LanguageCBZ
Comic Book Archive file or ComicBook Reader e-book
File type: E-book file, Archive and compressed file
A cbz file extension is used for popular comics e-book format based on ZIP compression. It's basically a renamed zip that contains several or more images that can be viewed in comic readers in a slideshow mode.
Found 2 different file type records with the same cbz filename suffix.
What is cbz file?
File type category:
E-book file
Archive and compressed file
Date updated: July 13, 2025
The cbz file extension is used for Comics Book Archives packaged with the ZIP compression.
The cbz file is basically renamed zip file and can be decompressed with any .ZIP file utility.
The CDisplay program displays the comic book images so it is useful to use for this particular zip archive type.
These files typically contain png or jpg files and occasionally gif, bmp, and tiff are seen.
This file format is typically used for comics.
How to open cbz file?
You can use CDisplay Comic Reader or similar software, capable to read *.cbz files.
How to convert cbz file?
The *.cbz file is basically ZIP archive file with renamed file extension ZIP on CBZ file extension. Therefore you can rename the CBZ file extension on ZIP and open the file WinZip.
JPEG and PNG images, located within the archive, can be convert in graphic utilities to another graphic image format or you can compress extracted files from CBZ archive in WinRAR and change RAR file extension on CBR file extension and now you have Comic Book Archive file with RAR compression. CBR file can be open in CDisplay Comic Reader.
Suggested software to open cbz file:
Associated software actions with the cbz file
Programs for viewing cbz files:
CDisplay Comic Reader (Microsoft Windows)
ComicRacks (Microsoft Windows)
OpenBerg Lector (Microsoft Windows)
CDisplay Ex (Microsoft Windows)
Calibre (Microsoft Windows)
Sequential 2 (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Calibre for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
ComicBookLover for Mac OS X (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Calibre for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Comix (Linux/Unix)
Okular (Linux/Unix)
ComicBookLover for iPad (Apple iOS)
Comic Zeal (Apple iOS)
Software apps that import cbz files:
Kindle Comic Converter (Microsoft Windows)
Calibre (Microsoft Windows)
Calibre for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Calibre for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software apps that print cbz files:
CDisplay Ex (Microsoft Windows)
ChessBase encrypted database archive
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: January 12, 2025
The cbz file extension is associated with the ChessBase, an application for Microsoft Windows that allows users to search in a large database of Chess matches.
The cbz file stores encrypted database archive used by ChessBase.
How to open cbz file?
Use ChessBase to work with *.cbz files.
How to convert cbz file?
Probably cannot be converted to other formats.
Suggested software to open cbz file:
Associated software actions with the cbz file
Software applications that can open cbz files:
ChessBase (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create cbz files:
ChessBase (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving cbz files:
ChessBase (Microsoft Windows)