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CBR

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Comic Book Archive file or ComicBook Reader e-book

File type: Archive and compressed file, E-book file

Files with cbr file extension is used for a popular comic e-book format. CBR is basically a rar file that contains several images (usually JPGs) that can opened in comic books viewer as a sequence of screens.

What is cbr file?

File type category:
Archive and compressed file
E-book file

Date updated: December 31, 2024

File extension cbr is typically used for comic books archives, which are basically renamed rar and can be decompressed with any decompression file utility. 

Each .cbr file contains compressed set of jpeg, png, or static gif images. Pages are automatically ordered and can be presented one or two at a time.

How to open cbr file?

You can use CDisplay Comic Reader or similar software, capable to read *.cbr files.

How to convert cbr file?

A *.cbr file is basically RAR archive file with renamed file extension RAR to CBR file extension. So you can simply extract the files and repack them to another archive format or access the images inside.

Suggested software to open cbr file:

Associated software actions with the cbr file

Software apps that import cbr files:

Apple macOS / Mac OS X

Software apps that print cbr files:

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