Extract a CBR or CBZ
There is no secret to extracting a CBR: it is a RAR archive holding the pages of a comic as numbered images, and a CBZ is the same thing as a ZIP. Rename the extension to .rar or .zip and whatever archive tool is already on your machine will pull the pages out. You do not need a dedicated extractor and you should be suspicious of anything asking you to install one.
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Worth asking what the pages are for, though. If you want one image, a cover or a panel, extract locally and you are done in a minute. If you are extracting because the comic will not open where you want to read it, extraction is the long way round: you end up with a folder of loose images and the same problem. Drop the file here instead and the pages are rebuilt straight into a CBZ, EPUB or PDF that opens on your reader, with no unpack and repack in between.
- Files auto-delete after 24 hours
- No install, runs in any browser
- Free to use
- The genuine open-source KCC engine
Two routes, depending on what you need
To get the images out: rename and unpack
Change the extension from .cbr to .rar, or .cbz to .zip, then open it with the archive tool your system already has. The pages are inside, numbered in reading order. Nothing to install and nothing leaves your machine.
To read it elsewhere: drop it here
The archive is unpacked here and read page by page, and a live preview shows what comes out. This is the route that saves you the round trip, because the pages go straight into a readable file.
Pick the destination
CBZ for any comic app, EPUB for an e-reader or phone library, PDF for fixed pages. Or choose your exact Kindle, Kobo or tablet and the pages are rebuilt for that screen.
Download
The converted file downloads immediately, pages in order, with a real cover. Files auto-delete after 24 hours.
Extraction is a means, not usually the goal
Most people who search for an extractor want to read the comic somewhere the file will not open. Extraction does not achieve that: it swaps one unreadable file for a folder of images. Converting to the format the destination accepts is the step that actually ends the problem.
When extracting locally is the right call
One page, a cover for a library entry, or a panel you want to keep. Local unpacking is immediate, private and needs no upload. We are not going to send you through a converter for that.
Frequently asked questions
How do I extract a CBR file?
Rename it from .cbr to .rar and open it with any archive tool. CBR is RAR with a different extension, so nothing more is required. The pages are inside as image files, numbered in reading order.
Can I download the extracted pages as images from this page?
No, and we would rather say so than pretend. The converter outputs comic and ebook files, specifically CBZ, EPUB, PDF and the Kindle formats, not loose images. For individual image files, unpack the archive locally as described above: it is faster and the file never leaves your computer.
What is the difference between extracting a CBR and a CBZ?
Only the archive format underneath. CBR is RAR, CBZ is ZIP. ZIP support is universal, while RAR is proprietary and support for it is patchier, which is why a CBR is more often the one that refuses to open somewhere.
Why does my extracted folder read in the wrong order?
Because an image viewer sorts filenames its own way, and a scan numbered 1, 2, 10 sorts as 1, 10, 2 in many of them. The archive held the right order; the viewer lost it. Converting keeps the pages as one ordered document instead, which is the real argument against extraction if your goal is reading.
Do I need to extract before converting?
No. Drop the CBR or CBZ in as it is. Unpacking it first changes nothing about the result and only costs you a step.
The unpacking and page rebuild run on Kindle Comic Converter (KCC), the open-source engine comic readers have trusted for years, hosted here so there is nothing to install.
Free, no install, pages straight into a file your reader opens