MangaLens

Translate manga speech bubbles in real-time on any website.

As of June 2026, MangaLens has 139 users and a 3.50/5 rating from 4 reviews in the Productivity category.

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3.50
4 reviews
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4
Version
2.8.3
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 4 version updates, changed permissions.

History

9 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 19, 2026.

149.6472.5-4.639999999999986Apr 19, 2026Jun 9, 2026
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Apr 19, 202665.0022.3.0
Apr 26, 202695.0022.3.0
May 3, 2026165.0022.3.0
May 9, 2026185.0022.6.0
May 14, 2026333.6732.7.0
May 20, 2026643.6732.7.0
May 27, 20261153.6732.8.0
Jun 3, 20261093.5042.8.3
Jun 9, 20261293.5042.8.3
Now1393.5042.8.3

Changelog

  • May 27, 2026
    description
    MangaLens is an AI-powered browser translator built for manga, manhwa, and manhua readers. It automatically detects speech bubbles on the page, extracts the text using AI OCR, translates it into your selected language, and places the translated text directly back onto the page.
    
    No copy-pasting. No switching tabs. No manual screenshots. Just open your favourite manga site, choose your language, and read with smooth in-page translated overlays.
    
    Key Features
    Automatic speech bubble detection
    AI-powered OCR for manga-style text
    Real-time translation directly inside the page
    Clean translated overlays placed on top of the original panels
    Built for manga, manhwa, and manhua reading workflows
    Supports a wide range of international languages
    Designed to reduce interruptions while reading raw chapters
    Works directly in your browser on supported manga sites
    Why MangaLens?
    
    Reading raw manga can be frustrating when you constantly need to copy text, upload screenshots, or switch between translation tools. MangaLens makes the process faster and more natural by bringing translation directly into the reading experience.
    
    It helps readers understand raw chapters while keeping the original page layout, artwork, and reading flow intact.
    
    Supported Languages
    
    MangaLens supports 65 languages, including:
    
    English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Arabic, Turkish, Dutch, Polish, Ukrainian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Czech, Romanian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Catalan, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Malay, Tagalog, Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, Persian, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Odia, Assamese, Nepali, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Maithili, Konkani, Swahili, Albanian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Estonian, Georgian, Kazakh, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, and Mongolian.
    Read manga in any language. Right on the page.
    
    MangaLens detects speech bubbles, reads the text with AI, and overlays your translation directly inside the bubble — without breaking the layout or opening a new tab. Click once. Read in your language.
    
    Works on MangaDex, Webtoon, Rawkuma, MangaPlus, Comic Days, and any site that displays manga images.
    
    ────────────────────────────────────
    HOW IT WORKS
    ────────────────────────────────────
    
    1. Open any manga page
    2. Click the MangaLens icon in your browser toolbar
    3. Translations appear inside the original speech bubbles
    
    That's it. The art stays exactly as the artist drew it.
    
    ────────────────────────────────────
    WORKS ON THE SITES YOU ALREADY READ
    ────────────────────────────────────
    
    ✓ MangaDex
    ✓ Webtoon / LINE Webtoon
    ✓ Rawkuma
    ✓ MangaPlus by Shueisha
    ✓ Comic Days
    ✓ Bato.to
    ✓ Any site that displays manga images — no whitelist, no exceptions
    
    ────────────────────────────────────
    65+ LANGUAGES
    ────────────────────────────────────
    
    Translate FROM:
    Japanese · Korean · Chinese (Simplified) · Chinese (Traditional)
    
    Translate TO:
    English · Spanish · Portuguese · French · German · Italian · Polish · Indonesian · Filipino / Tagalog · Hindi · Vietnamese · Thai · Turkish · Russian · Arabic · Dutch · and 50+ more
    
    Including the languages other manga translators ignore. If you read manga in Tagalog, Hindi, or Polish — MangaLens is probably your only real option.
    
    ────────────────────────────────────
    PRICING
    ────────────────────────────────────
    
    Free to try — no credit card required.
    $4.99 / month or $49.99 / year (save 2 months) for unlimited translations.
    
    No credit counters. No per-page fees. Translate as much as you want.
    
    ────────────────────────────────────
    PRIVACY
    ────────────────────────────────────
    
    MangaLens only processes images on manga pages when you click the translate button. We do not track your reading history or collect browsing data.
    
    Full privacy policy: mangalens.app/privacy
    
    ────────────────────────────────────
    QUESTIONS OR ISSUES?
    ────────────────────────────────────
    
    💬 Discord: discord.gg/DynuMR77dZ  (fastest response — usually same day)
    📧 Email: [email protected]
    🌐 mangalens.app
  • May 27, 2026
    host_permissions
    <all_urls>
    <all_urls>, https://mangalens.ciamlogin.com/*
  • May 27, 2026
    permissions
    activeTab, scripting, storage, declarativeNetRequest
    activeTab, scripting, storage, declarativeNetRequest, identity
  • May 14, 2026
    description
    MangaLens is an AI-powered browser translator built for manga, manhwa, and manhua readers. It automatically detects speech bubbles on the page, extracts the text using AI OCR, translates it into your selected language, and places the translated text directly back onto the page.
    
    No copy-pasting. No switching tabs. No manual screenshots. Just open your favourite manga site, choose your language, and read with smooth in-page translated overlays.
    
    Key Features
    Automatic speech bubble detection
    AI-powered OCR for manga-style text
    Real-time translation directly inside the page
    Clean translated overlays placed on top of the original panels
    Built for manga, manhwa, and manhua reading workflows
    Supports a wide range of international languages
    Designed to reduce interruptions while reading raw chapters
    Works directly in your browser on supported manga sites
    Why MangaLens?
    
    Reading raw manga can be frustrating when you constantly need to copy text, upload screenshots, or switch between translation tools. MangaLens makes the process faster and more natural by bringing translation directly into the reading experience.
    
    It helps readers understand raw chapters while keeping the original page layout, artwork, and reading flow intact.
    
    Supported Languages
    
    MangaLens supports 65 languages, including:
    
    English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Arabic, Turkish, Dutch, Polish, Ukrainian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Czech, Romanian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Catalan, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Malay, Tagalog, Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, Persian, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Odia, Assamese, Nepali, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Maithili, Konkani, Swahili, Albanian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Estonian, Georgian, Kazakh, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, and Mongolian.
    
    Short Store Description
    
    AI manga translator that detects speech bubbles and overlays translated text directly on manga, manhwa, and manhua pages.
    
    Better Feature Bullets
    Automatically detects speech bubbles on manga pages
    Uses AI OCR to read text from panels
    Translates raw manga, manhwa, and manhua in-page
    Places clean translation overlays directly on the original page
    Supports 65 languages for global readers
    Helps you read without copy-pasting or switching tools
    Built for a faster and smoother raw manga reading workflow
    MangaLens is an AI-powered browser translator built for manga, manhwa, and manhua readers. It automatically detects speech bubbles on the page, extracts the text using AI OCR, translates it into your selected language, and places the translated text directly back onto the page.
    
    No copy-pasting. No switching tabs. No manual screenshots. Just open your favourite manga site, choose your language, and read with smooth in-page translated overlays.
    
    Key Features
    Automatic speech bubble detection
    AI-powered OCR for manga-style text
    Real-time translation directly inside the page
    Clean translated overlays placed on top of the original panels
    Built for manga, manhwa, and manhua reading workflows
    Supports a wide range of international languages
    Designed to reduce interruptions while reading raw chapters
    Works directly in your browser on supported manga sites
    Why MangaLens?
    
    Reading raw manga can be frustrating when you constantly need to copy text, upload screenshots, or switch between translation tools. MangaLens makes the process faster and more natural by bringing translation directly into the reading experience.
    
    It helps readers understand raw chapters while keeping the original page layout, artwork, and reading flow intact.
    
    Supported Languages
    
    MangaLens supports 65 languages, including:
    
    English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Arabic, Turkish, Dutch, Polish, Ukrainian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Czech, Romanian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Catalan, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Malay, Tagalog, Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, Persian, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Odia, Assamese, Nepali, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Maithili, Konkani, Swahili, Albanian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Estonian, Georgian, Kazakh, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, and Mongolian.
  • May 9, 2026
    description
    MangaLens is an AI manga translator that detects speech bubbles automatically and overlays translations directly on the page. Read raw manga, manhwa, and manhua in your browser without copy-pasting text or switching between tools.
    
    Feature bullets
    
    Automatic speech bubble detection
    Real-time AI OCR and translation
    In-page translated overlays
    Built for manga, manhwa, and manhua
    Fast reading workflow on any supported site
    MangaLens is an AI-powered browser translator built for manga, manhwa, and manhua readers. It automatically detects speech bubbles on the page, extracts the text using AI OCR, translates it into your selected language, and places the translated text directly back onto the page.
    
    No copy-pasting. No switching tabs. No manual screenshots. Just open your favourite manga site, choose your language, and read with smooth in-page translated overlays.
    
    Key Features
    Automatic speech bubble detection
    AI-powered OCR for manga-style text
    Real-time translation directly inside the page
    Clean translated overlays placed on top of the original panels
    Built for manga, manhwa, and manhua reading workflows
    Supports a wide range of international languages
    Designed to reduce interruptions while reading raw chapters
    Works directly in your browser on supported manga sites
    Why MangaLens?
    
    Reading raw manga can be frustrating when you constantly need to copy text, upload screenshots, or switch between translation tools. MangaLens makes the process faster and more natural by bringing translation directly into the reading experience.
    
    It helps readers understand raw chapters while keeping the original page layout, artwork, and reading flow intact.
    
    Supported Languages
    
    MangaLens supports 65 languages, including:
    
    English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Arabic, Turkish, Dutch, Polish, Ukrainian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Czech, Romanian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Catalan, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Malay, Tagalog, Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, Persian, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Odia, Assamese, Nepali, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Maithili, Konkani, Swahili, Albanian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Estonian, Georgian, Kazakh, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, and Mongolian.
    
    Short Store Description
    
    AI manga translator that detects speech bubbles and overlays translated text directly on manga, manhwa, and manhua pages.
    
    Better Feature Bullets
    Automatically detects speech bubbles on manga pages
    Uses AI OCR to read text from panels
    Translates raw manga, manhwa, and manhua in-page
    Places clean translation overlays directly on the original page
    Supports 65 languages for global readers
    Helps you read without copy-pasting or switching tools
    Built for a faster and smoother raw manga reading workflow
  • Apr 8, 2026
    description
    Translate manga speech bubbles in real-time. Detects bubbles automatically and overlays translations directly on the page.
    MangaLens is an AI manga translator that detects speech bubbles automatically and overlays translations directly on the page. Read raw manga, manhwa, and manhua in your browser without copy-pasting text or switching between tools.
    
    Feature bullets
    
    Automatic speech bubble detection
    Real-time AI OCR and translation
    In-page translated overlays
    Built for manga, manhwa, and manhua
    Fast reading workflow on any supported site

Permissions & access

Permissions
activeTabscriptingstoragedeclarativeNetRequestidentity
Host access
<all_urls>, https://mangalens.ciamlogin.com/*

Screenshots

MangaLens screenshot 1MangaLens screenshot 2MangaLens screenshot 3

About

Read manga in any language. Right on the page.

MangaLens detects speech bubbles, reads the text with AI, and overlays your translation directly inside the bubble — without breaking the layout or opening a new tab. Click once. Read in your language.

Works on MangaDex, Webtoon, Rawkuma, MangaPlus, Comic Days, and any site that displays manga images.

────────────────────────────────────
HOW IT WORKS
────────────────────────────────────

1. Open any manga page
2. Click the MangaLens icon in your browser toolbar
3. Translations appear inside the original speech bubbles

That's it. The art stays exactly as the artist drew it.

────────────────────────────────────
WORKS ON THE SITES YOU ALREADY READ
────────────────────────────────────

✓ MangaDex
✓ Webtoon / LINE Webtoon
✓ Rawkuma
✓ MangaPlus by Shueisha
✓ Comic Days
✓ Bato.to
✓ Any site that displays manga images — no whitelist, no exceptions

────────────────────────────────────
65+ LANGUAGES
────────────────────────────────────

Translate FROM:
Japanese · Korean · Chinese (Simplified) · Chinese (Traditional)

Translate TO:
English · Spanish · Portuguese · French · German · Italian · Polish · Indonesian · Filipino / Tagalog · Hindi · Vietnamese · Thai · Turkish · Russian · Arabic · Dutch · and 50+ more

Including the languages other manga translators ignore. If you read manga in Tagalog, Hindi, or Polish — MangaLens is probably your only real option.

────────────────────────────────────
PRICING
────────────────────────────────────

Free to try — no credit card required.
$4.99 / month or $49.99 / year (save 2 months) for unlimited translations.

No credit counters. No per-page fees. Translate as much as you want.

────────────────────────────────────
PRIVACY
────────────────────────────────────

MangaLens only processes images on manga pages when you click the translate button. We do not track your reading history or collect browsing data.

Full privacy policy: mangalens.app/privacy

────────────────────────────────────
QUESTIONS OR ISSUES?
────────────────────────────────────

💬 Discord: discord.gg/DynuMR77dZ  (fastest response — usually same day)
📧 Email: [email protected]
🌐 mangalens.app

Technical

Version
2.8.3
Manifest
V3
Size
48.95KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
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Developer ID
u714232390c86f68a5fbd2726a7e1c406
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Mar 12, 2026
Last Updated (Store)
May 25, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 9, 2026
Support URL

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