# Read with the Webreader
Komga has an integrated Webreader packed with features.
To start reading a book, you can click on the read button either on the book card, or on the book details screen.
Here is an overview of the Webreader's interface.
# Settings
The Webreader can be configured in various ways from the settings dialog.
# General
# Reading mode
Four reading modes are available:
- Left to right
- Right to left
- Vertical
- Webtoon: displays all the pages in a continuous vertical strip
The Webreader will automatically use the Reading direction specified in the Book metadata.
# Animate page transitions
If enable, a smooth transition will be used to switch between pages.
# Gestures
Touch gestures are available in the Page reader only (Left to right, Right to left, Vertical), and can be disabled if necessary.
# Display
# Background color
You can choose the background color of the reader between white and black.
# Reader specific options: Paged reader
# Scale type
Four scale types are available:
- Fit to screen
- Fit to width
- Fit to height
- Original
# Double pages
When enabled, the Webreader will display two pages on the same screen, like an open book, with the following exceptions:
- The first and last page will always be shown as a single page
- If a page has a landscape orientation (width > height), it will be show as a single page
# Thumbnails explorer
You can use the Thumbnails explorer to have an overview of all the pages in the book, and to quickly navigate to a particular page.
# Help dialog
The help dialog will display the available keyboard shortcuts. The dialog is context-aware, and will only show shortcuts that are relevant to the current reading mode.