A free, open-source WEBCOMIC TEMPLATE
Built in HTML and JavaScript
If you're a webcomic artist who wants to be in complete control of their domain and how their comic is presented, but the idea of using Tumblr or WordPress with ComicPress sounds unappetizing, Rarebit is for you.
No extensions needed and barely any coding experience needed
Rarebit is an HTML Webcomic Template written in simple and extensively commented code that even an HTML/JS beginner can figure it out, but modular enough that an HTML/JS pro can make it special. Everything is done in HTML and vanilla JavaScript, you don't need Bootstrap or JQuery or anything. Just download the template and plug your comics in.
Features
- All ON ONE PAGE - No need to give each comic page its own HTML page - Rarebit only uses one, and it uses JS to give each page its own url by appending. This means only having to edit one page if you want to mess with the layout.
- EVERYTHING IS MADE TO BE EASILY TOGGLEABLE - including the directory where comics are kept, the file types of your comics, the naming convention of your comic files, whether to display the FIRST COMIC or the LATEST COMIC on the homepage...
- LOTS OF NAVIGATION OPTIONS - let readers flip through pages with the classic FIRST, PREVIOUS, NEXT and LATEST buttons, but also give them the option to click on a page to go to the next one, or use the ARROW KEYS or WSAD to navigate. Each navigation option can be toggled on and off.
- PAGE DATA CONTROL - give each page of your comic its own unique Title, Alt Text and Author's Note section - still all on one HTML page.
- MIGRATING FROM WEBTOONS? is your comic really vertical with pages that are split into multiple separate image files? Don't worry, Rarebit supports splitting one comic page up into multiple files and displaying them as one.
- AUTOMATIC ARCHIVING - Rarebit has an archive page that displays every comic in a list, and automatically updates whenever you upload a new comic. Control how the archive is displayed, including what order you want the comics to be listed in, or whether you want page numbers to be displayed. You can even give each listed comic its own thumbnail.
- EASILY CREATE SUBPAGES - The template includes an easy way to make stuff like Character pages or About pages, including a (somewhat rudimentary) navbar that persists across them.
- DON'T MAKE READERS SCROLL PAST THE HEADER EVERY TIME - when you click to a new page, it automatically jumps down to where the comics are so your reader doesn't have to scroll past a gigantic header every time they flip the page. You can toggle this on and off too, of course.
- MOBILE FRIENDLY - The entire template is carefully optimized to look good on multiple different screen sizes, including mobile devices.
Some webcomics that use Rarebit!
(some comics may contain NSFW content)
Who did this? 
Rarebit was made by geno7, though much is owed to Dannarchy for laying down what would become the skeleton of sections of the project.
Want to support the project?
you can donate to geno7's ko-fi page here, or you can become a member of the Geno7 Fun Club! (patreon) it's much appreciated!
