Comic/Manga/Image Reader

This reader is aimed towards the consumption of image-based content.

Simple Controls

1. Previous Chapter - Moves to the previous chapter/issue/book in reading order (if within a reading list, respects order)
2. Go to page 1
3. Progress bar - Drag to find a page, click to jump (or use G on PC to open jump to page modal)
4. Go to last page
5. Next Chapter - Moves to the next chapter/issue/book in reading order
6. Shortcut Keys - For PC users, some keys are available for quicker reading
7. Bookmark Page - Saves an image of the page to view later. You can also double tap/click the image

Menu Controls

1. Reading Direction - Switch where the pagination area renders.

• Left to Right
• Right to Left

2. Pagination Layout

• Right is forward, Left is backwards
• Down is forward, Up is backwards
• Infinite Scroll/Webtoon mode

3. Fullscreen

• When in fullscreen you cannot zoom

4. Extended Settings Menu

• Opens the extended settings drawer

5. Image Splitting (for images that are 2 images stitched together)

• Fit to Screen - Try to clamp the image to the render space
• Right to Left - Split the image and render the right side first, then the left side as a “virtual” page
• Left to Right - Split the image and render the left side first, then the right side as a “virtual” page
• No Split - Don’t split

6. Image Scaling - How Kavita caps the height/width to the render space

• Height - cap at 100% height
• Width - cap at 100% width
• Original - render it as it is

7. Layout Mode - How the images layout

• Single - 1 image at a time
• Double - 2 images side by side
• Double (Manga) - 2 images side by side, oriented around Manga’s reading style

8. Auto Close Menu - close the menu automatically after a timeout without interaction
9. Emulate Comic Book - Render a spine shadow to make it feel more like a double page.
10. Swipe Enabled - Enables the ability to swipe left/right to trigger pagination instead of tapping
11. Brightness - Override the brightness
12. Width Override - Override the width scaling to a custom amount (works on all modes)

Saving settings

You can use the Save Globally button to save all but the following to your user profile:

• Width override
• Brightness