Display Modes & Page Layout

Control whether you see one page at a time or two-page spreads. The right display mode depends on your device orientation, screen size, and personal preference.

Display Modes

Single Page

Shows one page at a time, filling the screen.

When to use:

• Portrait/vertical orientation
• Smaller screens (iPhone)
• Reading manga or comics with detailed artwork
• Maximum page size and readability

How it works: Each page fills your entire screen. Swipe or tap to advance one page at a time.

Double Page

Shows two pages side-by-side like an open book.

When to use:

• Landscape/horizontal orientation
• Larger screens (iPad)
• Reading two-page spreads as intended
• Enjoying artwork that spans both pages
• Mimicking physical book experience

How it works: Pages are paired automatically:

• Pages 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, etc.
• Reading direction determines which page is on which side
• Odd page counts handled automatically (last page shows alone)

Reading direction impact:

• LTR (Left-to-Right): Current page on left, next page on right
• RTL (Right-to-Left): Current page on right, next page on left

Automatic

Switches between single and double page based on device orientation.

How it works:

• Landscape orientation: Automatically uses double-page mode
• Portrait orientation: Automatically uses single-page mode
• Updates instantly when you rotate your device

Best for:

• Users who read in multiple orientations
• iPads that get rotated frequently
• Wanting optimal layout without manual switching

Changing Display Mode

Settings → Reader → Comic/Manga reader → Number of Pages

Choose:

• One Page
• Two Pages
• Automatic

Split Wide Pages

Sometimes, comics or manga are scanned as two-page spreads in a single image file. On smaller screens, these can be difficult to read in single-page mode as the image becomes very wide and short.

Split Wide Pages (Settings → Reader → Comic/Manga reader) allows you to automatically split these double-width images into two separate pages when using Single Page mode.

How it works:

• Detects images that are significantly wider than they are tall
• Splits the image into two equal halves (left and right)
• Presents them as two consecutive pages in your reading flow
• Respects your Reading Direction (LTR/RTL) for which half to show first

When to use:

• Reading two-page spreads on an iPhone
• Older scans where pages weren’t separated
• Improving readability for “landscape” pages in a portrait reader

Cover Page Handling

By default, the first page (cover) displays alone, then pages pair normally starting from page 2.

Group Cover Page (Settings → Reader → Comic/Manga reader):

• Off (default): Cover alone, then pages 2-3, 4-5, etc.
• On: Cover + page 2, then pages 3-4, 5-6, etc.

When to enable: Some manga formats expect the cover to pair with the first story page. Try both to see which feels right for your content.

Manual Double-Page Grouping

Komic can override the automatic page pairing for books with unusual layouts.

This is helpful when a book’s pages were scanned or exported in a way that makes the default double-page grouping feel “off” even though the reading direction is correct.

What it does

Manual Double-Page Grouping lets you choose the page where Komic should start a new two-page grouping pattern.

Instead of relying only on the default pairing logic:

• Komic can break the current pairing at a specific page
• That page becomes the start of a new spread
• The following pages continue from that new grouping

This gives you a way to fix books where page pairs are shifted by one page.

When to use it

Common cases include:

• Manga or comics with unusual front matter
• Books where an inserted credits page shifts all later spreads
• Scans where the expected left/right pairing starts later than normal
• Books that look correct in single-page mode but wrong in double-page mode

How it works with cover grouping

Manual grouping works alongside Group Cover Page:

• If Group Cover Page is off, Komic normally starts spreads after the cover
• If Group Cover Page is on, Komic can include the cover in the first spread
• Manual grouping lets you override that automatic start point when needed

Best use case

Try this when page turns are correct but the visual spread pairing is not. If a two-page scene is split across the wrong pages, manual grouping can usually realign it.

Understanding Page Pairing

In double-page mode, one “turn” advances two pages. This mimics reading a physical book where you see two pages at once, then flip to see the next two.

Example with 10 pages:

• View 1: Cover alone (page 1)
• View 2: Pages 2-3
• View 3: Pages 4-5
• View 4: Pages 6-7
• View 5: Pages 8-9
• View 6: Page 10 alone

The reader handles this automatically based on page count.

When Double Page Works Best

Perfect for:

• Two-page spreads in comics (battle scenes, landscapes)
• Reading on iPad in landscape
• Manga designed with page pairs in mind
• Seeing more content at once

Not ideal for:

• Small screens where text becomes unreadable
• Portrait orientation (pages would be tiny)
• Webtoons or vertical scrolling content
• Comics with independent page layouts

Mode Limitations

Webtoon & Vertical modes:

• Always use single page
• Double page disabled automatically
• These modes are designed for vertical scrolling

Screen size considerations:

• Double page on small screens makes text hard to read
• Single page on large screens underutilizes space
• Automatic mode handles this for you

Tips for Best Experience

iPad users:

• Use Automatic mode
• Landscape = double page for immersive reading
• Portrait = single page when you want larger text

iPhone users:

• Single page usually works best
• Double page makes text too small on smaller screens
• Try it if you have a Plus/Pro Max model

Manga readers:

• Enable Group Cover Page if your manga pairs the cover
• RTL mode + double page feels most authentic
• Check how the original was published

Comic readers:

• Double page perfect for modern two-page spreads
• Watch for intentional page-turn reveals
• Some comics design around single-page reading

Reading speed:

• Disable page transitions if you read very fast
• Double page lets you see twice as much content
• Single page for more deliberate, detailed reading