CBR

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 files and can be decompressed with any decompression file utility.
Each .cbr file contains compressed set of JPG, 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
Programs for viewing cbr files:
CDisplay Ex (Microsoft Windows)
CDisplay Comic Reader (Microsoft Windows)
Calibre (Microsoft Windows)
ComicRacks (Microsoft Windows)
OpenBerg Lector (Microsoft Windows)
Calibre for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
ComicBookLover for Mac OS X (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sequential 2 (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Calibre for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Okular (Linux/Unix)
Comix (Linux/Unix)
ComicBookLover for iPhone (Apple iOS)
Comic Zeal (Apple iOS)
Software apps that import cbr files:
Calibre (Microsoft Windows)
Kindle Comic Converter (Microsoft Windows)
Calibre for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Calibre for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software apps that print cbr files:
CDisplay Ex (Microsoft Windows)
CDisplay Comic Reader (Microsoft Windows)
Calibre (Microsoft Windows)
Calibre for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Calibre for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Okular (Linux/Unix)