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Convert CBZ to CBR – For Those Old Comic Readers

Upload CBZ File

Max 200MB • CBZ (ZIP) comic archives only

Files are deleted after conversion. We don't read your comics, we just repackage them.

CBZ to CBR – Yes, People Still Need This

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Pick Your CBZ

The comic that won't open on your old laptop.

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Repack to RAR

We unzip, re-rar, rename. Your pages stay ordered.

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Get CBR

Now it works on that ancient comic reader.

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Read

Backward compatibility achieved.

Honestly, Who Still Uses CBR?

You'd think by 2024 everyone would be on CBZ. ZIP is open, it's built into every OS, it's just better. But there's this guy – maybe you know him – who's been using the same comic reader since 2006. It's on an old Windows XP laptop in the basement. It only opens CBR. And you want to give him a comic. So here we are.

Or maybe it's you. Maybe you've got a legacy device – some old Pocket PC, a first-gen e-ink tablet, a Sony Reader from 2009. Those things were built when RAR was king. They don't know what a ZIP file is. They want their .cbr extension or they refuse to play.

This converter is for you. You drag the CBZ in, we pull out all the images, compress them into a RAR archive, slap the .cbr extension on it. Same images. Same order. Same reading experience. Just wrapped in an old-school container that your vintage hardware understands.

200MB limit. That covers most trades and even some omnibuses. If you've got the entire Sandman run in one file, you're on your own. But for normal comics, we got you. No sign-up, no cost, no watermark on page 3. Just a CBR that opens where the CBZ wouldn't.

Questions from the CBZ to CBR Crew

Sometimes. RAR compression can be slightly better than ZIP on certain types of images. Usually you're looking at 2-5% difference. Sometimes it's bigger. We're just converting, not re-compressing, so the size change is minimal.

Most Android readers handle both formats fine. If yours only does CBR, this will work. But you might want to check if there's an update – most modern Android apps prefer CBZ.

MacOS doesn't natively open RAR files. You need a third-party app like UnRARX or The Unarchiver for CBR files. Or just... keep it as CBZ. Macs love ZIP files.

No. If your CBZ is password-protected, we can't open it. Remove the password first (if you know it and it's legal to do so), then convert.