Top 10 Comic Book Readers (CBR, CBZ) for Windows
Updated: March 24, 2026 | Editor: Maria Lin
Comic Book Readers (CBR, CBZ) for Windows allow to open and read comic books on Windows desktops and tablets
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AlfaReader is a lightweight and fast ebook reader, ideal for reading electronic magazines, student textbooks, medical, scientific, technical books, illustrated books for kids. Allows to make bookmarks, save knowledge blocks, add comments, download books for OPDS. Includes built-in audiobook player. Integrates with popular ebook organizer Alfa Ebooks Manager.
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Free and open source comics/mangas media server. Allows to organize your CBZ, CBR, PDF and EPUB files in different libraries, collections or reading lists, edit metadata in ebook-files. It inludes the integrated Webreader but allows to use the Mihon extension, any OPDS reader or other integrations (Komga has REST API that allows to manage library and load books from third party apps). You can install and run Komga on a computer (as a Windows desktop app or Docker image) or NAS. If your books are stored on Google Drive, you can use Plexdrive or rclone to make them accessible to Komga.
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Desktop reader that supports EPUB, MOBI, FB2 and CBR formats (DRM-protected content is not supported) and provides basic functionality for managing your digital library. Allows to read in full-screen mode, night mode, track your reading progress, use bookmarks, search inside text, adjust the font family, font size and line spacing, set the text layout to two or one page. You can add notes, search and sort notes by text or color. Copying text from books and adding notes are only available in the paid version, which also offers text-to-speech (different voices available depending on your system settings) and text translation.
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Ccomic book reader able to read all comic book formats (.cbr file, .cbz, .pdf, etc..) and Manga. Designed to give you the best reading experience, Loads comic books immediately, reading is fluid and comfortable.
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SumatraPDF, also known as Sumatra, is a free and open-source software PDF reader for Microsoft Windows only. The program also opens Open XML Paper Specification, DjVu, EPUB, XPS, CHM, CBZ and CBR, and MOBI files
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Okular is a universal book viewer based on KPDF for KDE 4. This means Okular works on multiple platforms, including but not limited to Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, *BSD, etc. Okular combines the excellent functionalities of KPDF with the versatility of supporting different kind of documents, like PDF, Postscript, DjVu, CHM, XPS, ePub and others.
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ComiXology has revolutionized the comic book and graphic novel industry by delivering a cloud-based digital comics platform that makes discovering, buying, and reading comics more fun than ever before. ComiXology’s reading technology transforms the comic book medium into an immersive and cinematic experience, helping comiXology become one of iTunes top 10 grossing iPad apps in both 2011 and 2012. Offering the broadest library of comic book content from the top 75 publishers, and including independent creators as well, comiXology will not stop until everyone on the face of the planet has become a comic book fan.
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Ubooquity allows to organize and read your ebooks and comics on your favorite device, supports many types of files, with a preference for ePUB, CBZ, CBR and PDF files. Ubooquity can be installed on any OS supporting Java (Windows, Linux, Mac OS...) and on a wide range of hardware (desktop computer, server, NAS...). Ubooquity lets you create user accounts and set access rights for each shared folder.
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YACReader is a comic reader and comic manager with support for cbr cbz zip rar comic files. It is available for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X.
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Android app for comic reading and organization, The original project was discontinued. Now the Community Edition is available
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PDF, Comic Reader that supports zip, rar, cbz, cbr, pdf. Includes Folder, File Explorer, Bookmark preview, Horizontal view mode (2 pages)





























