new-sankaku/manga-editor-desu

What it solves

Manga Editor Desu! provides a specialized web-based environment for creating professional manga pages. It eliminates the need for expensive software by combining traditional manga layout tools (panels, speech bubbles, and screen tones) with optional AI-powered image generation to streamline the production workflow.

How it works

The tool operates as a browser-based editor. While it provides a full suite of manual editing tools, it can connect to various AI backends (such as ComfyUI, SD WebUI, Forge, Fal.ai, Grok, and Ollama) via API. This allows users to generate images, perform inpainting, upscale images, or use LLMs to convert stories into panel-specific prompts directly within the editor's layout.

Who it’s for

It is designed for manga creators, artists, and storytellers who want a dedicated tool for panel layout and lettering, and those who wish to integrate generative AI into their comic creation process.

Highlights

• Comprehensive Layout Tools: Includes 69 pre-built panel templates, a knife tool for custom splitting, and 48 speech bubble styles.
• AI Integration: Supports Text2Image, Image2Image, inpainting, and camera angle regeneration, with the ability to route different tasks to different backends.
• Advanced Image Editing: Features 25 Photoshop-style blend modes, monochrome conversion presets, and screen tone generators (halftone, speed lines, etc.).
• Multi-Page Management: Supports multi-page projects with a thumbnail bar for easy reordering and project saving via .lz4 archives.
• Typography: Offers vertical (tategaki) and horizontal text support with 156 bundled fonts.