[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":270},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-how-to-make-a-cbz-file":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":254,"extension":255,"meta":256,"navigation":257,"path":258,"pubDate":259,"publish":257,"seo":260,"slug":261,"stem":262,"tags":263,"targetQuery":268,"updatedDate":261,"__hash__":269},"posts\u002FHow to Make a CBZ File.md","How to Make a CBZ File (It's Just a Renamed ZIP)",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":245},"minimark",[9,22,52,57,77,81,100,116,121,131,137,144,148,159,163,169,173,180,194,200,216,220],[10,11,12,13,17,18,21],"p",{},"A CBZ file is a ZIP archive of images with the extension changed — nothing\nmore. To make one: put your page images in a folder, name them so they sort\nin reading order, compress the folder to a ZIP, and rename the result from\n",[14,15,16],"code",{},".zip"," to ",[14,19,20],{},".cbz",". Done. No special software, no export dialog, no paid\ntool. Everything else in this post is detail: naming, metadata, editing an\nexisting CBZ, and what to do when the destination is an e-reader.",[23,24,27],"callout",{"type":25,"title":26},"tldr","Short version",[10,28,29,30,33,34,37,38,40,41,43,44,51],{},"Name images ",[14,31,32],{},"001.jpg",", ",[14,35,36],{},"002.jpg",", ... → zip the images → rename ",[14,39,16],{}," to\n",[14,42,20],{},". That's the whole format. If you're making the CBZ in order to read\non a Kindle or Kobo, skip a step: e-readers don't open CBZ anyway, so\nconvert the result to a device-fit EPUB at\n",[45,46,50],"a",{"href":47,"rel":48},"https:\u002F\u002Fmangaconverter.com",[49],"nofollow","mangaconverter.com",".",[53,54,56],"h2",{"id":55},"step-1-name-the-pages-in-reading-order","Step 1: name the pages in reading order",[10,58,59,60,64,65,68,69,72,73,76],{},"Comic readers display pages in alphabetical filename order, so numbering is\nthe one thing you must get right. ",[61,62,63],"strong",{},"Zero-pad the numbers",": ",[14,66,67],{},"1.jpg, 2.jpg, ... 10.jpg"," sorts as 1, 10, 2 and scrambles your book, while ",[14,70,71],{},"001.jpg, 002.jpg, ... 010.jpg"," sorts correctly. Use JPEG or PNG (WebP works in\nmodern readers too), and make the cover ",[14,74,75],{},"000.jpg"," or the first numbered\npage.",[53,78,80],{"id":79},"step-2-zip-and-rename","Step 2: zip and rename",[10,82,83,86,87,91,92,95,96,99],{},[61,84,85],{},"Windows:"," select all images → right-click → ",[88,89,90],"em",{},"Send to → Compressed\n(zipped) folder"," → rename the result to ",[14,93,94],{},"MyComic.cbz",". If Windows hides\nextensions, enable ",[88,97,98],{},"File name extensions"," in Explorer's View menu first,\nor the rename won't actually change the type.",[10,101,102,105,106,109,110,17,113,115],{},[61,103,104],{},"macOS:"," select the images → right-click → ",[88,107,108],{},"Compress"," → rename\n",[14,111,112],{},"Archive.zip",[14,114,94],{}," (confirm \"Use .cbz\" when asked).",[10,117,118],{},[61,119,120],{},"Linux \u002F command line:",[122,123,128],"pre",{"className":124,"code":126,"language":127},[125],"language-text","zip -r MyComic.cbz .\u002Fpages\u002F\n","text",[14,129,126],{"__ignoreMap":130},"",[10,132,133,134,136],{},"Naming the output ",[14,135,20],{}," directly skips the rename.",[10,138,139,140,143],{},"One pitfall on every platform: zip the ",[88,141,142],{},"images",", not a folder containing a\nfolder. Readers handle nested folders inconsistently; flat is safest.",[53,145,147],{"id":146},"step-3-optional-add-metadata","Step 3 (optional): add metadata",[10,149,150,151,154,155,158],{},"Series name, volume number, author and reading direction can live in a\n",[14,152,153],{},"ComicInfo.xml"," file placed inside the archive — library apps and servers\nread it. It's optional: a CBZ with no metadata works everywhere, and\nfilename conventions (",[14,156,157],{},"Series Name v01.cbz",") carry you a long way. Add\nmetadata when your collection grows enough that an app needs to organize\nit.",[53,160,162],{"id":161},"editing-an-existing-cbz","Editing an existing CBZ",[10,164,165,166,168],{},"Because it's just a ZIP, editing means re-opening the archive: rename it to\n",[14,167,16],{}," (or open directly with 7-Zip\u002FThe Unarchiver), add, remove or reorder\nimages, and rename back. Removing scanner watermark pages or fixing a\nmisnumbered page takes a minute. Your originals are untouched if you work\non a copy — always keep one.",[53,170,172],{"id":171},"if-the-goal-is-reading-on-an-e-reader-convert-instead","If the goal is reading on an e-reader, convert instead",[10,174,175,176,179],{},"Here's the step most guides skip: ",[61,177,178],{},"Kindle, Kobo and reMarkable devices\ndon't open CBZ files at all."," If you're building a CBZ as a vehicle to get\npages onto an e-reader, the CBZ is only the halfway point. The finished\nmove is converting it to an EPUB with pages sized for your exact screen —\nright-to-left order for manga, e-ink-tuned contrast, spreads handled.",[10,181,182,183,188,189,193],{},"That conversion is what the open-source Kindle Comic Converter engine\n(",[45,184,187],{"href":185,"rel":186},"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fciromattia\u002Fkcc",[49],"github.com\u002Fciromattia\u002Fkcc",") does, and\n",[45,190,192],{"href":47,"rel":191},[49],"MangaConverter"," runs it in the browser, free,\nwith a live preview — your fresh CBZ goes in, a Kindle- or Kobo-ready file\ncomes out. Amazon's Send to Kindle accepts the EPUB directly (checked\nAugust 2026).",[195,196,199],"cta",{"preset":197,"sub":198},"FORMAT_EPUB","Your new CBZ → device-ready EPUB, free","\nConvert your CBZ\n",[10,201,202,203,207,208,207,212,51],{},"Direct routes: ",[45,204,206],{"href":205},"\u002Fconvert\u002Fcbz-to-epub","CBZ to EPUB",",\n",[45,209,211],{"href":210},"\u002Fconvert\u002Fcbz-to-kindle","CBZ to Kindle",[45,213,215],{"href":214},"\u002Fconvert\u002Fcbz-to-kobo","CBZ to Kobo",[53,217,219],{"id":218},"related-reading","Related reading",[221,222,223,231,238],"ul",{},[224,225,226,230],"li",{},[45,227,229],{"href":228},"\u002Fblog\u002Fwhat-is-a-cbz-file","What is a CBZ file"," — the format in depth.",[224,232,233,237],{},[45,234,236],{"href":235},"\u002Fblog\u002Fcbr-vs-cbz","CBR vs CBZ"," — why CBZ is the one to create.",[224,239,240,244],{},[45,241,243],{"href":242},"\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-to-make-a-cbr-file","How to make a CBR file"," — and why you\nprobably shouldn't bother.",{"title":130,"searchDepth":246,"depth":246,"links":247},2,[248,249,250,251,252,253],{"id":55,"depth":246,"text":56},{"id":79,"depth":246,"text":80},{"id":146,"depth":246,"text":147},{"id":161,"depth":246,"text":162},{"id":171,"depth":246,"text":172},{"id":218,"depth":246,"text":219},"Create a CBZ in one minute: name your page images in order, zip them, rename to .cbz. Steps for Windows, macOS and Linux, plus metadata and e-reader tips.","md",{},true,"\u002Fhow-to-make-a-cbz-file","2026-08-15",{"title":5,"description":254},null,"How to Make a CBZ File",[264,265,266,267],"cbz","how-to","comics","formats","how to make a cbz file","O2xz_nXKOkf0h9VPR-gLVb7Yaf2FWcnS0WYiYnm32Dc",1786756620006]