DrawnStrips - Comic Reader 4+
The Best Comic & Manga Reader
Fabrice Leyne
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
DrawnStrips Reader is built for Pure Reading
DrawnStrips Reader is a fast, elegant app for reading comics the way they were meant to be read. Powered by native macOS features, it’s smooth, customizable, and supports every format that matters.
Read Anything
CBR, CBZ, CB7, CBT, ZIP, RAR, TAR, PDF, image folders.. It just works.
OPDS Support
Connect to your OPDS servers system-wide, even outside the app.
Native Integration
Preview comics directly in Finder with built-in thumbnail and QuickLook support.
Seamless Navigation
Read with swipes, scrolls, or keys. Choose your flow: Western, Manga, vertical, horizontal.
Built-In Tools
Convert comics to CBZ, ZIP, PDF, or image folders. Resize and reformat with ease.
Enhance On the Fly
Adjust brightness, contrast, sharpness, and more. Live, with optional saves.
Make It Yours
Customize backgrounds, shortcuts, and behaviors. Automatically open the next issue.
DrawnStrips Reader is everything you need for a pure, focused comic experience on Mac.
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SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS WITH 3-DAY FREE TRIAL
• Yearly Subscription: as low as $7.99, after the 3-day free trial ends
Price may vary by location.
LIFETIME LICENSE
• Lifetime License for the best offer of $14.99
Price may vary by location.
Subscriptions will auto-renew unless canceled.
— Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase
— Subscription may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Setting after purchase.
— No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period.
— Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
— Your account will be charged for renewal for the amount of your current subscription within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. All costs for subscriptions are mentioned above.
DrawnStrips Reader is not a free application. It is using the Apple IAP payment system.
Privacy Policy: https://seense.com/privacy/
Terms of Service: https://seense.com/tos/
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What’s New
Version 5.0.4
DrawnStrips Reader is back, fully rebooted and redesigned from the ground up for a faster, smoother experience.
Now includes system-wide OPDS Finder integration, so you can browse and access your comic servers right from Finder.
Minor bug fixes and improvements.
Ratings and Reviews
My Only Comic Reader
This is a great app although the swipe feature can be a little diffcult. You need to swipe it just right. Also, the app needs updating. Last refresh was over two years ago.
Exactly what I wanted
This viewer is great for my needs. I’ve been using Simple Comic for a while, but I’ve had many issues with it so I set out to find something better.
I don’t read manga, so all of the defaults in this app had to be tweaked. I had to adjust all of the key bindings to support "left to right" reading. Once that was done, everything worked as expected. I primarily read old magazines and western comics, both of which work great. The app also has good integration with Apple’s APIs, so touch pad gestures and compositing effects work well.
The only think I would have liked is continuous vertical scrolling support, so I could just scroll down continuously instead of loading each page individually. That’s a minor gripe, overall the app is great and has no performance issues I can see.
Excellent
DrawnStrips Reader is the best comic/manga reader for Mac that I know of at the moment. I mainly read manga (American comics have kinda been going downhill lately -_-) and this app is PERFECT for it. It supports dual page reading (looks great on the 15” Retina display) and the default page movement is right to left, so I didn’t have to change any settings at all. It gets the job done and has a very polished, minimalistic feel to it. I would highly recommend this app to anyone looking for a good comic/manga reader, it is well worth the 4 bucks.
App Privacy
The developer, Fabrice Leyne, 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 Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Fabrice Leyne
- Size
- 3.3 MB
- Category
- Entertainment
- Compatibility
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- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 13.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2011-2025 Fabrice Leyne
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Lifetime License $14.99
- Yearly Subscription $7.99