Comic Book Viewer
View your favorite comic books
Free
2.17for iPhone, iPad and more
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About Comic Book Viewer
Comic Book Viewer is a lightweight, fast and easy to use reader for your favorite comic books in cbt, cbz, cbr, cb7 or pdf format. Recognized image formats include png, jpg, gif, tiff, bmp and webp.
Import and export your comics via iTunes or simply by sharing them in any third-party app on your device. Send them to other devices via AirDrop.
Comic Book Viewer supports and shows metadata in CoMet, Advanced Comic Book Format, Comic Rack or in ComicBookInfo format and allows you to search your library.
Comics seen in screenshots © 2014-2023 by Ctrl+Alt+Del Productions. Courtesy of Tim Buckley, http://www.cad-comic.com. Comics not included.
Import and export your comics via iTunes or simply by sharing them in any third-party app on your device. Send them to other devices via AirDrop.
Comic Book Viewer supports and shows metadata in CoMet, Advanced Comic Book Format, Comic Rack or in ComicBookInfo format and allows you to search your library.
Comics seen in screenshots © 2014-2023 by Ctrl+Alt+Del Productions. Courtesy of Tim Buckley, http://www.cad-comic.com. Comics not included.
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What's New in the Latest Version 2.17
Last updated on Apr 8, 2024
Old Versions
• Fixed a sporadic crashes when opening cbr files
• Fixed a bug that prevents the user from importing comics using the + button
• Fixed a bug that prevents the user from importing comics using the + button
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Version History
2.17
Apr 8, 2024
• Fixed a sporadic crashes when opening cbr files
• Fixed a bug that prevents the user from importing comics using the + button
• Fixed a bug that prevents the user from importing comics using the + button
2.16
Aug 17, 2023
• Fixed a crash during startup. Sorry for the inconvenience!
2.15
Aug 14, 2023
• Fixed a bug where an already imported file could not be properly imported again
• Added a new and easier way to import comics from within the app
• Added a new and easier way to import comics from within the app
2.14
Apr 4, 2023
• Fixed a bug where the wrong page would be shown after switching the app
• Fixed an annoying flickering when switching the app or opening a comic
• Fixed an annoying flickering when switching the app or opening a comic
2.13
Dec 31, 2020
• Removed support for opening comics in-place, this lead to too many bugs
• Fixed bugs where pages could be shown in the wrong order
• Page direction can now flipped while reading
• Fixed a bug that could lead to a crash
• Support to import whole folders from the files app
• Fixed bugs where pages could be shown in the wrong order
• Page direction can now flipped while reading
• Fixed a bug that could lead to a crash
• Support to import whole folders from the files app
2.12
Dec 23, 2020
• Supports opening comics in-place, without the need to import them into the library
• Fixed a bug where pages could be shown in the wrong order
• Added a setting to toggle the double page display in landscape mode on iPad
• Fixed a bug where selecting or deselecting a group in the library could crash
• Improved stability
• Fixed a bug where pages could be shown in the wrong order
• Added a setting to toggle the double page display in landscape mode on iPad
• Fixed a bug where selecting or deselecting a group in the library could crash
• Improved stability
2.11
Dec 8, 2020
• Minimum supported iOS 12.4
• Support for OS 14
• Presents the pages in left-to-right or right-to-left reading order, depending on metadata (isManga, Manga, reading-direction, readingDirection)
• Shows two pages on iPad in landscape orientation
• Improved handling of cbr files
• Appearance (dark or light) now can be overridden in the settings
• Various small fixes and improvements
• Now supports metadata in AdvancedComicBook-Format and in CoMet-Format
• Support for OS 14
• Presents the pages in left-to-right or right-to-left reading order, depending on metadata (isManga, Manga, reading-direction, readingDirection)
• Shows two pages on iPad in landscape orientation
• Improved handling of cbr files
• Appearance (dark or light) now can be overridden in the settings
• Various small fixes and improvements
• Now supports metadata in AdvancedComicBook-Format and in CoMet-Format
2.10
Jun 17, 2020
• Improved file import: files having a mismatching compression / extension now can be imported
• Improved handling of cbz and cbr files
• Fixed a bug where pages would be displayed in the wrong order in some cases
• Other small fixes and improvements
• Improved handling of cbz and cbr files
• Fixed a bug where pages would be displayed in the wrong order in some cases
• Other small fixes and improvements
2.9
May 30, 2020
• Supports sending multiple files via AirDrop (when sending to another iOS device, only files of the same type are supported)
• Improved library: whole groups now can be selected or deselected
• Library now supports grouping by file type (cbz, cbt, cbr, pdf, cb7)
• Dark Mode improvements
• Improved library: whole groups now can be selected or deselected
• Library now supports grouping by file type (cbz, cbt, cbr, pdf, cb7)
• Dark Mode improvements
2.8
Mar 3, 2020
• Fixed a bug that would prevent the app from opening on iOS 12
2.7
Feb 16, 2020
• Added support for Dark Mode
• Small fixes and improvements
• Support for iOS 13
• Small fixes and improvements
• Support for iOS 13
2.6
Nov 28, 2018
• Added a welcome alert to instruct users that there are options in the settings app
• Improved speed of first launch after app upgrade - upgrades from version 1.x are no longer possible
• Added the ability to rename single or multiple files by changing the issue, the series and/ or the title
• Added grouping by writer, publisher, genre and reading progress
• Comics now show their reading progress by either a badge for new comics, or a pie chart for comics being read
• In the reader view, tapping on the left or right side now navigates to the previous or next page
• Fixed french localisation
• Other bug fixes and stability improvements
• Improved speed of first launch after app upgrade - upgrades from version 1.x are no longer possible
• Added the ability to rename single or multiple files by changing the issue, the series and/ or the title
• Added grouping by writer, publisher, genre and reading progress
• Comics now show their reading progress by either a badge for new comics, or a pie chart for comics being read
• In the reader view, tapping on the left or right side now navigates to the previous or next page
• Fixed french localisation
• Other bug fixes and stability improvements
2.5
Oct 10, 2018
• Implemented numerous UI improvements
• Added a setting to display large covers in the library. This improves the performance on iPad
• Improved searching - search for all, only new or only read comics
• Fixed a bug with the Spotlight integration
• Fixed a bug where searching for comics could not be cancelled on iPad
Thank you for your feedback!
• Added a setting to display large covers in the library. This improves the performance on iPad
• Improved searching - search for all, only new or only read comics
• Fixed a bug with the Spotlight integration
• Fixed a bug where searching for comics could not be cancelled on iPad
Thank you for your feedback!
2.4
Sep 20, 2018
• Unread comics are now marked with a blue triangle
• Support for iOS 12
• Support for iOS 12
2.3
Jun 21, 2018
• Fixed a bug that could corrupt custom tags during upgrade
• Added support for archives containing WebP images
• Improved the hints shown when the library is empty
• Various other small improvements
• Added support for archives containing WebP images
• Improved the hints shown when the library is empty
• Various other small improvements
2.2
Mar 17, 2018
• The popup showing the current page is now hidden in fullscreen mode
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
2.1
Dec 20, 2017
• Added support for iPhone X
• Overhauled user interface
• Provides thumbnails for the files app
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
• Overhauled user interface
• Provides thumbnails for the files app
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
2.0
Dec 3, 2017
• Complete rewrite of the backend to improve performance.
• Added a setting to disable autolock during reading
• Added a setting to keep the zoom factor persistent when switching pages
• Added support to group comics by date
• Added a setting to disable autolock during reading
• Added a setting to keep the zoom factor persistent when switching pages
• Added support to group comics by date
1.6
Jul 21, 2017
• Fixed a crash on startup or when adding certain pdf files.
1.5
Jul 14, 2017
• Improved metadata extraction and display.
• The library now sports an index to quickly scroll through a large amount of comics.
• Support for comics in cb7 format. This format is painfully slow to decode and not recommended.
• Support for older devices (with iOS 9.3.5) came back.
• The library now sports an index to quickly scroll through a large amount of comics.
• Support for comics in cb7 format. This format is painfully slow to decode and not recommended.
• Support for older devices (with iOS 9.3.5) came back.
1.4
Jul 6, 2017
• Improved stability
• Comics can now be assigned a tag
• The library can now be grouped by series or by tag
• Comics now show their issue in the library (if the setting is turned on)
• Comics can now be assigned a tag
• The library can now be grouped by series or by tag
• Comics now show their issue in the library (if the setting is turned on)
1.3
Jun 23, 2017
• Fixed a glitch where the last pages of a comic book could not be shown
• Fixed a crash when opening corrupted comic books
• Fixed a crash when opening corrupted comic books
1.2
Jun 14, 2017
● Fixed a crash that could occur while reading a comic.
● Added support for Spotlight.
● Added support for iOS 10.
● Added a hint label to show the user how to import comics.
Thank you for your feedback!
● Added support for Spotlight.
● Added support for iOS 10.
● Added a hint label to show the user how to import comics.
Thank you for your feedback!
1.1
May 8, 2016
● Fixed a crash that could occur while reading a comic.
● Fixed a crash that could occur while deleting comics.
● Fixed an annoying issue where the library would stay blank after launching the app for the first time.
Thank you for your feedback!
● Fixed a crash that could occur while deleting comics.
● Fixed an annoying issue where the library would stay blank after launching the app for the first time.
Thank you for your feedback!
1.0
Jul 1, 2015
Comic Book Viewer FAQ
Click here to learn how to download Comic Book Viewer in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Comic Book Viewer.
iPhone
Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.6 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
Comic Book Viewer supports English, French, German
