How to convert CBR to PDF with Calibre

How to convert CBR to PDF with Calibre

There are many people that read their favorite comic book series in a digital form, because, even if the feeling is not the same as reading an actual book, their digital versions are easier to find and manage than the paper counterparts. CBR is one of the filename extensions used for digital comic books that can be decompressed with WinRAR (or any other RAR file utility). However, this type of file has limited support and you might deal with, at some point, an application or apply an eBook reader that can't open CBR files. If you want a simple solution for this problem, you can convert your CBR comic book to the popular PDF format, a document file type that is supported by a large number of computer programs and devices.

I have chosen Calibre 2.9 (Freeware) by Kovid Goyal as the featured application for this guide, because it provides not only multiple conversion possibilities, but also a great number of customization features and eBook management options, all for free. Did I mention that it can also save you a great deal of time by allowing converting multiple CBR comic books into PDF documents at the same time (batch conversion)?

These are the simple steps you will have to complete in order to convert CBR files to PDF documents

Step 1

Add the CBR books you want to convert. You can either drag and drop them directly onto the interface or click on the "Add Books" button from the menu bar and select the desired mode (add one book at a time, an entire folder, etc.)

Step 2

Select the added CBR books from the list and click on the "Convert Books" button, and choose either the single or the batch conversion mode.

Conversion Mode

Step 3

Choose PDF as the output format from the drop-down menu (view image). Optionally, you can modify the tags (name, title, year, etc.) and change the cover image of the output PDF file.

Output Format

Step 4

Click the "OK" button to start the conversion task. You can see the progress by clicking on the "Jobs" link in the bottom-right corner of the interface.

Conclusion

As you can see, turning CBR comic books into PDF documents with Calibre 2.9 is a pretty simple task. If you follow the presented guide, you should have no problems converting all of your files. You can even stop, pause, and resume the conversion process at any desired time with a simple mouse click. If you want to download and install other applications (perhaps easier-to-use tools), then check the "Alternative Downloads" section.

Alternative downloads

• Free CBR To PDF Converter free windows Application that enables conversion of comic book archives into PDF files. Download
• STDU Converter $29.95 windows Convert DjVu, TIFF, DCX and Comic Book Archive (CBR or CBZ) to PDF by two clicks. Download
• WinRAR $29.95 windows Tiny, but powerful archiver that can reduce the size of files and folders. Download
• calibre free windows Powerful and easy to use e-book manager. Download