For creators, licensed translators and small publishers

The scanlation app
for comics you have the rights to

Localize your own comic, or one you're licensed to translate: chapter in, lettered CBZ out. Machine translation for the first pass, a box tool and balloon editor for the fixes, an erase brush for the cleaning — no Photoshop and nothing to install.

Only upload pages you own or have permission to translate. Distributing translations of someone else's comic without permission isn't allowed — see our terms.

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A chapter, start to finish

The four steps of localizing a chapter, in the order you do them.

1

Translate the chapter

Drop the archive above. Pages run one after another and land in your library the moment each finishes; close the tab and nothing already done is lost.

2

Fix what the model missed

Open a page, draw a box over a skipped balloon, and only that region is re-read. Wrong line? Click the balloon, edit the text, resize or drag it.

3

Letter and clean

Translating from your own script instead? The editor empties the balloons and lets you type each line. Brush away anything left over.

4

Export

Download the chapter as CBZ or ZIP, or grab single PNGs. Everything stays in your library for 30 days.

What localizing a comic needs that a plain translator skips

Reading a page once is a translator. Producing a chapter your readers can read is a workflow.

IN

Whole chapter in

Drop your chapter as a ZIP, CBZ, CBR or PDF. Pages unpack in reading order in your browser, nothing to install.

MT

First pass in one go

Every page is detected and translated with the whole page as context. Failed pages are never charged; retry them one at a time.

FIX

Fix, don’t redo

Draw a box over a balloon the detector missed and only that region is re-read. Click any balloon to edit the line, resize it or drag the lettering.

TYPESET

Letter your own script

Already have a translation? Use the editor: balloons are emptied without touching the art, then you type each line and it’s fitted to the balloon.

CLEAN

Erase brush

Stray marks and leftover source text: brush over them. The brush takes the colour under it, so halftone stays halftone.

OUT

CBZ out

Export the finished chapter as CBZ or ZIP. Opens in Panels, YACReader and other comic readers; every page also sits in your library for 30 days.

Browser scanlation vs the desktop stack

Photoshop + a translator tab + an OCR tool + a CBZ packer is the traditional stack. Here is what changes.

TranslateMyMangaDesktop stack
SetupOpen a tabInstall and license three or four tools
Balloon cleaningDetected and refilled automatically, brush for the restLasso and clone-stamp by hand
LetteringFitted to each balloon, editable in placeText tool, manual sizing per balloon
BatchWhole chapter in one run, saved as it goesPage by page
OutputCBZ / ZIP, ready for readersExport each PSD, then pack
Where the work livesIn your library for 30 days, any deviceOn one machine

Try it on a chapter of your own

Sign in to run a batch — results are saved to your library, and that needs an account.

Back to the tool

More tools on the same engine

One detector, one renderer, one balance — pick the entry that matches what you have.

AI Manga TranslatorHow the pipeline worksChapter TranslatorBatch a whole chapterBrowser ExtensionTranslate where you readWebtoon & ManhwaLong-strip awareComic TranslatorComics, BD, manhuaDoujin TranslatorHand-lettered & SFX-heavyScreenshot TranslatorPaste with Ctrl+VManga OCRExtract the text insteadRemove TextClear balloons, keep the artManga EditorErase, retype, move letteringJapanese Image TranslatorPhotos, signs, screenshotsVisual Novel TranslatorScreenshot, paste, read

Scanlation FAQ

Does it work for webtoon scanlation?

Yes. A long strip is sliced at the gutters, each part translated with its context, and the translation drawn back onto the original strip — so webtoon scanlation goes through the same batch → fix → export flow. See the webtoon translator for single strips.

Who is this for?

Comic creators publishing in more than one language, translators working under a licence, and small publishers localizing their catalogue. If you just want to read a page in your language, the single-page translator on the home page is faster.

Is this a scanlation app or a translator?

Both halves. The chapter translator does the machine-translation pass; the editor does the fixing and lettering. This page is the workflow that joins them.

Can I use my own translation instead of the machine’s?

Yes. Run the page through the editor: balloons are emptied, you type each line, and it’s fitted automatically. No credits are used for that.

Does it handle sound effects and text on the art?

Text on the art is erased stroke by stroke and redrawn in place with an outline. Anything left over, the erase brush handles.

What about consistency across a series?

Within a page, every balloon is translated in one pass with the whole page as context. A pinned series glossary isn’t available yet — for now, fix a drifted name by clicking the balloon and editing it.

Which readers open the export?

CBZ is the standard comic archive, so Panels, YACReader, Kindle Comic Converter and most comic readers open it directly.

Can I translate and share someone else’s comic?

Only with the rights holder's permission. Uploading pages you have no right to use, or distributing unauthorized translations, breaks our terms and gets the account suspended; we act on valid DMCA notices.