Product Features Comparison
| Document Features | Manga Studio Debut 4 |
Manga Studio EX 4 |
| Page Templates | Yes | Yes |
| 72-1200 dpi Resolution | Yes | Yes |
| Page Numbering | Yes | Yes |
| Book-style Facing Pages | - | Yes |
| Layers | Manga Studio Debut 4 |
Manga Studio EX 4 |
| Raster Layers | Yes | Yes |
| Tone Layers | Yes | Yes |
| Selection Layers | 2* | Yes |
| Masking Layers | Yes | Yes |
| Reverse Layers | Yes | Yes |
| Sketch Layers | Yes | Yes |
| Panel Folders | Yes | Yes |
| Layer/Text Folders | Yes | Yes |
| Guide Layers, Grid Layer, Print Guide and Basic Frame Layer | Yes | Yes |
| Vector Layers | - | Yes |
| Word Balloon Layers | Yes | Yes |
| Text Layers | Yes | Yes |
| Sub Ruler Layers, Ruler Layers, and Panel Ruler Layers | Yes | Yes |
| Support | Manga Studio Debut 4 |
Manga Studio EX 4 |
| Beginners Assistant | Yes | Yes |
| Selection Launcher | Yes | Yes |
| Dynamic Help | Yes | Yes |
| Palettes | Manga Studio Debut 4 |
Manga Studio EX 4 |
| Tools Palette | Yes | Yes |
| Tool Options Palette | Yes | Yes |
| Layers Palette | Yes | Yes |
| History Palette | Yes | Yes |
| Properties Palette | Yes | Yes |
| Navigator Palette | Yes | Yes |
| Custom Tools Palette | - | Yes |
| Actions Palette | - | Yes |
| Tones and Materals Palette | 5* | Yes |
| Color Palette | 6* | Yes |
| Drawing | Manga Studio Debut 4 |
Manga Studio EX 4 |
| Save Tool Settings | Yes | Yes |
| Pen Tool | 2* | Yes |
| Pencil Tool | 2* | Yes |
| Magic Marker Tool | 2* | Yes |
| Eraser Tool | 2* | Yes |
| Line/Curve/Polygon/Rectangle/Ellipse Tool | 2* | Yes |
| Pattern Brush Tool | 2* | Yes |
| Gradation Tool | - | Yes |
| Other Tools | Manga Studio Debut 4 |
Manga Studio EX 4 |
| Panel Selector, Panel Ruler Cutter, Panel Maker Tool | Yes | Yes |
| Layer Selection, Move Layer, Joint Line Tool | 2* | Yes |
| Eyedropper Tool | - | Yes |
| 3D Frame, 3D Selection Tool | - | Yes |
| Brush Pen Tool | - | Yes |
| Close Fill Tool | - | Yes |
| Path Tool | - | Yes |
| Text Tool | Yes | Yes |
| Distortion, Stamp, Color Blend, Dodging, Burning Tool | - | Yes |
| Hand, Rotate, Zoom Tool | Yes | Yes |
| Drawing Color (Black, White, Transparency) | Yes | Yes |
| Drawing Color (Tone) | - | Yes |
| Editing | Manga Studio Debut 4 |
Manga Studio EX 4 |
| Magnify/Shrink, Rotate, Stretch/Skew | Yes | Yes |
| Rectangle, Ellipse, Polyline, Lasso Selection Tools | 2* | Yes |
| Magic Wand Tool | 2* | Yes |
| Fill Tool | 2* | Yes |
| Close Path for MagicWand, Fill Tools | - | Yes |
| Smoother Tool | - | Yes |
| Dust Cleaner Tool | - | Yes |
| Speed Line | - | Yes |
| Action Feature | - | Yes |
| Quick Mask and Quick Select | - | Yes |
| Fill Selection | 2* | Yes |
| Fill Selection with Drawing Color | - | Yes |
| Outline Selection | - | Yes |
| Blur Selection Edge | - | Yes |
| Mesh Transformation | - | Yes |
| Shrink Selection | - | Yes |
| Color Selection | Yes | Yes |
| Layer Properties, Layer Settings | Yes | Yes |
| Layer Conversion, Layer Rasterization | Yes | Yes |
| Layer Conversion by SHD Conversion | - | Yes |
| Vector Features | Manga Studio Debut 4 |
Manga Studio EX 4 |
| Width Correction Tool | - | Yes |
| Line Level Tool | - | Yes |
| Line Smoother Tool | - | Yes |
| Raster to Vector Conversion | - | Yes |
| Fill on Center Line | - | Yes |
| Vector Snap, Delete Overlapping Lines | - | Yes |
| Vector Selecting | - | Yes |
| Anti-Aliasing Display, Center Line Display | - | Yes |
| Tone Features | Manga Studio Debut 4 |
Manga Studio EX 4 |
| Custom Background Tones | Yes | Yes |
| Save Pattern as Tone | Yes | Yes |
| Tone Distortion (Distort Tone Dot, Border Distortion, Blur Distortion) | - | Yes |
| Display | Manga Studio Debut 4 |
Manga Studio EX 4 |
| Scalable Display 0.8-800% Rotate, Flip Horizontal/Vertical | Yes | Yes |
| Adjust Layer Display Color | Yes | Yes |
| Rulers | Manga Studio Debut 4 |
Manga Studio EX 4 |
| Straight and Curved Rulers | Yes | Yes |
| Panel Rulers | Yes | Yes |
| Parallel/Radial Rulers | - | Yes |
| Perspective Rulers | - | Yes |
| Ruler Handle Display | Yes | Yes |
| Concentric Circle Ruler | - | Yes |
| Symmetrical Ruler (Line, 2-axis, 2 Point, 3 Point, 4 Point, 5 Point, 6 Points, 8 Points, 12 Point Symmetry) | - | Yes |
| Background | Manga Studio Debut 4 |
Manga Studio EX 4 |
| 3DLT Rendering | - | Yes |
| 2DLT Rendering | - | Yes |
| Filters | Manga Studio Debut 4 |
Manga Studio EX 4 |
| Speed Lines, Focus Lines, Vanishing Points | 3* | Yes |
| Binary, Mosaic, Invert, Posterize | - | Yes |
| Adjust Levels, Tone Curve, Brightness, Contrast, Dust Cleaner | - | Yes |
| Blur, Blur More, Gaussian Blur, Sharpen, Sharpen More | - | Yes |
| Polar Coordinates, Zigzag, Wave, Spiral | - | Yes |
| Line Width Correction, Line Smoother | - | Yes |
| Computones | - | Yes |
| Cloud, Wave Pattern | - | Yes |
| Lightning | - | Yes |
| Hue Saturation Filter | - | Yes |
| Radial Blur, Motion Blur | - | Yes |
| Patterns, Rain, Random Grid Patterns, Soft Focus, Sparkle | - | Yes |
| 2D Rotate, Pinch, Speed Rotation, Distorted Speed Line, Distorted Focus Lines, Spherical, Fisheye Lens | - | Yes |
| Text Entry | Manga Studio Debut 4 |
Manga Studio EX 4 |
| Basic Lettering | Yes | Yes |
| Outline Text | Yes | Yes |
| Style Settings | - | 8* |
| Ruby | - | Yes |
| Inline Input | Yes | Yes |
| Input Field | Yes | Yes |
| UNICODE Support | Yes | Yes |
| Story Editor | - | Yes |
| Word Balloons | Manga Studio Debut 4 |
Manga Studio EX 4 |
| Word Balloon Function | Yes | Yes |
| Add Custom Tails to Word Balloons | Yes | Yes |
| Save User's Word Balloon as a Material to the Materials Folder | - | Yes |
| Save Pattern as Material | - | Yes |
| Settings | Manga Studio Debut 4 |
Manga Studio EX 4 |
| Modify Shortcuts | - | Yes |
| Window Features | Manga Studio Debut 4 |
Manga Studio EX 4 |
| Edit Window (Page List, Page Information, Page Editing Area) | Yes | Yes |
| Full Screen Mode | - | Yes |
| Tool Option Palette, Tab Display, List Display, Stroke Preview Display Options | Yes | Yes |
| Anti-Aliasing Drawing | - | Yes |
| Import | Manga Studio Debut 4 |
Manga Studio EX 4 |
| Images via TWAIN Scanner | Yes | Yes |
| Consecutive Scanning | - | Yes |
| JPEG, BMP | Yes | Yes |
| PNG, TGA, PSD (Import Layers Separately, Supports Layer Set) | 7*,♦ | Yes |
| TIFF | ♦ | Yes |
| PICT | ♦ | ♦ |
| Text Files (txt) | - | Yes |
| Shade File | - | Yes |
| 3D-LWO, OBJ, DXF, LWS, STC | - | Yes |
| ComicStudio Version 2.0 | Yes | Yes |
| ComicStudio Version 3.0 | Yes | Yes |
| ComicStudio Version 4.0 | Yes | Yes |
| Export | Manga Studio Debut 4 |
Manga Studio EX 4 |
| JPEG, BMP, PSD | Yes | Yes |
| PNG, TGA | ♦ | Yes |
| EPS (Monochrome), PDF | - | Yes |
| TIFF | ♦ | Yes |
| PICT | ♦ | ♦ |
| Text Files (txt) | - | Yes |
| ComicStudio Version 2.0 | Yes | Yes |
| ComicStudio Version 3.0 | Yes | Yes |
| ComicStudio Version 4.0 | Yes | Yes |
| "Save as..." "Save Story as..." | Yes | Yes |
| 2* | Yes | |
| Miscellaneous | Manga Studio Debut 4 |
Manga Studio EX 4 |
| Save Pattern to Brush Material | - | Yes |
| Save Pattern Brush Settings and Material | Yes | Yes |
| Export and Import Action Sets | - | Yes |
| Copy to Other Applications | Yes | Yes |
| Materials | 1*, 2, 4 | Yes |
| Material Installation | Yes | Yes |
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1* Cannot save Materials in Debut. 2* Cannot use some of the Options in Debut. 3* Cannot save Settings in Debut. 4* Debut has a smaller amount of included Materials. 5* Can not refer to external Folders/Files in Debut. 6* Cannot reset the color in Debut. 7* Imports psd as a single image file in Debut 4.0 Mac. ♦ Mac only. |