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Step-by-step, practical guides.

How to Start a Scanlation Group That Actually Ships

Team size, essential roles, the path to chapter one, and why groups stall.
The Scanlation Workflow Explained: All 8 Steps

Eight steps, two parallel tracks, one merge point, and the step that stalls most.
Roles and Permissions in a Scanlation Team

Roles versus people, three permission rules, and making workload visible.
Tracking Chapter Deadlines in a Scanlation Group

Deadlines per step, not per chapter; measuring wait time; reminders that do not burn people out.
How to Clean Manga Raws: A Step-by-Step Guide

Bubbles, text over art, screentone, gradients, layers, saving and handoff.
How to Typeset Manga and Webtoons: A Practical Guide

Fonts, bubble shapes, sizing, strokes, SFX, webtoon vs page, QC handoff.

RAW, clean, redraw, typesetting, QC — scanlation terms in plain language.

RAW — The Untranslated Source Chapter

The untouched source chapter. Where it comes from, what resolution works, why it stalls.
Cleaning — Preparing the Art for Typesetting

Removing the original text from the art. What it covers and how long it takes.
Redraw — Rebuilding What the Text Was Covering

Reconstructing art after removing text. The least predictable step in the chain.
Typesetting — Putting the Translation Back on the Page

Placing translated text on the art. Fonts, line breaks, overflow, and the merge point.
Quality Check (QC) — The Last Step Before Release

The final read before release. What to check, who should do it, what skipping costs.
Proofreading — What Happens After Translation

Making the translation read naturally. How it differs from QC and who covers it.

Example setups for different team sizes and ways of working.

How a Two-Person Scanlation Team Works

Which steps merge, a realistic release pace, and what stops two-person teams.
Growing a Scanlation Team from 3 to 10 People

Splitting roles, permissions, multiple series, and the hidden cost of growth.

Discord, Trello, Notion, spreadsheets — when they are enough and when they break.

Scanlation Team Management Software: A Practical Checklist

Seven questions that separate a scanlation tool from a generic task board.
Running a Scanlation Team on Discord: Where It Breaks

Great for talking, poor for tracking. Where the line actually falls.
Trello for Scanlation Teams: Where Cards Stop Working

Kanban is visually convincing, but parallel tracks and role permissions do not fit on a card.
Spreadsheets for Chapter Tracking: How Far They Go

Flexible and free, but dependent on one person and silently wrong.

Where things are in FansubPanel and how to do them: a step-by-step manual with screenshots.

Common problems

Not your turn, can't download, no notifications, page hangs… what to do.
Creating a series

Create a series, pull its details from MangaUpdates, pick the workflow.
Desktop tools

Download the tools from Team Hub → Tools, create a key in My Tool Keys, paste it into the program.
Members and invitations

Invite members, approve join requests, manage roles and membership.
Overview of the panel

Sidebar, Management section, top bar, user menu and Ctrl+K search.
Plans and subscription

Plan limits, the trial, buying, cancelling and dropping to the free plan on expiry.