Keep comics in colour on Kindle Colorsoft and Kobo
Colour e-readers have arrived: the Kindle Colorsoft, the Kobo Clara Colour and the Kobo Libra Colour all show colour on e-ink. But many comic conversions still flatten pages to greyscale by habit, and a full-colour webtoon or a colour comic loses everything that made it worth the colour screen. Forcing colour keeps those pages in colour so your new reader actually shows them.
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This page presets colour output and targets the Kindle Colorsoft for you. Drop a CBZ, CBR, ZIP, RAR, 7Z, PDF or EPUB, switch the device to your Kobo colour reader if that is what you own, and download a file that keeps every page in colour.
- Files auto-delete after 24 hours
- No install, runs in any browser
- Free to use
- The genuine open-source KCC engine
How to keep comics in colour
Drop your colour comic
Drag in a CBZ, CBR, ZIP, RAR, 7Z, PDF or EPUB. Colour webtoons, colour comics and colour manga all work.
Colour is already forced on
The output is preset to keep pages in colour rather than converting them to greyscale, so nothing is flattened on the way to your reader.
Pick your colour reader
The Kindle Colorsoft is preset. Switch to Kobo Clara Colour or Libra Colour if that is your device, so the pages are sized to its exact screen.
Convert and download
Preview the colour pages, convert, and download EPUB, MOBI, KEPUB or CBZ. Files auto-delete after 24 hours.
Match the device
Colour only shows on a colour screen, so pick your actual colour reader. The preset targets the Kindle Colorsoft; the Kobo colour profiles are one click away in the device picker.
Great for webtoons
Full-colour webtoons are the clearest case: on a greyscale conversion they lose their palette entirely. Forced colour on a colour reader keeps them looking like the original.
Frequently asked questions
Which readers actually show colour?
The Kindle Colorsoft, the Kobo Clara Colour and the Kobo Libra Colour have colour e-ink screens. On those devices a colour file shows in colour. On a greyscale e-reader the same file still reads fine, just in shades of grey.
Why would a conversion drop the colour?
Greyscale was the sensible default for years, because every e-reader was greyscale and greyscale files are smaller. With colour e-ink that default now throws away the whole reason you bought the colour screen, so this page forces colour instead.
Does forcing colour make the file bigger?
Colour pages carry more data than greyscale, so the file is somewhat larger. On a modern colour reader that is a fair trade for pages that look the way the artist drew them.
What if my comic is black and white anyway?
Then there is nothing to keep and greyscale is the right choice. This page is for colour source pages headed to a colour reader. A black-and-white scan converts best with the standard settings.
Is it free?
Yes. The free tier covers typical single volumes, and the work runs on our servers, so it is just as fast from a phone.
The colour handling runs on Kindle Comic Converter (KCC), the open-source engine comic readers have relied on for years, hosted for you so there is nothing to install.
Free, no install, colour output is preset for you