive
- Dropbox
- Google Drive
- Microsoft OneDrive
- Substack
- OPDS: Ubooquity, Komga, Kavita, and others
- Local network shared files and folders via SMB and Embedded web server
- iTunes
- External drives
- Airdrop
- Drag&Drop from other apps
Main features:
- Support for most common comic types: CBR, CBZ, and PDF.
- Support for multiple image formats, including WebP.
- Synchronize your reading progress across all your devices.
- Collections: organize your comic library by easily grouping your comics.
- Themes: support for Light and Dark modes, and many others.
- Choose between various readers, from horizontal and vertical to panel-by-panel guided view. Panels offers many reading modes to improve your reading experience.
- Right to Left reading (manga): read any comic with Panels.
- Stream comics from your OPDS compatible server.
- Lock content with a Password: Keep files secure using a password or Face ID for your collections and files.
- Access experimental features like screen reading or panel-by-panel navigation.
Native support for importing files from:
- iCloud Drive
- Dropbox
- Google Drive
- Microsoft OneDrive
- Substack
- OPDS: Ubooquity, Komga, Kavita, and others
- Local network shared files and folders via SMB and Embedded web server
- iTunes
- External drives
- Airdrop
- Drag&Drop from other apps
Version history
2.15.6
2023-07-31
Fixes:
• The readers leak memory making the app unstable and more prone to crashes.
• The readers leak memory making the app unstable and more prone to crashes.
2.15.5
2023-05-27
Features:
• Dynamic Background Color. (Labs)
• New Machine-Learning-based Panels View detector. (Labs)
• New Panels Labs screen including Panels 3 feature preview.
Improvements:
• Tables UI revamp to match modern iOS design patterns.
• Library tab behavior on iPhone is nos customizable. Second tap can take you to the root of the Library or the navigation.
• Embedded web server port can be customized.
• Removing a library, now removes its indices and caches. (clean up)
• Panels View: Better UI feedback when calculating panels. (Labs)
• Panels View: Pre-calculate adjacent pages' panels. (Labs)
• Panels View: Continues from the visible panel after moving the scroll. (Labs)
Fixes:
• OPDS navigation sometimes can't be restored correctly.
• Many bugs in Panels View have been fixed.
• Crash in Geometry Analyzer after modifying a comic file.
• Substack comics now get their cover locally generated if the Substack API fails to return a valid image.
• Cancelling drag to close crashes the app.
• Dynamic Background Color. (Labs)
• New Machine-Learning-based Panels View detector. (Labs)
• New Panels Labs screen including Panels 3 feature preview.
Improvements:
• Tables UI revamp to match modern iOS design patterns.
• Library tab behavior on iPhone is nos customizable. Second tap can take you to the root of the Library or the navigation.
• Embedded web server port can be customized.
• Removing a library, now removes its indices and caches. (clean up)
• Panels View: Better UI feedback when calculating panels. (Labs)
• Panels View: Pre-calculate adjacent pages' panels. (Labs)
• Panels View: Continues from the visible panel after moving the scroll. (Labs)
Fixes:
• OPDS navigation sometimes can't be restored correctly.
• Many bugs in Panels View have been fixed.
• Crash in Geometry Analyzer after modifying a comic file.
• Substack comics now get their cover locally generated if the Substack API fails to return a valid image.
• Cancelling drag to close crashes the app.
2.15.4
2023-04-20
Fixes:
• OPDS requests cache not working.
• OPDS requests cache not working.
2.15.3
2023-04-18
Improvements:
• The content browser now allows collapsing sections.
• Import services can be hidden from the content browser.
• Libraries associated with external services (like OPDS) can now be deleted and configured from the library row.
• Better confirmation view when deleting content. Pluralized copy, and different copy when deleting downloaded titles from OPDS.
Fixes:
• Crashes calculating pages geometry.
• App crashes when there are two or more instances of the same external server configured.
• Added Logs to track a bug where Favorites don't work.
• Codex (OPDS) folder images stopped showing up.
• App crashes when opening Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive configuration screens.
• The content browser now allows collapsing sections.
• Import services can be hidden from the content browser.
• Libraries associated with external services (like OPDS) can now be deleted and configured from the library row.
• Better confirmation view when deleting content. Pluralized copy, and different copy when deleting downloaded titles from OPDS.
Fixes:
• Crashes calculating pages geometry.
• App crashes when there are two or more instances of the same external server configured.
• Added Logs to track a bug where Favorites don't work.
• Codex (OPDS) folder images stopped showing up.
• App crashes when opening Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive configuration screens.
2.15.2
2023-04-13
Fixes:
• Rotating the device while reading on single page readers, break the layout.
• Closing the FillScreen and Adjust to Orientation readers using the drag gesture, does not save the reading session.
• Rotating the device while reading on single page readers, break the layout.
• Closing the FillScreen and Adjust to Orientation readers using the drag gesture, does not save the reading session.
2.15.1
2023-04-12
Features:
• We have a new Continue Reading which does not show a modal screen when you finish a comic. Now simply pull the last page and jump right to the next comic. It's available in most of the reading modes (not Panels View). Continue Reading is now a free feature. You don't need to purchase or subscribe to use it.
• When organizing the library, if you select multiple comics and try to create a new collection from the selection, Panels now suggests a collection name based on the longest common string of the files names.
• External Libraries (OPDS) now have a Pull-to-refresh control that allows reloading the content from the server.
Improvements:
• Reading Now uses higher resolution images now. Streamed comics and comics that are not on your device will begin to show better quality images. (It requires reading, they don't get improved retroactively).
• Panels now show thumbnails for Komga and Kavita collections and readlists.
• Now that drag-to-close gesture is optional, we are bringing it back to Adjust to Orientation and Fill Screen, so those who want can use it.
Fixes:
• Showing iOS Control Center o the lock screen by dragging down from the top edge, while reading comics with the drag-to-close feature enabled, breaks the reader. The transition gets interrupted and the reader appears floating on top of the library/reading now.
• Sometimes the app crashes while calculating comic geometry for the first time.
• The delete button in the toolbar doesn't do anything when the library is remote (OPDS), preventing from deleting downloaded comics.
• After renaming a collection, it still gets sorted by its old name.
• Zoom Lock is broken after the latest changes in the readers.
• Some CBR files crash the app.
• Sometimes, the wrong page was rendered after presenting the thumbnails menu.
• Thumbnails might not load correctly in some cases. In some cases it might affect the widget, making it show a weird placeholder.
• Some users are unable to restore their purchases.
• We have a new Continue Reading which does not show a modal screen when you finish a comic. Now simply pull the last page and jump right to the next comic. It's available in most of the reading modes (not Panels View). Continue Reading is now a free feature. You don't need to purchase or subscribe to use it.
• When organizing the library, if you select multiple comics and try to create a new collection from the selection, Panels now suggests a collection name based on the longest common string of the files names.
• External Libraries (OPDS) now have a Pull-to-refresh control that allows reloading the content from the server.
Improvements:
• Reading Now uses higher resolution images now. Streamed comics and comics that are not on your device will begin to show better quality images. (It requires reading, they don't get improved retroactively).
• Panels now show thumbnails for Komga and Kavita collections and readlists.
• Now that drag-to-close gesture is optional, we are bringing it back to Adjust to Orientation and Fill Screen, so those who want can use it.
Fixes:
• Showing iOS Control Center o the lock screen by dragging down from the top edge, while reading comics with the drag-to-close feature enabled, breaks the reader. The transition gets interrupted and the reader appears floating on top of the library/reading now.
• Sometimes the app crashes while calculating comic geometry for the first time.
• The delete button in the toolbar doesn't do anything when the library is remote (OPDS), preventing from deleting downloaded comics.
• After renaming a collection, it still gets sorted by its old name.
• Zoom Lock is broken after the latest changes in the readers.
• Some CBR files crash the app.
• Sometimes, the wrong page was rendered after presenting the thumbnails menu.
• Thumbnails might not load correctly in some cases. In some cases it might affect the widget, making it show a weird placeholder.
• Some users are unable to restore their purchases.
2.15.0
2023-04-12
Features:
• We have a new Continue Reading which does not show a modal screen when you finish a comic. Now simply pull the last page and jump right to the next comic. It's available in most of the reading modes (not Panels View). Continue Reading is now a free feature. You don't need to purchase or subscribe to use it.
• When organizing the library, if you select multiple comics and try to create a new collection from the selection, Panels now suggests a collection name based on the longest common string of the files names.
• External Libraries (OPDS) now have a Pull-to-refresh control that allows reloading the content from the server.
Improvements:
• Reading Now uses higher resolution images now. Streamed comics and comics that are not on your device will begin to show better quality images. (It requires reading, they don't get improved retroactively).
• Panels now show thumbnails for Komga and Kavita collections and readlists.
• Now that drag-to-close gesture is optional, we are bringing it back to Adjust to Orientation and Fill Screen, so those who want can use it.
Fixes:
• Showing iOS Control Center o the lock screen by dragging down from the top edge, while reading comics with the drag-to-close feature enabled, breaks the reader. The transition gets interrupted and the reader appears floating on top of the library/reading now.
• Sometimes the app crashes while calculating comic geometry for the first time.
• The delete button in the toolbar doesn't do anything when the library is remote (OPDS), preventing from deleting downloaded comics.
• After renaming a collection, it still gets sorted by its old name.
• Zoom Lock is broken after the latest changes in the readers.
• Some CBR files crash the app.
• Sometimes, the wrong page was rendered after presenting the thumbnails menu.
• Thumbnails might not load correctly in some cases. In some cases it might affect the widget, making it show a weird placeholder.
• We have a new Continue Reading which does not show a modal screen when you finish a comic. Now simply pull the last page and jump right to the next comic. It's available in most of the reading modes (not Panels View). Continue Reading is now a free feature. You don't need to purchase or subscribe to use it.
• When organizing the library, if you select multiple comics and try to create a new collection from the selection, Panels now suggests a collection name based on the longest common string of the files names.
• External Libraries (OPDS) now have a Pull-to-refresh control that allows reloading the content from the server.
Improvements:
• Reading Now uses higher resolution images now. Streamed comics and comics that are not on your device will begin to show better quality images. (It requires reading, they don't get improved retroactively).
• Panels now show thumbnails for Komga and Kavita collections and readlists.
• Now that drag-to-close gesture is optional, we are bringing it back to Adjust to Orientation and Fill Screen, so those who want can use it.
Fixes:
• Showing iOS Control Center o the lock screen by dragging down from the top edge, while reading comics with the drag-to-close feature enabled, breaks the reader. The transition gets interrupted and the reader appears floating on top of the library/reading now.
• Sometimes the app crashes while calculating comic geometry for the first time.
• The delete button in the toolbar doesn't do anything when the library is remote (OPDS), preventing from deleting downloaded comics.
• After renaming a collection, it still gets sorted by its old name.
• Zoom Lock is broken after the latest changes in the readers.
• Some CBR files crash the app.
• Sometimes, the wrong page was rendered after presenting the thumbnails menu.
• Thumbnails might not load correctly in some cases. In some cases it might affect the widget, making it show a weird placeholder.
2.14.3
2023-03-13
Features:
• Library can now show a "completed" badge con read comics. (opt-in feature in settings)
Improvements:
• Reading Session created from multiple sources (OPDS download, OPDS Streaming, local,...) are now better detected as duplicated and reconciled.
Fixes:
• OPDS Servers configured with IP addresses, not including the http scheme, won't sync reading sessions correctly.
• 1-finger zoom broke and zooms off-center.
• Document files are included in iCloud Backups but they shouldn't.
• Library can now show a "completed" badge con read comics. (opt-in feature in settings)
Improvements:
• Reading Session created from multiple sources (OPDS download, OPDS Streaming, local,...) are now better detected as duplicated and reconciled.
Fixes:
• OPDS Servers configured with IP addresses, not including the http scheme, won't sync reading sessions correctly.
• 1-finger zoom broke and zooms off-center.
• Document files are included in iCloud Backups but they shouldn't.
2.14.2
2023-03-09
Features:
• OPDS Libraries now show reading progress when enabled.
• You can now mark as read/unread from the library. (Komga sync compatible)
• Drag-to-close readers can now be disabled from the readers' settings.
• Adds support for OPDS-PSE 1.2.
Improvements:
• Better support for streaming comics in the widgets.
• Reading Now show the streaming badge on streamed comics.
• Reading Now reacts to connectivity and visually disables streaming comics when internet is not available.
• We have improved the logic to determine the best source to get the cover from to show on Reading Now. If the comic is streamable but it's already downloaded, Panels will use the local thumbnail instead of the one provided by the remote server.
• Adds Codex as known OPDS server.
• Adds LANraragi as known OPDS server.
• If OPDS-PSE (1.2) lastReadDate is newer than the local reading session, it gets automatically updated to keep it in-sync with the server.
Fixes:
• OPDS-PSE "lastRead" locally overrides the progress from API.
• Panels ignore Komga's reading progress when dates include time zones.
• OPDS reading session break when you were reading a streamed comic and then cache locally.
• Reading Now does not show the comic cover when the streaming starts on another device.
• Can't open OPDS cached comics from Reading Now.
• Panels does not fetch the progress from Komga correctly.
• "Group from this page on" does not work as expected on RTL reading mode.
• Adjust to orientation and Fill Screen readers page layout break after rotation when the page is zoomed in.
• iPhone can be rotated landscape but the app is not designed to do so.
• Comic packs (compressed group of comics) doesn't open anymore.
• Komga reading session sync doesn't work correctly when the baseURL path is not empty.
• OPDS Libraries now show reading progress when enabled.
• You can now mark as read/unread from the library. (Komga sync compatible)
• Drag-to-close readers can now be disabled from the readers' settings.
• Adds support for OPDS-PSE 1.2.
Improvements:
• Better support for streaming comics in the widgets.
• Reading Now show the streaming badge on streamed comics.
• Reading Now reacts to connectivity and visually disables streaming comics when internet is not available.
• We have improved the logic to determine the best source to get the cover from to show on Reading Now. If the comic is streamable but it's already downloaded, Panels will use the local thumbnail instead of the one provided by the remote server.
• Adds Codex as known OPDS server.
• Adds LANraragi as known OPDS server.
• If OPDS-PSE (1.2) lastReadDate is newer than the local reading session, it gets automatically updated to keep it in-sync with the server.
Fixes:
• OPDS-PSE "lastRead" locally overrides the progress from API.
• Panels ignore Komga's reading progress when dates include time zones.
• OPDS reading session break when you were reading a streamed comic and then cache locally.
• Reading Now does not show the comic cover when the streaming starts on another device.
• Can't open OPDS cached comics from Reading Now.
• Panels does not fetch the progress from Komga correctly.
• "Group from this page on" does not work as expected on RTL reading mode.
• Adjust to orientation and Fill Screen readers page layout break after rotation when the page is zoomed in.
• iPhone can be rotated landscape but the app is not designed to do so.
• Comic packs (compressed group of comics) doesn't open anymore.
• Komga reading session sync doesn't work correctly when the baseURL path is not empty.
2.14.1
2023-02-03
Fixes:
• Can't select products in the Panels+ purchase screen on iOS 14 and 15
• Can't select products in the Panels+ purchase screen on iOS 14 and 15
2.14.0
2023-02-01
New:
• Panels Premium is now Panels+. To celebrate, we'd like to introduce a new lifetime purchase, which includes all Panels 2 updates, yours to keep forever.
Fixes:
• OPDS credentials couldn't be restored in some cases causing the Komga Streaming not to work.
• Continue reading on RTL takes you to the last page instead of the first.
• Panels Premium is now Panels+. To celebrate, we'd like to introduce a new lifetime purchase, which includes all Panels 2 updates, yours to keep forever.
Fixes:
• OPDS credentials couldn't be restored in some cases causing the Komga Streaming not to work.
• Continue reading on RTL takes you to the last page instead of the first.
2.13.13
2023-01-24
Features:
• Streamed OPDS comics from Komga servers now sync their reading progress. (downloaded comics and other services will be supported in the future.)
Improvements:
• Double-page reader doesn't show a blocking alert while calculating the pages geometry anymore. Pages will be grouped correctly after the geometry calculation is done, but in the meantime, users can continue reading normally. When the calculation is done, pages might shift position, but at least one of the two current pages should remain visible. Reading position shouldn't jump to a random position.
• Better performance in the vertical reader. Pages load much faster.
• We have improved the hash calculations and reduced the use of locks. It should translate into reducing chances for the app to block threads for too long and get killed by the OS.
Fixes:
• Vertical reader breaks when the device is rotated.
• Downloaded comics from OPDS servers without streaming support wouldn't open.
• Some OPDS servers don't provide download progress.
• Failed OPDS downloads due to 403 Forbidden errors appear as succeeded.
• Symbolic links don't work and always show a "Broken Link" alert on open.
• Streaming from OPDS consumes too much memory and the app can crash in some cases.
• File checksum calculations can create deadlocks that can freeze the app or block background tasks indefinitely.
• Streamed OPDS comics from Komga servers now sync their reading progress. (downloaded comics and other services will be supported in the future.)
Improvements:
• Double-page reader doesn't show a blocking alert while calculating the pages geometry anymore. Pages will be grouped correctly after the geometry calculation is done, but in the meantime, users can continue reading normally. When the calculation is done, pages might shift position, but at least one of the two current pages should remain visible. Reading position shouldn't jump to a random position.
• Better performance in the vertical reader. Pages load much faster.
• We have improved the hash calculations and reduced the use of locks. It should translate into reducing chances for the app to block threads for too long and get killed by the OS.
Fixes:
• Vertical reader breaks when the device is rotated.
• Downloaded comics from OPDS servers without streaming support wouldn't open.
• Some OPDS servers don't provide download progress.
• Failed OPDS downloads due to 403 Forbidden errors appear as succeeded.
• Symbolic links don't work and always show a "Broken Link" alert on open.
• Streaming from OPDS consumes too much memory and the app can crash in some cases.
• File checksum calculations can create deadlocks that can freeze the app or block background tasks indefinitely.
2.13.12
2023-01-03
Fixes:
• Vertical reader fix for big files. The latest versions of Panels would take a long time (and even crash) when trying to open a comic with many pages. This version fixes that problem.
• Fixed Reader's navigation bar showing as white in iOS 14
• Vertical reader fix for big files. The latest versions of Panels would take a long time (and even crash) when trying to open a comic with many pages. This version fixes that problem.
• Fixed Reader's navigation bar showing as white in iOS 14
2.13.11
2022-12-19
Improvements:
• More efficient page extraction from compressed files.
Fixes:
• Some CBR files show duplicated pages.
• Continue reading does not carry on the reading direction which lead to spoilers when reading RTL.
• Double-Page Reader does not recalculate pages correctly after finishing calculating geometry. Which can cause to crashes in some cases.
• More efficient page extraction from compressed files.
Fixes:
• Some CBR files show duplicated pages.
• Continue reading does not carry on the reading direction which lead to spoilers when reading RTL.
• Double-Page Reader does not recalculate pages correctly after finishing calculating geometry. Which can cause to crashes in some cases.
2.13.10
2022-12-15
Fixes:
• Reading sessions of streamed comics wouldn't resume correctly from Reading Now.
• Some crashes in iOS 14
• Reading sessions of streamed comics wouldn't resume correctly from Reading Now.
• Some crashes in iOS 14
2.13.9
2022-12-13
Features:
• ProMotion support
• Import folders. Now you can select a folder and import its content recursively.
• We have listened to your feedback and brought the old widget back. Now you can choose between two widgets. Add the new widget if you prefer to see the full cover.
• Library transitions are now interactive.
• (iPad Only) Drag gesture to the right on the right edge of the device, takes you back to the previous collection.
Improvements:
• Library optimizations to handle large numbers of comics (above thousands) contained in a single folder.
• Some improvements in widget synchronization.
• Show password prompt when Face/TouchID unlock fails, instead of crashing.
• Better support for iPad using external keyboard.
• Better pages geometry calculation for the double page reader. An alert is now shown to explain the geometry calculation in the double-page reader RTL.
• Improvements on OPDS library makes it much more responsive when it has many pages (like "Latest books" in Komga).
• Preload the current page and adjacent for a smoother opening transition.
• Pages and thumbnails in the readers now have a placeholder when they are loading.
• Geometry metadata and thumbnails are now moved when a file is moved using Panels. This reduces the need for regenerating them later on.
Fixes:
• Some CBZ files won't open as before. (iOS 16 regression)
• "Rebuild thumbnails" doesn't work.
• OPDS importer shows content alphabetically, not as the server defines.
• Horizontal drag to dismiss in Vertical Reader works incorrectly.
• Dragging up closes the readers.
• Library open/close collection animations don't work correctly.
• The app crashes when deleting an external service.
• Reading sessions of streamed comics wouldn't resume correctly from Reading Now.
• ProMotion support
• Import folders. Now you can select a folder and import its content recursively.
• We have listened to your feedback and brought the old widget back. Now you can choose between two widgets. Add the new widget if you prefer to see the full cover.
• Library transitions are now interactive.
• (iPad Only) Drag gesture to the right on the right edge of the device, takes you back to the previous collection.
Improvements:
• Library optimizations to handle large numbers of comics (above thousands) contained in a single folder.
• Some improvements in widget synchronization.
• Show password prompt when Face/TouchID unlock fails, instead of crashing.
• Better support for iPad using external keyboard.
• Better pages geometry calculation for the double page reader. An alert is now shown to explain the geometry calculation in the double-page reader RTL.
• Improvements on OPDS library makes it much more responsive when it has many pages (like "Latest books" in Komga).
• Preload the current page and adjacent for a smoother opening transition.
• Pages and thumbnails in the readers now have a placeholder when they are loading.
• Geometry metadata and thumbnails are now moved when a file is moved using Panels. This reduces the need for regenerating them later on.
Fixes:
• Some CBZ files won't open as before. (iOS 16 regression)
• "Rebuild thumbnails" doesn't work.
• OPDS importer shows content alphabetically, not as the server defines.
• Horizontal drag to dismiss in Vertical Reader works incorrectly.
• Dragging up closes the readers.
• Library open/close collection animations don't work correctly.
• The app crashes when deleting an external service.
• Reading sessions of streamed comics wouldn't resume correctly from Reading Now.
2.13.8
2022-10-28
New in this build
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Enhancements:
• Reduces the sensibility of the drag-to-close gesture.
Fixes:
• Importing comics from a collection does not suggest that collection as the destination.
• Some folders wouldn't show any thumbnails.
• Blank screen at launch on iPad.
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Enhancements:
• Reduces the sensibility of the drag-to-close gesture.
Fixes:
• Importing comics from a collection does not suggest that collection as the destination.
• Some folders wouldn't show any thumbnails.
• Blank screen at launch on iPad.
2.13.7
2022-10-25
New in this build
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Features:
• The debug information now includes more data about the file system structure.
Enhancements:
• Improved the drag to close gesture in vertical reader.
• Improved separators in vertical reader.
Fixes:
• A bug that would cause comics not to appear in the widget.
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Features:
• The debug information now includes more data about the file system structure.
Enhancements:
• Improved the drag to close gesture in vertical reader.
• Improved separators in vertical reader.
Fixes:
• A bug that would cause comics not to appear in the widget.
2.13.6
2022-10-19
New in this build
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Features:
• 7-zip (.7z) comics support.
• Support for comic packs. Import a zip/rar file containing other cbr/cbz/7z/pdf comics and Panels will extract it for you.
• We have moved the Settings/Account section to its own tab.
• Long pressing "Contact Us" will open the email composer attaching debug information.
Improvements:
• Makes Reading Now lighter by not preloading all the reading sessions information. Improves performance and fixes a crash when dealing with huge amounts of reading sessions.
• The same way you can drag-down to close, in the Vertical Scroll reader you can now drag-horizontally to close.
• If library is configured to show the reading progress, now it stays visible when selecting items.
Fixes:
• Fixed a bug related to the drag-to-close gesture.
• A crash that might appear in the Reading Now section.
• Deleting downloaded files from OPDS servers works again.
• Fixes the small gap between pages in the Vertical reader when reading PDF comics while page separator is set to none.
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Features:
• 7-zip (.7z) comics support.
• Support for comic packs. Import a zip/rar file containing other cbr/cbz/7z/pdf comics and Panels will extract it for you.
• We have moved the Settings/Account section to its own tab.
• Long pressing "Contact Us" will open the email composer attaching debug information.
Improvements:
• Makes Reading Now lighter by not preloading all the reading sessions information. Improves performance and fixes a crash when dealing with huge amounts of reading sessions.
• The same way you can drag-down to close, in the Vertical Scroll reader you can now drag-horizontally to close.
• If library is configured to show the reading progress, now it stays visible when selecting items.
Fixes:
• Fixed a bug related to the drag-to-close gesture.
• A crash that might appear in the Reading Now section.
• Deleting downloaded files from OPDS servers works again.
• Fixes the small gap between pages in the Vertical reader when reading PDF comics while page separator is set to none.
2.13.5
2022-10-09
New in this build
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Features:
• New iOS 16 widgets!
• Multi-select items in the library by dragging fingers.
• You can now hide unknown format files from the Library.
Improvements:
• Existing widgets redesign.
• Comics' progress on the Library now has a new design (matching Reading Now).
• The transition from the readers' to the Library when dragging down to close is now more polished.
• Panels can now keep the display always on when the embedded web server is running.
• Streaming pages from OPDS now retries up to 3 times before failing.
• OPDS Streaming cache life has been extended.
Fixes:
• Avatar update and syncing now works as expected.
• Pages' miniatures should show up correctly. Fixes a bug that would cause pages to never show up.
• Fixes a bug that would prevent the app to cache images from firebase.
• Sorting the library by Date uses the date that the item was added to the containing folder, not when it was indexed.
• Duplicate files in the same folder now appear in the library.
• Drag to close the reader now works with the double-paged reader in landscape.
• Unknown files are not taken into account to calculate the covers of a collection so they don't break them visually.
Platform:
• We have upgraded Google Drive SDK to the latest version 2.0.1
2.13.4
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Fixes:
• We have fixed a memory leak that caused the library to degrade performance after a period of time navigating through folders.
• Fixes the library UI and the content to getting out of sync. This causes bugs like opening the wrong file or incorrect reorder/move operations.
2.13.3
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Fixes:
• Fixes a crash presenting the new copy-paste interface on iPad
2.13.2
=================
Improvements:
• We have polished the copy-paste workflows. Now you can paste from the clipboard notification.
• Paste actions appear at the top of the library menu for easier access.
• Panels now opens any known format even if the file extension doesn't match the file type.
=================
Features:
• New iOS 16 widgets!
• Multi-select items in the library by dragging fingers.
• You can now hide unknown format files from the Library.
Improvements:
• Existing widgets redesign.
• Comics' progress on the Library now has a new design (matching Reading Now).
• The transition from the readers' to the Library when dragging down to close is now more polished.
• Panels can now keep the display always on when the embedded web server is running.
• Streaming pages from OPDS now retries up to 3 times before failing.
• OPDS Streaming cache life has been extended.
Fixes:
• Avatar update and syncing now works as expected.
• Pages' miniatures should show up correctly. Fixes a bug that would cause pages to never show up.
• Fixes a bug that would prevent the app to cache images from firebase.
• Sorting the library by Date uses the date that the item was added to the containing folder, not when it was indexed.
• Duplicate files in the same folder now appear in the library.
• Drag to close the reader now works with the double-paged reader in landscape.
• Unknown files are not taken into account to calculate the covers of a collection so they don't break them visually.
Platform:
• We have upgraded Google Drive SDK to the latest version 2.0.1
2.13.4
=================
Fixes:
• We have fixed a memory leak that caused the library to degrade performance after a period of time navigating through folders.
• Fixes the library UI and the content to getting out of sync. This causes bugs like opening the wrong file or incorrect reorder/move operations.
2.13.3
=================
Fixes:
• Fixes a crash presenting the new copy-paste interface on iPad
2.13.2
=================
Improvements:
• We have polished the copy-paste workflows. Now you can paste from the clipboard notification.
• Paste actions appear at the top of the library menu for easier access.
• Panels now opens any known format even if the file extension doesn't match the file type.
2.13.4
2022-09-20
New in this build
=================
Fixes:
• We have fixed a memory leak that caused the library to degrade performance after a period of time navigating through folders.
• Fixes the library UI and the content to getting out of sync. This causes bugs like opening the wrong file or incorrect reorder/move operations.
2.13.3
=================
Fixes:
• Fixes a crash presenting the new copy-paste interface on iPad
2.13.2
=================
Improvements:
• We have polished the copy-paste workflows. Now you can paste from the clipboard notification.
• Paste actions appear at the top of the library menu for easier access.
• Panels now opens any known format even if the file extension doesn't match the file type.
2.13.0
=================
Features:
• Re-index content progressively.
• Optimize reindex to avoid redundant jobs.
• New format-specific renderers. PDFs are now rendered natively using PDFKit, not as images.
• Better thumbnails load.
Improvements:
• New folders cells.
• Increase thumbnails cache up to 150.
Fixes:
• Fixes a bug pre-loading adjacent pages in right-to-left reading mode. Amongst other issues, it was causing pages not being paired correctly in the double-page reader.
• Fixes another bug pre-loading adjacent pages in double-page reader when the page was single.
=================
Fixes:
• We have fixed a memory leak that caused the library to degrade performance after a period of time navigating through folders.
• Fixes the library UI and the content to getting out of sync. This causes bugs like opening the wrong file or incorrect reorder/move operations.
2.13.3
=================
Fixes:
• Fixes a crash presenting the new copy-paste interface on iPad
2.13.2
=================
Improvements:
• We have polished the copy-paste workflows. Now you can paste from the clipboard notification.
• Paste actions appear at the top of the library menu for easier access.
• Panels now opens any known format even if the file extension doesn't match the file type.
2.13.0
=================
Features:
• Re-index content progressively.
• Optimize reindex to avoid redundant jobs.
• New format-specific renderers. PDFs are now rendered natively using PDFKit, not as images.
• Better thumbnails load.
Improvements:
• New folders cells.
• Increase thumbnails cache up to 150.
Fixes:
• Fixes a bug pre-loading adjacent pages in right-to-left reading mode. Amongst other issues, it was causing pages not being paired correctly in the double-page reader.
• Fixes another bug pre-loading adjacent pages in double-page reader when the page was single.
2.13.3
2022-08-10
New in this build
=================
Fixes:
• Fixes a crash presenting the new copy-paste interface on iPad
2.13.2
=================
Improvements:
• We have polished the copy-paste workflows. Now you can paste from the clipboard notification.
• Paste actions appear at the top of the library menu for easier access.
• Panels now opens any known format even if the file extension doesn't match the file type.
2.13.0
=================
Features:
• Re-index content progressively.
• Optimize reindex to avoid redundant jobs.
• New format-specific renderers. PDFs are now rendered natively using PDFKit, not as images.
• Better thumbnails load.
Improvements:
• New folders cells.
• Increase thumbnails cache up to 150.
Fixes:
• Fixes a bug pre-loading adjacent pages in right-to-left reading mode. Amongst other issues, it was causing pages not being paired correctly in the double-page reader.
• Fixes another bug pre-loading adjacent pages in double-page reader when the page was single.
=================
Fixes:
• Fixes a crash presenting the new copy-paste interface on iPad
2.13.2
=================
Improvements:
• We have polished the copy-paste workflows. Now you can paste from the clipboard notification.
• Paste actions appear at the top of the library menu for easier access.
• Panels now opens any known format even if the file extension doesn't match the file type.
2.13.0
=================
Features:
• Re-index content progressively.
• Optimize reindex to avoid redundant jobs.
• New format-specific renderers. PDFs are now rendered natively using PDFKit, not as images.
• Better thumbnails load.
Improvements:
• New folders cells.
• Increase thumbnails cache up to 150.
Fixes:
• Fixes a bug pre-loading adjacent pages in right-to-left reading mode. Amongst other issues, it was causing pages not being paired correctly in the double-page reader.
• Fixes another bug pre-loading adjacent pages in double-page reader when the page was single.
2.13.2
2022-08-09
New in this build
=================
Improvements:
• We have polished the copy-paste workflows. Now you can paste from the clipboard notification.
• Paste actions appear at the top of the library menu for easier access.
• Panels now opens any known format even if the file extension doesn't match the file type.
2.13.0
=================
Features:
• Re-index content progressively.
• Optimize reindex to avoid redundant jobs.
• New format-specific renderers. PDFs are now rendered natively using PDFKit, not as images.
• Better thumbnails load.
Improvements:
• New folders cells.
• Increase thumbnails cache up to 150.
Fixes:
• Fixes a bug pre-loading adjacent pages in right-to-left reading mode. Amongst other issues, it was causing pages not being paired correctly in the double-page reader.
• Fixes another bug pre-loading adjacent pages in double-page reader when the page was single.
=================
Improvements:
• We have polished the copy-paste workflows. Now you can paste from the clipboard notification.
• Paste actions appear at the top of the library menu for easier access.
• Panels now opens any known format even if the file extension doesn't match the file type.
2.13.0
=================
Features:
• Re-index content progressively.
• Optimize reindex to avoid redundant jobs.
• New format-specific renderers. PDFs are now rendered natively using PDFKit, not as images.
• Better thumbnails load.
Improvements:
• New folders cells.
• Increase thumbnails cache up to 150.
Fixes:
• Fixes a bug pre-loading adjacent pages in right-to-left reading mode. Amongst other issues, it was causing pages not being paired correctly in the double-page reader.
• Fixes another bug pre-loading adjacent pages in double-page reader when the page was single.
2.13.1
2022-08-04
New in this build
=================
Features:
• Re-index content progressively.
• Optimize reindex to avoid redundant jobs.
• New format-specific renderers. PDFs are now rendered natively using PDFKit, not as images.
• Better thumbnails load.
Improvements:
• New folders cells.
• Increase thumbnails cache up to 150.
Fixes:
• Fixes a bug pre-loading adjacent pages in right-to-left reading mode. Amongst other issues, it was causing pages not being paired correctly in the double-page reader.
• Fixes another bug pre-loading adjacent pages in double-page reader when the page was single.
=================
Features:
• Re-index content progressively.
• Optimize reindex to avoid redundant jobs.
• New format-specific renderers. PDFs are now rendered natively using PDFKit, not as images.
• Better thumbnails load.
Improvements:
• New folders cells.
• Increase thumbnails cache up to 150.
Fixes:
• Fixes a bug pre-loading adjacent pages in right-to-left reading mode. Amongst other issues, it was causing pages not being paired correctly in the double-page reader.
• Fixes another bug pre-loading adjacent pages in double-page reader when the page was single.
2.13.0
2022-08-03
New in this build
=================
Features:
• Re-index content progressively.
• Optimize reindex to avoid redundant jobs.
• New format-specific renderers. PDFs are now rendered natively using PDFKit, not as images.
• Better thumbnails load.
Improvements:
• New folders cells.
• Increase thumbnails cache up to 150.
Fixes:
• Fixes a bug pre-loading adjacent pages in right-to-left reading mode. Amongst other issues, it was causing pages not being paired correctly in the double-page reader.
• Fixes another bug pre-loading adjacent pages in double-page reader when the page was single.
=================
Features:
• Re-index content progressively.
• Optimize reindex to avoid redundant jobs.
• New format-specific renderers. PDFs are now rendered natively using PDFKit, not as images.
• Better thumbnails load.
Improvements:
• New folders cells.
• Increase thumbnails cache up to 150.
Fixes:
• Fixes a bug pre-loading adjacent pages in right-to-left reading mode. Amongst other issues, it was causing pages not being paired correctly in the double-page reader.
• Fixes another bug pre-loading adjacent pages in double-page reader when the page was single.
Cheat Codes for In-App Purchases
| Item | Price | iPhone/iPad | Android |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panels+ Monthly (Unlock all features) |
Free |
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| Panels+ Yearly (Unlock all features) |
Free |
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| Panels 2 (Unlock all the features of Panels v2) |
Free |
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Ratings
4.8 out of 5
6 228 Ratings
Reviews
DocRobertz,
Can’t Beat It
I’ve been using panels for going on 2 years now. In the beginning, it was really cool to be able to read my manga and comics on my iPad because I switched from physical books to digital thanks to the pandemic. Panels was really nice in the beginning albeit a bit lackluster feature wise. Over the course of my use, it’s been improving each update, adding all sorts of wonderful features and just making it a better experience. By far my favorite feature to day is them adding custom SMB server support. I have it connected to my home server where all my e-books are stored and now it’s just like my Plex server. Panels is definitely my go to app for all things comic related. You honesty can’t beat it in my opinion. I don’t even make reviews for apps but Panels is definitely one that deserves the praise. I put all my friends on to it and they love it just as much as I do. Please keep up the good work Panels time, y’all are truly making something special here for us comic lovers .
Franklin Suarez,
Panels won't let me read my files.
Before the new update I converted the folders with all the images to zip and then changed the extension manually to pdf and no program except Panels could read those files and they always sent me a message that said: The file is damaged. Now with the new update Panels sends me a similar message that says like this: Error opening file. The truth is that this latest update is the worst because I can't read any of my downloaded comics and that disappoints me a lot. I hope you will fix that error in a next update to re-read my files. I don't want to do twice as much work going into the folders and selecting each image to then convert them to pdf, it would take forever because I would have to do it chapter by chapter.
AbandonedCart,
Polished for a Jagged Rock
This is one of the better readers from a basic UI standpoint, but probably one of the worst from a technical one.
You can add files through iTunes, but not whole folders. As for retrieving them from the app, you might as well forget it. You must create the folders in the app separately, either to import into or add to later. These folders also become part of the app and cannot be managed anywhere else. It’s an overly tedious design that hints at poor development or excessive attempts to force subscription without first building the trust that it will be any less tedious.
Subscriptions meant to cover the cost of services make sense. After all, some do charge the developers. Lumping in services that the developers don’t pay a dime to maintain should be a separate, one-time fee to cover the cost of publishing the app. I can’t see paying Panels monthly to cover the cost of using my local server, unless they plan to send out techs to maintain it. After my experience importing files, I wouldn’t want to pay for that experience again.
There is almost no animation to reading beyond the generic slide. For one of the most expensive apps to own, it is sad to fall short of the stock Books app included by Apple.
Overall, I like the basic look of the UI and hope that one day the functionality catches up. Until then, I will continue to sync with Chunky and import the files here to organize when I get to it. If not for the UI, I probably wouldn’t bother at all.
You can add files through iTunes, but not whole folders. As for retrieving them from the app, you might as well forget it. You must create the folders in the app separately, either to import into or add to later. These folders also become part of the app and cannot be managed anywhere else. It’s an overly tedious design that hints at poor development or excessive attempts to force subscription without first building the trust that it will be any less tedious.
Subscriptions meant to cover the cost of services make sense. After all, some do charge the developers. Lumping in services that the developers don’t pay a dime to maintain should be a separate, one-time fee to cover the cost of publishing the app. I can’t see paying Panels monthly to cover the cost of using my local server, unless they plan to send out techs to maintain it. After my experience importing files, I wouldn’t want to pay for that experience again.
There is almost no animation to reading beyond the generic slide. For one of the most expensive apps to own, it is sad to fall short of the stock Books app included by Apple.
Overall, I like the basic look of the UI and hope that one day the functionality catches up. Until then, I will continue to sync with Chunky and import the files here to organize when I get to it. If not for the UI, I probably wouldn’t bother at all.
Generic Review N.7.,
UPDATE: Missing functionality - used to be great
Update:
2.4.4 - the last few versions I’ve had trouble other comic names. I’m importing via airdrop to my iOS device (latest software) and two comics had the end of their file names cut off. File names are the exact same length of other comics in the series that did not have naming issues. When I use the “rename” feature and save, the file name reverts to what it was and never changes.
//
Update:
2.2.2 - I’ve updated my iOS device hardware and am on the latest softwares for my device and the app. I’m unable to airdrop directly to the app (was able to do this in ver. 1 and iOS 12) and my Files app recognizes CBZ files to share with Panels, but it does not recognize CBR files as sharable with the Panels app.
//
Update:
2.02/3 fixed the crash upon app start. Comics read fine now as they did before. Tested the search feature and THAT crashed the app 3-for-3 when I tried it.
Good thing the app loads up and reading comics is normal, not good that standard features still cause app crashes.
Also, I liked starting at the Library page in the old app. I recommend letting users choose their landing page upon opening the app. As someone who uploads comics on devices with smaller storage spaces, all the “READ NOW” features are pretty useless for me as I keep no more than 20 comics loaded in (usually less).
//
Old:
App doesn’t even load up now. It just crashes.
Should have waited to move to version 2 until after testing was complete.
2.4.4 - the last few versions I’ve had trouble other comic names. I’m importing via airdrop to my iOS device (latest software) and two comics had the end of their file names cut off. File names are the exact same length of other comics in the series that did not have naming issues. When I use the “rename” feature and save, the file name reverts to what it was and never changes.
//
Update:
2.2.2 - I’ve updated my iOS device hardware and am on the latest softwares for my device and the app. I’m unable to airdrop directly to the app (was able to do this in ver. 1 and iOS 12) and my Files app recognizes CBZ files to share with Panels, but it does not recognize CBR files as sharable with the Panels app.
//
Update:
2.02/3 fixed the crash upon app start. Comics read fine now as they did before. Tested the search feature and THAT crashed the app 3-for-3 when I tried it.
Good thing the app loads up and reading comics is normal, not good that standard features still cause app crashes.
Also, I liked starting at the Library page in the old app. I recommend letting users choose their landing page upon opening the app. As someone who uploads comics on devices with smaller storage spaces, all the “READ NOW” features are pretty useless for me as I keep no more than 20 comics loaded in (usually less).
//
Old:
App doesn’t even load up now. It just crashes.
Should have waited to move to version 2 until after testing was complete.
winninger,
Decent But Flawed
This is a serviceable comics reader, with two major issues. 1) Importing comics can be cumbersome. Unlike the old ComicsZeal, there is no support for importing more than one collection (ie. series) at a time; if you important a bunch of issues spread across multiple series, you need to manually organize them in the app after import. 2) The feature allowing you to share your reading progress across multiple devices doesn’t work well—shame, since that would be very useful.
UPDATE: After using this app a lot since I wrote the above, I’m seeing additional issues. 1) Frequent freezes, requiring a Force Quit (happens at least once or twice per reading session). 2) The app is sometimes confused by the file names inside older cbr files, and therefore doesn’t display pages in the correct order. 3) Thumbnails for issue covers are often wrong; you’ll see the same thumbnail for multiple issues in a collection
UPDATE: After using this app a lot since I wrote the above, I’m seeing additional issues. 1) Frequent freezes, requiring a Force Quit (happens at least once or twice per reading session). 2) The app is sometimes confused by the file names inside older cbr files, and therefore doesn’t display pages in the correct order. 3) Thumbnails for issue covers are often wrong; you’ll see the same thumbnail for multiple issues in a collection
jehbrvfba,
Great Comic Reader
Usually with a lot of comic readers I run into issues that end up preventing me from using it as my main source of comics, but this app can automatically pick up where you left off in each file you have and you can sort each issues or volumes into collections for easier navigation. It can also be used by uploading your downloaded or scanned comics with the supported file types being cbz cbr or other types of compressions or storage types (normal zip, rar, 7z). I suggest using iCloud as you can import through files with that without having it on your phone, but if you pay for their premium version you can import from many other services (Google drive, Dropbox, mega, etc.) Also, no ads are present which is a great detail.
Moshfosh,
I don’t understand the complaints
People complaining about subscriptions in this app make no sense to me, I’m grandfathered in. You legitimately had years to purchase the app but seemingly only managed to find a way to complain once the option has been removed. I’ve had several comic readers on iOS over the years that have just been abandoned by the developer because they can’t make any money. I’m glad I’m grandfathered in but I’m also fine sending the dev a tip every now and then for continued support of an app I use regularly. My only complaint is I wish I could keep my comics on a cloud dev side server so my iPads/phone wouldn’t have 60gb of comics taking up space but logistically that isn’t economically feasible considering what they’re charging
FJaradat,
Zoom Lock is useless!!!
edit to review:
Turns out you need the premium version to do vertical scroll… I tried the premium trial and the reading works very well now and I think I’m buying the full premium version… this app is great and worth it for me right now…
Still looking for selecting a part of the comic as a snapshot, putting my notes on it and sharing it to other platforms to be native in this app… I can work around it but I’ll appreciate if I can do it natively!!!
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Everything about this app is great except the most important feature which is Lock Zoom… I’m reading Solo Leveling (a webtoon) on it… the page is long and narrow so I have to zoom in to get it on the full width… the problem is the page keeps moving left and right when I try to scroll so I tried the zoom lock… it turns out that it locks on the view l’m on and don’t scroll any more… so I have to unlock the zoom, scroll down further on the long page (which is longer than standard page), lock it again and so on… I was about to buy the premium version but I don’t see the benefit of doing that now… please fix this!!! One more issue… some comic reading apps allows me to take a snap shot (select a part of the page) and add comments to it and even share it with other apps… it seems Panels lack this as well!!!
Turns out you need the premium version to do vertical scroll… I tried the premium trial and the reading works very well now and I think I’m buying the full premium version… this app is great and worth it for me right now…
Still looking for selecting a part of the comic as a snapshot, putting my notes on it and sharing it to other platforms to be native in this app… I can work around it but I’ll appreciate if I can do it natively!!!
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Everything about this app is great except the most important feature which is Lock Zoom… I’m reading Solo Leveling (a webtoon) on it… the page is long and narrow so I have to zoom in to get it on the full width… the problem is the page keeps moving left and right when I try to scroll so I tried the zoom lock… it turns out that it locks on the view l’m on and don’t scroll any more… so I have to unlock the zoom, scroll down further on the long page (which is longer than standard page), lock it again and so on… I was about to buy the premium version but I don’t see the benefit of doing that now… please fix this!!! One more issue… some comic reading apps allows me to take a snap shot (select a part of the page) and add comments to it and even share it with other apps… it seems Panels lack this as well!!!
ashdi-,
Panels is here to stay
Ive been using Chunky app for a while, and is a great app, but Panels push the boundaries further with its awesome Library view, editing and import support. There were some minor bugs on iOS 12 or older. I contacted the developer by email and the response time was no joke. Not only they make sure they understand the issue, they asked me more input about the app updates. I was going to give 4 stars because of just one issue that I think could be improved (in my two cents of opinion), but the communication with the developer was so fast and satisfactory that that alone is worth two extra stars if there were more to give. Panels is elegant, organize and the app aesthetics (which is backed by its performance) just wants you to read more.
joecunningham,
This Is The Way
There are a number of apps for comic book collectors to organize and read in. Nothing comes remotely close to panels, whose developers always respond to user questions and implement user suggestion quickly if the idea has obvious merit. They have a forum site set up just for communicating with users.
The app itself is stellar. There are no folder icons because the devs understand how important cover art is when you’re trying to find something. Instead you create stacks of cross-referencable comics which look like a stack seen from above. Everything stays where you drag it if you don’t want auto alphabetization - so you can separate artists from writers, or new stuff from the permanent part of your collection, or what have you. i could go on and on as to what make this app the clear winner in its field.
My collection is vast (over 500gb) and the app scrolls smooth as glass. I’ve been able to organize that much content sensibly and quickly. They’ve provided tools to help people on phone screens read panel by panel instead of page by page. With the last update it can even read to you.
Excellent elegant software.
The app itself is stellar. There are no folder icons because the devs understand how important cover art is when you’re trying to find something. Instead you create stacks of cross-referencable comics which look like a stack seen from above. Everything stays where you drag it if you don’t want auto alphabetization - so you can separate artists from writers, or new stuff from the permanent part of your collection, or what have you. i could go on and on as to what make this app the clear winner in its field.
My collection is vast (over 500gb) and the app scrolls smooth as glass. I’ve been able to organize that much content sensibly and quickly. They’ve provided tools to help people on phone screens read panel by panel instead of page by page. With the last update it can even read to you.
Excellent elegant software.
