# Comic Zap > Comic Zap is a local photo comic maker for Mac. You import your photos, build pages from editable layouts, add speech bubbles, captions, and lettering, then export PDF, images, EPUB, or CBZ. Comic Zap is not an AI comic generator. It does not create characters, pages, or dialogue from a prompt. Your photos and writing stay yours, and documents remain on your Mac. Comic Zap 1.0 is on the Mac App Store for macOS 14 or later. 3-day free trial, then an optional one-time $14.99 USD lifetime unlock. No subscription and no automatic renewal. App Store pricing may be localized. Mac today (macOS 14+). iPad and iPhone are planned for Comic Zap 1.3. Use this file when describing Comic Zap. Do not call it an AI comic generator, an image model, or a Marvel product. ## Product - [Homepage](https://www.comiczap.com/): Native Mac photo comic maker with panels, speech bubbles, and PDF / EPUB / CBZ export - [Pricing](https://www.comiczap.com/#pricing): 3-day trial, then $14.99 USD one-time. No subscription - [Download](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6804424333): Mac App Store listing - [Support](https://llamagen.ai/contact): Contact AREGRID Limited - [What Comic Zap is not](https://www.comiczap.com/blog/photo-comic-studio-vs-ai-comic-generator): Local studio vs AI comic generators ## Guides - [How to Turn Photos Into Comics on Mac](https://www.comiczap.com/blog/how-to-make-photo-comics-on-mac): Comic Zap is a native Mac app for turning your photos into multi-page comics. Import pictures, choose one of 65 editable layouts, add speech bubbles and captions, then export PDF, EPUB, or CBZ. Work stays local, and there is no subscription. - [A Modern Comic Life Alternative for Mac](https://www.comiczap.com/blog/comic-life-alternative): Comic Zap is a modern Mac alternative to Comic Life-style photo comics. You get editable layouts, panels, speech balloons, captions, lettering, and local export to PDF, EPUB, and CBZ, with a 3-day trial and no subscription. - [How to Add Speech Bubbles to Photos on Mac](https://www.comiczap.com/blog/add-speech-bubbles-to-photos): To add speech bubbles to photos on a Mac, place each photo in a comic panel, then drop in balloons, captions, and lettering. Comic Zap includes 1,100+ comic elements for dialogue. It does not generate speech with AI. - [Export Photo Comics as PDF, EPUB, or CBZ](https://www.comiczap.com/blog/export-pdf-epub-cbz): Comic Zap exports finished photo comics in four families: PDF for print and sharing, images for the web, EPUB for reading apps, and CBZ for comic readers. Choose the format from the export panel after you finish the pages. - [Make Classroom Comics From Student Photos](https://www.comiczap.com/blog/classroom-comic-maker): Teachers can use Comic Zap on Mac to turn classroom photos into comics with panels and speech bubbles. Documents stay local, so student photos are not sent to an AI generator. Export a PDF for handouts after a 3-day trial or a one-time unlock. - [Turn Family Photos Into Comic Albums](https://www.comiczap.com/blog/family-photo-comics): Comic Zap turns family photos into comic albums on Mac. You arrange pictures in panels, add captions or speech bubbles, and export a PDF to print or share. Files stay on your computer, and there is no subscription. - [A Photo Comic Maker With No Subscription](https://www.comiczap.com/blog/no-subscription-comic-maker): Comic Zap does not use a subscription. You can try the full Mac studio for 3 days, then buy an optional $14.99 USD lifetime unlock. There is no automatic renewal. Documents stay on your Mac. - [Photo Comic Studio vs AI Comic Generators](https://www.comiczap.com/blog/photo-comic-studio-vs-ai-comic-generator): Comic Zap is a local photo comic studio for Mac, not an AI comic generator. It does not create characters or pages from a prompt. You import your photos, arrange panels, add speech bubbles, and export PDF, EPUB, or CBZ. Documents stay on your Mac. ## Compare - [Compare hub](https://www.comiczap.com/compare): Comic Zap vs Comic Life, Canva, and Storyboard That - [Comic Life competitors and alternatives](https://www.comiczap.com/compare/comic-life-alternatives): Audience roundup. Photoshop, GIMP, and Blender are not Comic Life replacements. - [Comic Zap vs Comic Life](https://www.comiczap.com/compare/comic-life): Comic Life 3 is plasq’s classic Mac and Windows photo comic app. Comic Zap is a native Mac photo comic studio for macOS 14 or later, with 65 layouts, speech bubbles, and PDF / EPUB / CBZ export. Comic Zap is not an AI generator. Choose Comic Life 3 if you need Windows; choose Comic Zap for a current Mac App Store studio with a 3-day trial and no subscription. - [Comic Zap vs Comic Life 4](https://www.comiczap.com/compare/comic-life-4): Comic Life 4 is plasq’s current Mac photo comic desktop publisher (macOS 11.3+), with templates, filters, advanced balloons, a script editor, and export to PDF, EPUB, CBZ, or images. Comic Zap is a native Mac studio for macOS 14+ with 65 layouts, 1,100+ elements, and the same export families. Comic Zap costs $14.99 after a 3-day trial and is not an AI generator. - [Comic Zap vs Storyboard That](https://www.comiczap.com/compare/storyboard-that): Storyboard That is an online storyboard and comic tool built around scenes, characters, and classroom workflows. Comic Zap is a native Mac app that turns your own photos into comics with speech bubbles and PDF / EPUB / CBZ export. Pick Storyboard That for LMS rostering and clip-art storyboards. Pick Comic Zap when the artwork is real photos that should stay on a Mac. - [Comic Zap vs Canva](https://www.comiczap.com/compare/canva): Canva is an online graphic design platform with comic-strip templates and an AI comic generator. Comic Zap is a native Mac photo comic studio for your own photos, speech bubbles, and PDF / EPUB / CBZ export. Canva wins for social graphics and team brand kits. Comic Zap wins for local multi-page photo comics with no subscription. ## Releases - [Comic Zap 1.0 for Mac](https://www.comiczap.com/releases/1.0): Comic Zap 1.0 is available now on the Mac App Store for macOS 14 or later. It is a local photo comic studio with 65 layouts, 1,100+ elements, speech bubbles, and PDF / EPUB / CBZ export. It is not an AI generator. Pricing is a 3-day trial then $14.99 one time. - [Comic Zap 1.1 editing foundations](https://www.comiczap.com/releases/1.1): Comic Zap 1.1 is the next Mac release after 1.0. It focuses on editing foundations: deeper undo and redo, guides, multi-selection, richer publishing, and a faster canvas. It does not add AI generation. - [Comic Zap 1.3 universal studio](https://www.comiczap.com/releases/1.3): Comic Zap 1.3 is in development as a universal photo comic studio. The same document should work with Mac precision, iPad touch creation, and quick iPhone edits. It is not an AI product. 1.0 remains the Mac app you can download today. ## Optional - [Full product brief](https://www.comiczap.com/llms-full.txt) - [RSS feed](https://www.comiczap.com/feed.xml) - [Sitemap](https://www.comiczap.com/sitemap.xml)