Why webtoons need a different approach
A manga page fits on one screen. A webtoon episode is a single image that can be dozens of screens tall. Put the whole thing into any translator at once and the text gets shrunk until it can't be read. Mangit takes one image at a time, up to 10 MB, and does not join sections together, so the trick is to feed it the strip in pieces.
Step by step
- Scroll to where you are reading. Stop when two to four panels fill the screen.
- Take a screenshot. Keep the reader app's own buttons out of the frame if you can.
- Scroll on, leaving a little overlap. If a bubble is cut off at the bottom, make sure the next screenshot shows it whole.
- Open Mangit and pick the screenshot. Choose your language once; Mangit detects whether the strip is Korean, Chinese or Japanese.
- Read, then do the next section. Flip to the original to check a line. Every translated section is kept on your phone, so you can come back to it.
The three ways, side by side
| Way | What you get | Good for | Watch out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Image or camera translator (for example Google Lens) | Translated text laid over a screenshot | A single line. No cost. | Text boxes cover the art; stylized sound effects are often missed |
| Browser extension | Translation on webtoon websites as you scroll | Reading on a computer | Often needs an account, an API key or a weekly limit; no help inside a phone app |
| Page translator app (Mangit) | Each section redrawn with your language, art left as it was | Reading a whole episode on your phone | Paid; one section at a time; AI can get a line wrong now and then |
Other tools described from their own listings, October 2026.
Tips for long strips
- Fewer panels, bigger text. Two to four panels per screenshot keeps the lettering sharp.
- Don't crop through a bubble. Half a bubble is half a sentence for any translator.
- Have the episode as a PDF or CBZ? Import it into Library and translate page by page. Library translating needs Premium.
Is it paid?
Yes. Mangit is a paid app: a subscription or one-time page packs, with no free trial. The app shows the price for your country before you pay. A page that fails to translate doesn't use a page.
Questions
Can I translate a whole webtoon episode in one go?
Not in one image. Mangit translates one image at a time, so a full episode goes in as several screenshots. Text in one giant image would be too small to read anyway.
Does each screenshot use a page?
Yes. One image is one page, whether it is a manga page or a section of a webtoon strip.
Does it work on Korean, Chinese and Japanese webtoons?
Yes. Mangit detects the language of the strip by itself and translates it into the language you chose, out of 31.
Can Mangit read the webtoon app I use?
Not directly. Take a screenshot in your reader app, then open that screenshot in Mangit.
Will the translated strip keep the colors?
Yes. The art, colors and panels stay as they were; the text is rewritten in your language.
