[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":306},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-kindle-comic-converter-supported-formats":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":290,"extension":291,"meta":292,"navigation":293,"path":294,"pubDate":295,"publish":293,"seo":296,"slug":297,"stem":298,"tags":299,"targetQuery":304,"updatedDate":297,"__hash__":305},"posts\u002FKindle Comic Converter Supported Formats.md","Kindle Comic Converter Supported Formats: Inputs and Outputs Explained",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":281},"minimark",[9,26,38,43,96,99,103,117,127,138,148,152,155,175,179,188,194,198,269],[10,11,12,13,20,21,25],"p",{},"Kindle Comic Converter (KCC), the free, open-source converter at\n",[14,15,19],"a",{"href":16,"rel":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fciromattia\u002Fkcc",[18],"nofollow","github.com\u002Fciromattia\u002Fkcc",", reads the\ncommon comic archive formats (CBZ, CBR, CB7) plus PDF, and writes the\nformats e-readers actually display well: EPUB, MOBI\u002FAZW3, KEPUB for Kobo,\nand CBZ. The browser version of the same engine,\n",[14,22,24],{"href":23},"\u002F","Kindle Comic Converter online",",\nadditionally accepts plain ZIP, RAR and 7Z archives and EPUB as input. Here is the full picture, and\nwhich output you should pick for your device.",[27,28,31],"callout",{"type":29,"title":30},"tldr","Short version",[10,32,33,34,37],{},"In: CBZ, CBR, CB7, ZIP, RAR, 7Z, PDF, EPUB. Out: EPUB (Kindle and almost\neverything else), KEPUB (Kobo), MOBI (older Kindles), CBZ (apps and\narchives). For a modern Kindle choose EPUB; for Kobo choose KEPUB; when in\ndoubt, EPUB. Try it with a live preview at\n",[14,35,36],{"href":23},"KCC online",".",[39,40,42],"h2",{"id":41},"input-formats-what-you-can-feed-it","Input formats: what you can feed it",[44,45,46,54,60,66,80,90],"ul",{},[47,48,49,53],"li",{},[50,51,52],"strong",{},"CBZ",": a ZIP archive of page images, the most common comic format.",[47,55,56,59],{},[50,57,58],{},"CBR",": the same idea in a RAR archive.",[47,61,62,65],{},[50,63,64],{},"CB7",": the 7-Zip variant, rarer but fully supported.",[47,67,68,71,72,23,76,79],{},[50,69,70],{},"ZIP \u002F RAR \u002F 7Z",": plain archives of images work too; the ",[73,74,75],"code",{},".cbz",[73,77,78],{},".cbr","\nextension is just a naming convention.",[47,81,82,85,86,37],{},[50,83,84],{},"PDF",": scanned or exported comic PDFs are unpacked page by page. If\nyour manga only exists as a PDF, see\n",[14,87,89],{"href":88},"\u002Ftools\u002Fmanga-pdf-to-epub","Manga PDF to EPUB",[47,91,92,95],{},[50,93,94],{},"EPUB",": already-packaged comics can be re-processed for a different\ndevice (browser version).",[10,97,98],{},"Desktop KCC also takes bare folders of images, which is handy when you've\nassembled pages yourself.",[39,100,102],{"id":101},"output-formats-what-to-pick","Output formats: what to pick",[10,104,105,107,108,112,113,37],{},[50,106,94],{}," is the default answer. It's the open standard, Amazon's Send to\nKindle accepts it directly (MOBI email support was dropped in 2022, checked\nAugust 2026), and every non-Kindle reader opens it. KCC's EPUB output has\npages pre-sized to your device profile, right-to-left page order for manga,\nand e-ink-tuned contrast. Start at\n",[14,109,111],{"href":110},"\u002Ftools\u002Fcbz-to-epub","CBZ to EPUB"," or\n",[14,114,116],{"href":115},"\u002Ftools\u002Fcbr-to-epub","CBR to EPUB",[10,118,119,122,123,37],{},[50,120,121],{},"KEPUB"," is EPUB with Kobo's extra markup. On a Kobo it unlocks the faster\ncomic renderer and keeps reading statistics working; a plain EPUB reads\nfine but loses those. If you own a Kobo, always pick KEPUB:\n",[14,124,126],{"href":125},"\u002Ftools\u002Fcbz-to-kobo","CBZ to Kobo",[10,128,129,132,133,137],{},[50,130,131],{},"MOBI\u002FAZW3"," matters for older Kindles that predate EPUB support, loaded\nover USB. For any Kindle from the last several years, EPUB via Send to\nKindle is the smoother path. See\n",[14,134,136],{"href":135},"\u002Ftools\u002Fcbz-to-mobi","CBZ to MOBI"," if you specifically need it.",[10,139,140,142,143,147],{},[50,141,52],{}," as an ",[144,145,146],"em",{},"output"," sounds circular but isn't: KCC can apply its page\nprocessing (resizing, splitting spreads, contrast) and hand you back a\nclean CBZ for comic apps on tablets and phones, or for archiving.",[39,149,151],{"id":150},"what-kcc-does-not-convert","What KCC does not convert",[10,153,154],{},"KCC is an image-pipeline tool, so a few things are out of scope:",[44,156,157,163,169],{},[47,158,159,162],{},[50,160,161],{},"DRM-protected files."," Books bought on Kindle or Kobo stores are locked\nto their platforms; no legitimate converter opens them.",[47,164,165,168],{},[50,166,167],{},"Text-first ebooks."," A prose novel in EPUB doesn't benefit from a comic\npipeline, because KCC's job is pages-as-images.",[47,170,171,174],{},[50,172,173],{},"Loose image formats as output."," It writes books, not folders of JPGs.",[39,176,178],{"id":177},"format-limits-in-the-browser-version","Format limits in the browser version",[10,180,181,182,187],{},"The free browser version at ",[14,183,186],{"href":184,"rel":185},"https:\u002F\u002Fmangaconverter.com",[18],"MangaConverter","\nhandles up to 20 files at once, 1GB per file, up to 1000 pages each, which\nis enough for omnibus volumes. You pick a device profile (Kindle, Kobo, reMarkable\nmodels), see a live preview of the converted pages, and download the result.\nUploads are deleted automatically after 24 hours.",[189,190,193],"cta",{"preset":191,"sub":192},"FORMAT_EPUB","CBZ, CBR, CB7, PDF in; EPUB, KEPUB, MOBI out","\nConvert your files\n",[39,195,197],{"id":196},"cheat-sheet","Cheat sheet",[199,200,201,217],"table",{},[202,203,204],"thead",{},[205,206,207,211,214],"tr",{},[208,209,210],"th",{},"You have",[208,212,213],{},"You read on",[208,215,216],{},"Convert to",[218,219,220,231,240,249,259],"tbody",{},[205,221,222,226,229],{},[223,224,225],"td",{},"CBZ \u002F CBR \u002F CB7",[223,227,228],{},"Kindle",[223,230,94],{},[205,232,233,235,238],{},[223,234,225],{},[223,236,237],{},"Kobo",[223,239,121],{},[205,241,242,244,247],{},[223,243,225],{},[223,245,246],{},"reMarkable",[223,248,94],{},[205,250,251,253,256],{},[223,252,84],{},[223,254,255],{},"any e-reader",[223,257,258],{},"EPUB \u002F KEPUB",[205,260,261,264,267],{},[223,262,263],{},"Anything",[223,265,266],{},"comic app on tablet",[223,268,52],{},[10,270,271,272,276,277,37],{},"For the settings that go with each format (device profiles, manga mode,\nspread handling), see the\n",[14,273,275],{"href":274},"\u002Fblog\u002Fkindle-comic-converter-guide","Kindle Comic Converter guide"," and\n",[14,278,280],{"href":279},"\u002Fblog\u002Fkindle-manga-converter-settings","Kindle manga converter settings",{"title":282,"searchDepth":283,"depth":283,"links":284},"",2,[285,286,287,288,289],{"id":41,"depth":283,"text":42},{"id":101,"depth":283,"text":102},{"id":150,"depth":283,"text":151},{"id":177,"depth":283,"text":178},{"id":196,"depth":283,"text":197},"Every file format Kindle Comic Converter reads and writes: CBZ, CBR, CB7, PDF, EPUB in; EPUB, KEPUB, MOBI, CBZ out. 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