MANGAPLAY STUDIO by Pistol Taeja, creator of Fountain+

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 Free No sign-up required Free extension Use 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 extension Use with Google Docs I have it installed Open 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 now Web App

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.

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."

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.md Read 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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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.

Are you writing a screenplay? Try out Fountain+

  • Write in Google Docs and Fountain
  • Export in One-Click, no installs or signups
  • Free Screenplay Checker and Pre-Coverage
  • All while keeping your existing screenplay software and formatting workflow
Try Fountain+ →