Panels - Comic Reader
The best comic & manga reader
Free · In-App Purchases
Improve your comic reading experience with Panels. Enjoy reading your favorite titles in a clean and delightful interface, with plenty of customization and advanced features — fully DRM-free, with first-class support for OPDS, your own library, and your own files.
Key features:
- Universal Compatibility: Support for most common comic types: CBR, CBZ, CB7, PDF and comic ePUB (not text eBook). Support for multiple image formats, including WebP.
- Cross-Device Sync: Synchronize your reading progress across iPhone, iPad and Mac and resume reading exactly where you left off.
- Full iCloud Drive support: store your entire library on iCloud and access it from different devices.
- Library Organization: Effortlessly manage your comic library with intuitive tools for easy navigation, custom folder colors, logos and cover images.
* Themes: support for Light and Dark modes, and many others.
* Reading Presets: Choose from a multitude of reading presets or create your own, including horizontal, vertical, or panel-by-panel guided view.
- Right to Left reading (manga): read any comic with Panels.
* OPDS support: Stream, search and download comics from your OPDS compatible server (Komga, Kavita, Codex, Ubooquity and others).
* Secure your content: Keep files locked using a password or Face ID for your collections and files. Use Incognito mode to keep your reading sessions hidden.
* Live Text and Subject detection.
* Experimental Features: Access experimental features like panel-by-panel navigation.
Panels Store — DRM-free comics from independent creators:
- Browse and buy comics directly inside Panels, no extra apps or accounts.
- 100% DRM-free: every purchase is yours to keep, read offline and back up.
- Creators keep 80% of revenue, so your purchases directly support the people making the comics.
- Purchased issues are added to your library and sync across your devices automatically.
Native support for importing files from:
* iCloud Drive
* Dropbox
* Microsoft OneDrive
- Substack
* OPDS: Komga, Kavita, Codex and others
* Local network shared files and folders via SMB and Embedded web server
- iTunes
- External drives
- Airdrop
- Drag&Drop from other apps
Page Filters:
* Reduce Noise
* Increase Sharpness
* Reduce Moiré
* Crop Borders
* Require an active subscription or a one-time purchase.
• You may purchase an Auto-Renewing Subscription to unlock all the premium features while it\'s active; or a one-off purchase to unlock the current major version features forever.
• Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
• Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase
• Read our privacy policy and terms of use: https://panels.app/privacy / https://panels.app/terms
more Improvements
- Deleting a comic now also frees the temporary files Panels unpacked in order to read it.
- Those temporary files are now always cleaned up, including when the app is closed in the middle of a comic.
- General stability and memory fixes across the library, search and import screens.
Fixes
- Fixed being unable to move on to the next comic when your library is sorted by Last Read or Reading Progress. Opening a comic moved it to the end of its own folder, so swiping, tapping and the menu all had nowhere to go. Next Up on Reading Now was affected too.
- Fixed comics reopening on the wrong page. The single-page and double-page readers could stop tracking your position for the rest of a session, so closing the comic, rotating, opening the page selector or tapping to advance would jump back to an earlier page.
- Fixed the OneDrive importer getting stuck on a loading spinner when it could not list your files.
3.13.7 4 days ago
Improvements
- Comic pages in the Store now say that every comic is DRM-free, with an explanation of what that means for you.
- Live Text no longer re-scans pages you go back to, so long reading sessions use much less battery and keep the device cooler.
- Connection errors when adding an OPDS, Komga or Kavita server now describe the settings you actually entered, and explain what went wrong.
- The Port field no longer fills itself in with 8080 when you tap it, and Panels can now recover on its own when a port is wrong.
- The launch screen no longer shows technical boot progress on a normal launch.
Fixes
- Fixed comics reopening at page 1 instead of the page you had reached. This affected all page-based readers.
- Fixed pages in the continuous reader appearing shifted sideways, with black bands at the edges, after returning to the app.
- Fixed the app getting stuck on the launch screen when connected to a Wi-Fi network with no working internet.
- Delete Account now actually deletes your account, asking you to sign in again to confirm.
- Reading progress from downloaded Komga books now syncs back to the server.
- Deleted reading sessions no longer reappear when another device syncs.
- Fixed searches and library lists occasionally not refreshing.
3.13.6 11 Sept
Fixes
- Fixed devices on older iOS versions not receiving any reading progress from your other devices
- Fixed reading time being credited to the wrong day when you resumed a comic after a break, and offline reading not showing up in your reading stats at all
- Fixed comics stored in your own Panels folder going missing when an import was cancelled, interrupted, or skipped because the comic was already in your library
- Fixed OPDS servers ignoring a port typed into the Host field when the Port field was left empty, which caused certificate and connection errors on some NAS setups
- Fixed reading progress for comics from the Panels Store and Substack not being matched to the right comic
3.13.5 1 Sept
Fixes
- Fixed reading progress being lost instead of retried when it couldn't be sent to your Panels Account — pending sessions are now uploaded as soon as you're signed back in
- Fixed a comic left open on one device overwriting newer reading progress synced from another device
3.13.4 25 Aug
New features
- Your purchases now sync with your Panels Account
- Added a "Manage Devices" screen (Settings > Account) to see and remove the devices authorized to use your Panels Plus purchase
- You can now hide Home, Search, and Store from the sidebar on iPad
Improvements
- Added a "Force Resync" option for your reading history (Reading Now > All Sessions) to manually refetch it from the server
- Your Panels Plus status now refreshes automatically when returning to the app
Fixes
- Fixed the webtoon reader overlapping content behind the Dynamic Island
- Fixed vertical and paginated readers landing at the wrong spot when navigating back to a previous page
- Fixed some reading history not fully syncing to new devices
- Fixed reading progress reverting to an earlier page
- Fixed OPDS comic covers ignoring your configured server address
- Fixed the Manage Space screen becoming unresponsive while it calculates how much space each library and cache is using
- Fixed OPDS and Kavita library feeds reloading unnecessarily every time you return to them
3.13.3 17 Aug
Fixes
- Fixed Reading Now showing empty when "Only show titles on this device" was enabled
- Fixed some reading history not syncing to new devices
- Fixed the double-page reader occasionally jumping to the wrong page after returning from the background
- Fixed an issue that could prevent purchases from completing
- Fixed reading progress failing to sync in some cases, including for people with very large libraries
- Fixed automatic panel-by-panel detection failing to download its detection model on some devices
- Fixed Store "See All" lists, like Top Selling or Latest Releases, not showing items in the correct order
3.13.2 26 Jul
New features
- Links in comic, series, and publisher descriptions in the Store are now tappable and open in-app.
Fixes
- Fixed an issue where managing your cache in Settings could incorrectly trigger the Panels+ paywall.
- Fixed the action toolbar not appearing when selecting multiple items in Cloud Downloads.
- Fixed reading position sync issues for OPDS and other remote sources.
3.13.1 14 Jul
New features
- Added a Storage screen that shows exactly what's using space (cached metadata, remote images, extracted pages) and lets you delete individual items instead of only clearing everything at once
- The reader's page-scrub bar can now be repositioned and resized to your liking, with a new settings screen to configure it
- Improved the accuracy of automatic panel-by-panel reading order detection
Improvements
- Fixed publisher avatars sometimes showing blank and an empty "See all publishers" list in the Store
- Fixed sorting of comics with decimal chapter numbers (e.g. "12.5") so they appear in the correct order
Fixes
- Fixed Magic Keyboard arrow keys not turning pages in the reader on iPad
- Fixed blank pages when reading certain EPUB comics
- Fixed Store publisher links failing to open correctly
- Fixed a crash when opening a Store link to a comic with a missing cover image
- Fixed being unable to delete an individually selected item in Downloads
- Fixed adding OPDS library servers that report an insecure address but actually serve securely
- Fixed a crash when swiping to delete items in Settings
3.13.0 13 Jul
New features
- Added a new right-side panel for vertical-scroll comics on iOS and Mac, letting you tap thumbnails to jump to the page and approximate vertical position
- Introduced a dedicated Search and Explore screen in the Store tab
Improvements
- Sharper thumbnails for tall manhwa pages in vertical-scroll mode; thumbnails are scaled so the short side matches standard page width.
Fixes
- Fixed several crashes — when opening your library, importing comics, and saving reading progress in the background.
3.12.6 8 Jun
Fix navigating to the correct page when tapping a page thumbnail.
Fix reader not respecting device margin settings.
3.12.5 2 Jun
Fix crash on iOS26.5 when rotating the device.
Fix navigating to the correct page when tapping a page thumbnail.
3.12.4 29 May
This update sharpens the Panels Store experience and squashes a few rough edges:
- Smoother store browsing: scroll-based paging for the prominent carousel, smooth zoom/pan on store previews, and "See All" now lands on the correct section
- OPDS catalogs gain facet and sort option support
- Improved library performance — fixes navigation lag and freezes when browsing your collection
- Fixes an OOM crash when opening the thumbnail gallery on tall PDF pages
- Fixes custom themes silently reverting and saved themes not appearing
- Hides the Tab Bar settings entry on iPad where it doesn't apply
- Cross-comic transitions are more reliable (chevron behavior after navigation)
- Refreshed translations and improved Chinese localization
3.12.3 27 May
Introducing the Panels Store — browse and buy DRM-free comics directly in the app, with 80% of revenue going to creators
- Fix purchases for free comics
3.12.2 30 Apr
Introducing the Panels Store — browse and buy DRM-free comics directly in the app, with 80% of revenue going to creators
3.12.1 30 Apr
Features
- Introducing the Panels Store — browse and buy DRM-free comics directly in the app, with 80% of revenue going to creators
Enhancements
- Browse the store by comics, series, publishers, and curated collections
- Preview pages before you buy with full page galleries
- Improved age rating controls — set your comfort level and lock mature content behind a passcode
Fixes
- Various fixes and stability improvements from 3.11.1
3.12.0 28 Apr
Bug fixes
- Fix blurred thumbnails missing or unblurred for locked iCloud library folders
- Fix iCloud library not detecting externally added files
- Fix low-res thumbnails on Retina displays
- Fix locked content appearing in the Reading Now section
- Fix library progress indicators not updating after a settings change
- Fix OPDS cross-device reading session lookup using a normalized URL fallback
- Fix crash on library indexing progress updates
- Fix iCloud-related UI hangs caused by main-thread XPC calls
3.11.1 15 Apr
New features
- Rebuilds the library indexer from scratch — streaming architecture, deferred metadata processing, parallel rendering during prefetch, dual fingerprinting, and safer path construction. The result is faster indexing, lower memory usage, and better reliability overall
- Adds TAR/CBT support with automatic decompression for TAR variants (.tar, .cbt) and compressed forms (.tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .tar.xz), ensuring compound file extensions are recognized and displayed correctly
Improvements
- Improves PDF rendering performance and quality by removing an unnecessary JPEG round-trip and optimizing image rendering for pages loaded from disk, plus faster prefetch for native PDF mode
- OPDS servers using Digest authentication are now supported
- Web server icon now tints green with a pulse animation when running
Bug fixes
- Fix import of accented filenames
- Fix locked content name leak in Up Next by showing the correct subtitle for locked items
- Fix deadlock during iCloud library import
- Add timeouts for reading progress fetch/update in Komga and Kavita to prevent hangs and keep syncing after reading
- Fix thumbnails rendering as white
- Fix locked content appearing in the Reading Now section
- Fix low-res thumbnails on Retina displays
- Fix OPDS cross-device reading session lookup using a normalized URL fallback
- Fix library progress indicators not updating after a settings change
- Fix iCloud library not detecting externally added files
- Fix web server unreachable from local network
- Fix double page reader jumping pages on portrait-to-landscape rotation
3.11.0 31 Mar
- New experimental feature: Live Translations (on-device)
Read comics in any language supported by iOS. Panels translates on your device (iPhone, iPad, or Mac) and overlays the translated text back into the original speech bubbles so you can keep reading naturally.
Enable it in Settings -> Panels Labs.
- New icon pack: Pastel
Soft pastel icons to bring a little spring to your springboard.
- News section
A new place to keep up with Panels updates and announcements.
Bug fixes:
• Crash opening the app and app taking too long to open
• iCloud reading sessions now sync properly across devices
• Fixes around tapping the sides to advance to the next comic
• Fixed blank cells in languages other than English
3.10.1 4 Mar
- New Panels 4 feature preview: Live Translations (on-device)
Read comics in any language supported by iOS. Panels translates on your device (iPhone, iPad, or Mac) and overlays the translated text back into the original speech bubbles so you can keep reading naturally.
Enable it in Settings -> Panels Labs.
- New icon pack: Pastel
Soft pastel icons to bring a little spring to your springboard.
- News section
A new place to keep up with Panels updates and announcements.
Bug fixes:
• Crash opening the app and app taking too long to open
• iCloud reading sessions now sync properly across devices
• Fixes around tapping the sides to advance to the next comic
• Fixed blank cells in languages other than English
3.10.0 1 Mar
Bug fixes
- Fixed widget becoming black with big covers
- Fixed OPDS downloads not resumable from Reading Now
- Fixed duplicate breadcrumb names when clicking favorites on macOS
- Fixed side taps at the end of a comic not proceeding to the next one
- Fixed multiple Files imports failing or stopping at 20% progress
- Fixed external libraries becoming unlinked after reopening the app
- Fixed Panels Store link
3.9.14 13 Feb
Fixes:
- Fix CloudDocs deadlock crash.
- Fix AirDrop file handling on iOS 26.
- Automatic OPDS streaming cache cleanup.
- Improve poster thumbnail handling and cache updates.
- Fix Kavita not marking comics as fully read.
- Fix opening comics from Files or widgets on iPad.
3.9.13 23 Jan
Fixes:
- Fixed crash when using FaceID for locking content on iOS26.
- Fixed avatar appearing disabled in settings.
- Remove year recap stars effect after user sees year recap.
3.9.11 8 Jan
## Improvements
- Faster library indexing with progressive updates (files appear as they're indexed)
- Better handling of temporarily disconnected external libraries
- Display promotional discounts and introductory offers in subscription UI
- Support for pay-as-you-go and pay-up-front introductory offers
## Bug Fixes
- Fix crash when loading products with introductory offers
- Fix security scope issues causing file access errors
- Fix crash on iOS 15 when displaying discount banners
- Fix iOS 15 crash with negative sizes in collection view layouts
- Fix widget progress calculation and display
- Fix some OPDS servers not showing thumbnails
3.9.10 27/12/2025
## Improvements
- Faster library indexing with progressive updates (files appear as they're indexed)
- Better handling of temporarily disconnected external libraries
- Display promotional discounts and introductory offers in subscription UI
- Support for pay-as-you-go and pay-up-front introductory offers
## Bug Fixes
- Fix crash when loading products with introductory offers
- Fix security scope issues causing file access errors
- Fix crash on iOS 15 when displaying discount banners
- Fix iOS 15 crash with negative sizes in collection view layouts
- Fix widget progress calculation and display
- Fix some OPDS servers not showing thumbnails
3.9.9 23/12/2025
## Improvements
- Faster library indexing with progressive updates (files appear as they're indexed)
- Better handling of temporarily disconnected external libraries
- Display promotional discounts and introductory offers in subscription UI
- Support for pay-as-you-go and pay-up-front introductory offers
## Bug Fixes
- Fix crash when loading products with introductory offers
- Fix security scope issues causing file access errors
- Fix crash on iOS 15 when displaying discount banners
- Fix iOS 15 crash with negative sizes in collection view layouts
- Fix widget progress calculation and display
- Fix some OPDS servers not showing thumbnails
3.9.7 22/12/2025
Improvements
- Deleting a comic now also frees the temporary files Panels unpacked in order to read it.
- Those temporary files are now always cleaned up, including when the app is closed in the middle of a comic.
- General stability and memory fixes across the library, search and import screens.
Fixes
- Fixed being unable to move on to the next comic when your library is sorted by Last Read or Reading Progress. Opening a comic moved it to the end of its own folder, so swiping, tapping and the menu all had nowhere to go. Next Up on Reading Now was affected too.
- Fixed comics reopening on the wrong page. The single-page and double-page readers could stop tracking your position for the rest of a session, so closing the comic, rotating, opening the page selector or tapping to advance would jump back to an earlier page.
- Fixed the OneDrive importer getting stuck on a loading spinner when it could not list your files.
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