PanelPal

Perfect for Dilbert, Garfield & other daily strips. Read folders and archives, search inside comics with on-device OCR, fast, private, and fully local.

PanelPal is the ideal reader for your library of syndicated comic strips like Dilbert, Garfield, Calvin & Hobbes, and other daily classics. Even if your collection consists of thousands of individual strips stored in folders or archives, PanelPal lets you browse, search, and enjoy them effortlessly.

Open folders, ZIP/CBZ archives, or individual image files directly on your device and read in a clean, distraction-free interface that keeps the focus on the artwork. Navigation is fast and natural: swipe between strips, zoom in for details, and instantly return to the last comic you viewed.

PanelPal goes beyond simple viewing. With on-device text recognition, you can search inside your comics to find specific jokes, characters, or dialogue across your entire collection. Everything happens locally on your device — no cloud services, no uploads, and no privacy concerns.

Favorites and keywords help you organize large strip archives without forcing you into a rigid library system. Whether you’re revisiting decades of newspaper comics or maintaining a growing daily collection, PanelPal keeps everything accessible and searchable.

The Comic of the Day widget brings a random strip from your collection to your Home Screen. Lightweight thumbnails ensure the widget stays fast, while the app always displays the original full-quality artwork.

PanelPal supports common comic image formats and archive types including CBR, CBZ, ZIP, JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP, and TIFF. Simply open a folder or archive and start reading.

PanelPal is built for strip collectors: fast, private, and fully under your control.