Help
Where things are in FansubPanel and how to do them: a step-by-step manual with screenshots.
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Common problems
Not your turn, can't download, no notifications, page hangs… what to do.
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Creating a series
Create a series, pull its details from MangaUpdates, pick the workflow.
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Desktop tools
Download the tools from Team Hub → Tools, create a key in My Tool Keys, paste it into the program.
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Members and invitations
Invite members, approve join requests, manage roles and membership.
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Overview of the panel
Sidebar, Management section, top bar, user menu and Ctrl+K search.
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Plans and subscription
Plan limits, the trial, buying, cancelling and dropping to the free plan on expiry.
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Profile and account
Photo, name, credit name, username, language, online status and account deletion.
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Team chat
The team's shared chat room: write, mention, search, edit; who can delete what.
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What every step screen shares
The header, Complete, the blocked banner, the Workflow panel and notes work the same on every step.
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Browser tools
Webtoon stitcher and splitter, font character checker; no sign-up, no uploads.
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Custom roles
Create your own role, pick its permissions, give it to members.
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RAW upload
Upload the raw pages or share a link, reorder them, add the source, Complete.
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Security and sessions
Password, active sessions, linked accounts and email change.
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Series list and series page
Find series, see chapters and the team on the series page, export the series.
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Series messages
The inbox for series chats: who sees which room, when you get notified.
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Setting up your first team
Sign up, verify your email, fill in the Create New Fansub form.
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Direct messages
One-to-one messages between members; who turns it on, who sees it, how oversight works.
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Joining a team by invitation
Open the invite link, sign up if needed, choose your role, Accept.
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Step assignments
Decide who works on which step of a series.
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Team Assignments
Which step is empty in which series, who has how much work: on one screen.
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The translation screen
Write or import the translation, send it after a last look; fix it line by line in a revision.
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Looking for People
Find someone for a series, apply to a call, approve incoming applications.
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Notifications
The bell, the Notifications page and the notification preferences in your profile (panel, email, Telegram).
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Proofreading and revisions
Read the translation, comment on lines; approve or request a revision, compare the changes when it comes back.
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Starting with a sample series
Explore a ready-made series with "Start with a sample series" on the Dashboard, then delete it.
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Workflows
Use a template to decide the steps a chapter goes through.
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Cleaning and balloon cleaning
Upload the cleaned pages or share a link, reorder, Complete.
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Discord and Telegram
Announce team events to a Discord channel; get your own notifications on Telegram.
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Opening chapters
Open one chapter or a range in bulk, and set a deadline.
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Roles and permissions
Permission roles, task badges, step assignment and the rookie period; who sees what.
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Team Hub
Announcements, watermarks, PSDs, fonts and tools: the team's shared cupboard.
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Chapter page
See which step a chapter is on, jump to your next task, download the chapter.
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Fansub Settings
Team settings on one page: who changes what, how to connect Discord.
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Typesetting
Get the translation, clean pages and fonts; upload the typeset pages, Complete.
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Chapter status, undoing a step and resetting
Why a chapter is in its status, and how to undo a step you completed.
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Team Board
Activity: what is happening in the team. Metrics: how the work is going.
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Visual editor
Download the translation and files, comment on lines, upload the edited pages, Complete.
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My Data
Download the team dump (JSON) and series archives (ZIP).
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My Tasks
See all the work whose turn has come for you in one list.
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Quality check
Review the finished pages, tick the checklist; approve or request a revision.
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Glossary
Keep character names and terms consistent across the series.
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One-person workflow
Doing it all yourself? Upload the finished pages or share a link, then Complete.
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Series fonts
Keep the series' typesetting fonts in one place for the whole team.
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Trash
Restore a deleted series, chapter or file within 30 days.