Read CBZ files in your browser
A comic as a ZIP of its pages, the format of comic readers, scans and stores without DRM. Read one right here, a page or a spread at a time. Nothing leaves your device.
Or drop it anywhere on this page
What you'll see
Your comic opens at its first page, the rest unpacked as you read.
- One page or two • Spreads as printed
- Left to right, or right to left for manga
- Locked archives • Opened with their password
- Export • Save as PDF or CBZ
About CBZ
A CBZ is a ZIP of pictures, one per page, read in the order of their names, often with a ComicInfo.xml that names the series, the issue, the writer and the artists. David Ayton's comic reader CDisplay made the idea popular by renaming archives to .cbz and .cbr.
Comic readers like CDisplayEx, YACReader, Komga, Kavita and Panels read CBZ, and so do many e-readers. It's how comics are scanned and shared, and how some stores sell comics without DRM.
Filepeek opens the comic at its first page and unpacks the others as you come to them, so even a big one opens at once. Read a page or two at a time, wide pages on their own, right to left for manga, with what its ComicInfo.xml says in its details.
Comic book ZIP
.cbz
Format
- MIME type
- application/vnd.comicbook+zip
- Made by
- David Ayton (CDisplay)
Inside the file
- Pages
- Pictures, one per page
- Order
- By name, page 2 before page 10
- Details
- ComicInfo.xml: series, issue and creators
- Archive
- ZIP
Opens in every browser
Browsers download CBZ files for a comic reader. Filepeek opens them as comics in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari.
- YouChromeOpens through Filepeek
- YouEdgeOpens through Filepeek
- YouFirefoxOpens through Filepeek
- YouSafariOpens through Filepeek
Questions
How do I open a CBZ file?
Drop it on this page or choose Peek a CBZ. It opens at its first page, and the rest unpack as you read.
Can I read manga right to left?
Yes. Choose Right to left, and the pages and spreads read the way manga does. A comic whose ComicInfo.xml says to read it right to left opens that way by itself.
Can I see two pages side by side?
Yes. Choose Two pages for spreads as the printed comic has them, or One page to see each page on its own.
Can I save it as a PDF?
Yes. Choose Export, then Save as PDF, and every page goes on paper its own size in the print window.
Is my file uploaded?
No. The comic opens inside your browser and never leaves your device.