Getting started

Your first chapter, translated in 60 seconds.

Manhwave is installed. Here’s all you need: three steps, then try it on the sample chapter below.

Three steps

Open. Click. Read.

A reader page with an English chapter open

STEP 01

Open a chapter.

Go to the manga, manhwa or webtoon site you already read and open a chapter. Long strip / vertical scrolling works best.

STEP 02

Click the Manhwave icon.

Pick your language and press Translate this chapter. You get 50 free credits every week, no account needed. Tip: pin Manhwave in the puzzle-piece menu so the icon is always there.

A manga panel translated into Spanish, with the English original shown under the cursor

STEP 03

Read. Hover for the original.

The translation appears inside the original bubbles. Hover any line to see the source text. Coming back to a chapter is instant and free.

Try it now on a sample chapter.

Five original pages drawn for Manhwave, in English. Click the Manhwave icon, pick your language and press Translate.

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FAQ

Quick answers.

Something else? Write to contact@manhwave.com.

The Manhwave icon isn’t in my toolbar.

Click the puzzle-piece icon next to the address bar and pin Manhwave. The extension only works on the tab where you click it.

Nothing happens when I press Translate.

Wait until the chapter’s pages have loaded and switch the reader to Long strip / vertical scrolling. Pages drawn on a protected canvas can’t be read. Still stuck? Write to contact@manhwave.com.

How are credits counted?

By text, not images: 1 credit per started 750 characters of source text. On paid plans a chapter costs from about 1 cent. You get 50 free credits every week, or 100 a week after you confirm your email (topped up, not stacked). Re-opening a translated chapter is free.

Sample chapter

Translate these pages.

Click the Manhwave icon in your toolbar, choose your language and press Translate this chapter. Original Manhwave artwork, made for this demo.