MANGAPLAY STUDIO

The writing tool for screenplays, manga, and comics. Write your script, see your panels.

Type your script in the Google Docs or our Editor and see panels form as you write. A better scripting workflow for writers who want to independently produce visual stories. No AI, just maths.

Try It FreeNo sign-up requiredFree extensionUse with Google Docs
Mangaplay Studio demo - write a manga script in Google Docs, see panels form as you type
★★★★★"Greatly improves the writer / artist pipeline"— Chrome Web Store review

How do I use it?

Chrome Extension

  1. Install the Chrome Extension
  2. Open a Google Document
  3. Press the Mangaplay Studio button
Free extensionUse with Google DocsI have it installedOpen Google Docs

Web App

A standalone editor and storyboard viewer in your browser. No install, no sign-up. Same writing format as Fountain with export options for Final Draft & Celtx.

Try it nowWeb App

Showcase

Being Salaryman manga storyboard
Showcase

Being Salaryman

Two American friends mysteriously transported to Japan, reborn as office workers. Uses the isekai "Truck-Kun" trope for cross-cultural comedy.

Creator
Pistol Taeja
Artist
Irsyad Kaha
Type
One Shot (Complete)
Genres
Fantasy, Isekai, Office, Comedy
Pages
1 Chapter, 20 pages
Download .mangaplay.mdRead on GlobalComix
Our Baby Is Strange manga storyboard
Showcase

Our Baby Is Strange

It's JoJo's Bizarre Toddlers. Born into a Korean family but he is a little special. A shonen one-shot with comedic undertones.

Title
우리 애기가 좀 이상해
Creator
Pistol Taeja
Artist
Satriart
Type
One Shot
Genres
Fantasy, Action, Shonen, Comedy
Download .mangaplay.md
A Boy Named Dorothy manga storyboard
Showcase

A Boy Named Dorothy

Dorothy is a wanted man ("Enemy of the State") investigating illegal human replication. A dark fantasy seinen manga.

Creator
Pistol Taeja
Artist
Coming Soon
Type
Manga
Genres
Seinen, Dark Fantasy
Download .mangaplay.md

Templates

Template

Free Manga Script Template

A general-purpose Mangaplay template. Start writing your story with structured pages and panels.

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How do I use Mangaplay Studio with Google Docs?

Pistol Taeja has left a full onboarding guide here to walk you through, step-by-step to create your very own story.

This 1-minute YouTube walkthrough shows you how to get started in Google Docs.

About the Creator

Built by Pistol Taeja, a manga writer who created Mangaplay while working on A Boy Named Dorothy.

Tired of maintaining separate formats for artists, writers, and screenplay readers, he built a single tool that turns a plain-text script into visual storyboards instantly. Every showcase project on this page was written and storyboarded in Mangaplay.

What Users Say

"Very nice extension, greatly improves the writer / artist pipeline, good stuff."

"Very well put together extension great for rough drafts and storyboarding manga and comics. Takes a little bit of learning but provides a nice guide for how all the text commands work so as long as you are willing to do some reading and practice can become a nice tool."