Panels - Comic Reader 4+

The best comic reader

Produkt Studio

    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

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Description

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.

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 all your devices 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.
* 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.
* 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.
- Customize your library collections: change folder color, logos and use custom images to make it yours.
* Customizable Live Text and Subject detection.
* Experimental Features: Access experimental features like screen reading or panel-by-panel navigation.

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

What’s New

Version 3.6.2

Improvements

• Now the library index information screen shows how long the last index job took.

• UI performance improvements navigating iCloud libraries.


Fixes:

• Comics don't show number of pages.

• One Drive auth crashes the app.

• SMB cannot download multiple files.

• Opening an invalid comic can leave the "loading" hud visible forever, blocking the app.


3.6.1
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Fixes:

• Panels can send duplicate query params to OPDS servers when the base URL contains one (like an auth token).

• Disconnected SMB servers can crash the app.

• Presenting the file picker from the library causes an incorrect presentation which can lead to crashing the app.

• Importing files from Files.app can lead to a synchronization problem where permissions to access files are already invalidated when the app tries to copy the file.

• Local Authenticator (PIN/Password lock) can crash the app.

• Presenting the app on an external display can crash the app.

• App gets stuck with a Loading hud on launch.

• Tabbar text is too long in french.


Issues under investigation:

• Added telemetry logs to investigate file picker crashes further.


3.6.0
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Features:

• 2024 year recap.

• New splash screen + icon.

• Support for multiple windows and scenes in preparation for the future MacOS port.

• New library activity view with improved library indexing and metadata extraction.

• Use new illustrations for blank states.

• Support for comics using ppm, pgm, and pbm images.


Improvements:

• Modernize code with Swift 6 and new structured concurrency.

• Adds a new option to show folders in files.

• New option to reconnect disconnected libraries.

• Panels now send OPDS servers a list of supported images when streaming comics (Accept header).

• New custom icon selection with dark/light mode support.


Fixes:

• Fix blurry images when choosing a custom collection cover

• Fix the widget showing black or not opening the comic correctly

• OPDS downloads don't work as expected. They don't appear in downloaded content nor can they be used offline.

• Search does not show content from multiple accounts connected to an OPDS server, only from one of them.

• Page Curl double page shows pages incorrectly aligned.

Ratings and Reviews

4.7 out of 5
1.5K Ratings

1.5K Ratings

TheChaosMonkey ,

Panels

Tried them all. This is the one you want. Good developer who provides regular, functional updates.

Developer Response ,

Thank you ChaosMonkey �! We are glad you like the app!

mdemarco8 ,

Good but expensive

The app is good. It's clean, well organized, easy to use, and smooth. However, the fact that they try to get you into a subscription for what are pretty basic features is ridiculous. I won,d be open to a one time cost, but the price they want to charge (around $25 CAD) is way too expensive for an app that is Essen iaklt a glorified pdf reader. Worth a few bucks max.

Epyon87 ,

Possibly good

Price doesn’t seem to reflect what I would use it for. Might be better then just using safari to access my own server but safari is free to access self hosted media.

App Privacy

The developer, Produkt Studio, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.

Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

  • User Content
  • Identifiers
  • Usage Data
  • Diagnostics

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

Supports

  • Family Sharing

    Some in‑app purchases, including subscriptions, may be shareable with your family group when Family Sharing is enabled.

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