Webtoon is adding AI localization tools to its comics platform

The Verge / 3/26/2026

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Key Points

  • Webtoon’s Canvas platform is set for a major overhaul aimed at helping creators reach global audiences and improve monetization.
  • The platform plans to add an AI-powered translation tool for manga creators to localize scripts into multiple languages, including English, Spanish, French, Indonesian, Thai, Traditional Chinese, and German.
  • Webtoon also intends to roll out additional creator features focused on expanding international followings and providing better insight into which readers are engaging with creators’ work.
  • The AI translation capability is expected to enter a beta phase as part of the broader Canvas updates announced by Webtoon.
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Canvas, Webtoon's platform for user-uploaded comics, is about to get a major overhaul that's designed to help creators make more money and share their art with a wider audience.

Today, Webtoon announced its plans to roll out a number of new features for Canvas that will make it easier for artists to build global followings and gain a deeper understanding of who's engaging with their work. Soon, manga creators who upload their work to Canvas will be able to use an AI-powered translation tool to localize their scripts into English, Spanish, French, Indonesian, Thai, Traditional Chinese, and German. A beta version of the translation feature - …

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