Panels vs Gentlemen's Art Institute

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

Got a personal collection of manga folders and comic archives on your drives, and want a clean reader that respects your local library? G.A.I is built for local manga collectors—zero ads and no forced account sign-ups (｀・ω・´)ゞ [Core Reading & Local Library] • Flexible Sources: Read image folders and archives from local storage, external drives, and system-mounted NAS folders. • Direct Archive Support: Open ZIP/CBZ, RAR/CBR, and 7z/CB7 files directly without extracting. • Viewing Modes: Single-page, double-page spreads, left/right reading directions, and vertical Webtoon scroll. • On-Device Library: Saves reading progress on the current device, with favorites, search, and tags (stored on this device only; no cross-device sync). [Free Core vs. v1 Pro One-Time Purchase] • Free Core: Local/external/mounted NAS reading, all archive formats, layout modes, on-device progress, and tags are free. • v1 Pro Buyout: One-time purchase, not a subscription! Purchased v1 Pro entitlements remain available in later supported versions (applies to v1 Pro scope; not all future features are free forever). [v1 Pro: SMB, Batch Tools & Optional AI] • Direct In-App SMB: Browse SMB network shares directly inside the app. • Batch & Duplicate Tools: Batch-organize your library and detect duplicate candidates for manual review. • Optional BYOK AI: Use your own OpenAI or Google API key (API fees billed separately by your provider). • Transparent AI ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ: Not local AI—pages and prompts are sent ONLY after your explicit consent and manual action. AI outputs text notes, dialogue translations (never redrawing text into bubbles), and organization candidates that require your manual application. [Disclaimer] G.A.I provides no manga content, downloads, scrapers, or online catalogs—only an original landscape demo. Bring your own legal files and enjoy (≧∇≦)/