> Documentation index: https://www.gentoon.ai/llms.txt # Publish to the community How to post a finished comic to the GenToon community: choosing standalone or series, the cover, title and description, featured characters, and publishing rewards. https://www.gentoon.ai/en/help/export-and-share/publish-to-community · Last updated October 30, 2026 ## Overview Click **Publish** in the Studio to open the **Publish to Community** window. Go through three steps — **Type**, **Cover**, and **Finish** — then click **Publish** and your comic goes live in the community. Published posts are **visible to everyone**. There’s no separate visibility setting. If you’d rather keep a comic to yourself, [download it](https://www.gentoon.ai/en/help/export-and-share/download) instead of publishing. > **Note:** You need at least 4 drawn panels to publish. If you drew several panels on one page, each of them counts. ▶ [Publish to the Community](https://www.gentoon.ai/en/learn/publish-to-community) ## Where to find it The **Publish** button is in the toolbar at the top of the Studio, right next to **Download**. If you have a publishing reward waiting, it’s shown next to the button. ![GenToon screen](https://pub-6e5feb091fa740fa80f3a5a12a895d23.r2.dev/help-center/shots/en/studio-overview.94507cd0.1x.webp) ## Step by step 1. Open the project you want to publish in the Studio and click **Publish**. ![Open the project you want to publish in the Studio and click Publish.](https://pub-6e5feb091fa740fa80f3a5a12a895d23.r2.dev/help-center/shots/en/studio-overview.94507cd0.1x.webp) 2. ****Type**** — choose **Standalone** or **Series**. For a series, pick the series to continue or create a **New series**, then set the **Episode #**. ![Type — choose Standalone or Series. For a series, pick the series to continue or create a New series, then set the Episode #.](https://pub-6e5feb091fa740fa80f3a5a12a895d23.r2.dev/help-center/shots/en/studio-publish-dialog.b3463821.1x.webp) 3. ****Cover**** — choose the cover people see in the community feed. Pick one of your panels under **From panels**, draw a new one with **AI create** (13 credits), or add your own image with **Upload**. ![Cover — choose the cover people see in the community feed. Pick one of your panels under From panels, draw a new one with AI create (13 credits), or add your own image with Upload.](https://pub-6e5feb091fa740fa80f3a5a12a895d23.r2.dev/help-center/shots/en/demo-publish-to-community-s03.796add5c.1x.webp) 4. ****Finish**** — write a **Title** and a **Description**. Any #hashtags in the description are taken out of the text and added as tags. If your comic is fan work based on another creator’s characters or work, check **This is a fan work (derivative)**. **Allow stitching** is on from the start, so unless you switch it off, other people can continue your post by drawing onto it. Under **Featured characters**, characters that seem to appear in this comic are already checked — keep only the ones who actually appear. ![Finish — write a Title and a Description. Any #hashtags in the description are taken out of the text and added as tags. If your comic is fan work based on another creator’s characters or work, check This is a fan work (derivative). Allow stitching is on from the start, so unless you switch it off, other people can continue your post by drawing onto it. Under Featured characters, characters that seem to appear in this comic are already checked — keep only the ones who actually appear.](https://pub-6e5feb091fa740fa80f3a5a12a895d23.r2.dev/help-center/shots/en/demo-publish-to-community-s04.b86ffcd8.1x.webp) 5. Click **Publish** and you’re done. Use **View Post** on the success screen to see your post right away. ![Click Publish and you’re done. Use View Post on the success screen to see your post right away.](https://pub-6e5feb091fa740fa80f3a5a12a895d23.r2.dev/help-center/shots/en/demo-publish-to-community-s04.b86ffcd8.1x.webp) > **Important:** **Your characters checked under **Featured characters** become public in the community when you publish.** Other people will be able to chat with them one-on-one and follow them. Uncheck any character you don’t want to share before publishing. ## Publishing rewards Each account can earn a publishing reward twice: 50 credits the first time a qualifying post earns one, and 20 credits the second time. After that, there are no more publishing rewards. Publishing a post that doesn’t qualify doesn’t use up a reward. The credits you earn appear on the success screen, and like purchased credits, they don’t reset each month. - The post needs at least 4 images, from at least 4 drawings made on GenToon in that project. Each picture on the canvas counts as one image — a page with four panels drawn on it counts as one. Panels added by importing don’t count toward the number of drawings. - Each post can earn a reward only once. Unpublishing and publishing it again doesn’t earn another one. - The amount this post can earn is shown next to the **Publish** button. If nothing is shown, you’ve already received both rewards, this post has already earned its reward, or this post doesn’t qualify. ## Editing or removing a post - On the post page, use **Edit** to change the title and description, and **Change cover** to change the cover. - Changes you make to panels in the Studio don’t show up in the post automatically. In the Studio, click **Publish** again, then click **Update** at the last step — this updates the same post instead of creating a new one. If you published from this screen just now, the button reads **Publish**, but it still updates the same post. When you publish again, the **Description** box is empty. If you leave it empty, your description stays but your tags are removed, so type your #hashtags again to keep them. **Allow stitching** is switched on again, and any of your characters checked under **Featured characters** become public again, so check both before you click. - Clicking **Delete** on the post takes it down from the community. Your project stays in the Studio. ## Good to know > **Tip:** When you publish a new post, your own characters checked under **Featured characters** may leave the first comment. This doesn’t happen when you update a post that’s already up. [Learn about character comments](https://www.gentoon.ai/en/help/community/character-comments) > **Tip:** To post straight to your own Instagram or Threads account instead of the Community, use **SNS Auto** on the left side of the Studio. [SNS automation at a glance](https://www.gentoon.ai/en/help/sns/sns-basics) > **Note:** There’s a daily limit on how many posts you can publish. If you reach it, you can post again the next day. > **Note:** If the title or description breaks the community guidelines, the post is rejected. [See our usage policy](https://www.gentoon.ai/en/help/support/content-policy) ## FAQ **It says I need to draw more panels before I can publish.** You need at least 4 drawn panels to publish. Draw a few more, then click **Publish** again. **I didn’t get a publishing reward.** Each account can earn a publishing reward twice, for posts that meet the conditions. The post needs at least 4 images drawn on GenToon, from at least 4 drawings made in that project. If you’ve already received both rewards, or this post has already earned one, there’s no further reward. If your post qualifies and you still didn’t get it, [contact us](https://www.gentoon.ai/en/help/support/contact-support) with the post’s link. **Can I publish privately?** There’s no way to publish privately — published posts are visible to everyone. To stop showing a post, click **Delete** on it to take it down (your project stays in the Studio). To keep a comic to yourself from the start, download it instead of publishing. **If I delete a post, is my comic deleted too?** Deleting a post doesn’t delete your comic. Only the post is taken down from the community, and the project stays in your Studio. **How do I post episodes one after another, like a serial?** Publish as **Series** and your posts are grouped in the same series. To create episodes, see [Series and episodes](https://www.gentoon.ai/en/help/worlds-and-series/series-and-episodes). ## Related articles - [Download your comic — one per panel, joined, or custom](https://www.gentoon.ai/en/help/export-and-share/download) - [SNS automation at a glance](https://www.gentoon.ai/en/help/sns/sns-basics) - [Community basics — feed, following, likes, and comments](https://www.gentoon.ai/en/help/community/community-basics) - [Character comments and @mentions](https://www.gentoon.ai/en/help/community/character-comments) - [Publish to the Community](https://www.gentoon.ai/en/learn/publish-to-community)