ComiXology AlternativesComic and Manga Readers and other similar apps like ComiXology

ComiXology is described as 'Explore over 230,000 digital comics, manga, and graphic novels from Marvel, DC, Viz, Kodansha, Dark Horse, Image, our own exclusive Comixology Originals, and many, many more' and is a comic and manga reader in the news & books category. There are more than 50 alternatives to ComiXology for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Mac and iPad apps. The best ComiXology alternative is Evince, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ComiXology are Kotatsu, YACReader, Qoppa PDF Studio and NeeView.

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Explore over 230,000 digital comics, manga, and graphic novels from Marvel, DC, Viz, Kodansha, Dark Horse, Image, our own exclusive Comixology Originals, and many, many more.

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  1. Evince icon
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    Evince

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    Evince (or GNOME Document Viewer) is a document viewer for multiple document formats: PDF, Postscript, djvu, tiff, dvi, XPS, SyncTex support with gedit, comics books (cbr,cbz,cb7 and cbt) and others. See Supported Document Formats for details.

    117 Evince alternatives
    Evince screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    Evince screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  PDF annotation
    2.  Invert colours
    3.  Multiple languages
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Portable
    6.  Handwriting recognition
    7.  Windows Compatible
    Evince iconComiXology Icon

    Evince VS ComiXology

    Is Evince a good alternative to ComiXology?
     

    • Evince is the most popular Linux alternative to ComiXology.

    • Evince is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to ComiXology.

    • Evince is Free and Open SourceComiXology is Paid and Proprietary
    • Evince is Lightweight and Privacy focusedComiXology is not according to our users
  2. Kotatsu icon
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    Kotatsu

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    A simple and convenient open source manga reader for Android from and for the community, where you can find and read your favorite manga easier than ever.

    32 Kotatsu alternatives
    History Tab
    Favourites Tab
    +1
    Explore Tab

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Support for Themes
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Material design
    3.  Cloud Sync
    4.  Built-in viewer
    Kotatsu iconComiXology Icon

    Kotatsu VS ComiXology

    Is Kotatsu a good alternative to ComiXology?
     

    • Kotatsu is the most popular Android alternative to ComiXology.

    • Kotatsu is Free and Open SourceComiXology is Paid and Proprietary
    • Kotatsu is Lightweight and Privacy focusedComiXology is not according to our users
  4. YACReader icon
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    YACReader

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    YACReader is a comic reader and comic manager with support for cbr cbz zip rar comic files.

    58 YACReader alternatives
    YACReader screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Page view Feature
    Convenient right click menu

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  No registration required

    Features

    1.  Simple installation
    2.  Read Manga
    3.  Integrated PDF Viewer
    4.  Portable
    5.  Built-in viewer
    YACReader iconComiXology Icon

    YACReader VS ComiXology

    Is YACReader a good alternative to ComiXology?
     

    • YACReader is the most popular Windows, Mac, iPhone & iPad alternative to ComiXology.

    • YACReader is Free and Open SourceComiXology is Paid and Proprietary
  5. Qoppa PDF Studio icon
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    Qoppa PDF Studio

     81 likes
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    Create, Convert, Review and Edit PDF Documents on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

    190 Qoppa PDF Studio alternatives
    Annotate

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    Dark Mode
    Add Watermarks
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    Digital Signature

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Edit PDF
    2.  Sign PDF files
    3.  Scan to PDF
    4.  PDF Redaction
    5.  Convert PDF to Word document
    6.  Create PDF files
    7.  Fill PDF Forms
    8.  Measurement-Tools
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Text to Speech
    11.  OCR
    12.  Spell Checking
    13.  PDF annotation
    14.  Batch processing
    15.  Full-Text Search
    16.  Built-in viewer
    17.  PDF OCR
    18.  Bates numbering
    19.  Integrated Search
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    Qoppa PDF Studio VS ComiXology

    Is Qoppa PDF Studio a good alternative to ComiXology?
     

    • Qoppa PDF Studio is the most popular commercial alternative to ComiXology.

    • Qoppa PDF Studio is Paid and ProprietaryComiXology is also Paid and Proprietary
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    NeeView

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    NeeView is a Free and Open Source, modern and powerful image viewer and a manga/comic reader that has high quality scaling options and many different customization options.

    54 NeeView alternatives
    Main Program Window

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Settings Window
    Hotkey Customization (Gestures-Mouse-Touch)

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Lightweight
    5.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Portable
    3.  Detailed customization
    NeeView iconComiXology Icon

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  7. OpenComic icon
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    OpenComic

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    OpenComic is a free and open-source comic and manga reader for Windows, Mac and Linux, written with Node.js and using Electron.

    65 OpenComic alternatives
    OpenComic screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron
    OpenComic screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Privacy focused
    5.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Cloud Sync
    3.  Portable
    4.  Electron based
    OpenComic iconComiXology Icon

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  9. CDisplay Ex icon
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    CDisplay Ex

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    CDisplayEx is a light, efficient CBR Reader, and it is also the most popular comic book reader. It is able to read all comic book formats (.cbr file, .cbz, .pdf, etc..) and Manga. Everything is designed to give you the best comic reading experience, it load comic books...

    52 CDisplay Ex alternatives
    CDisplay Ex screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    CDisplay Ex Features

    1.  Built-in viewer
    2.  Adaptive Backgrounds
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    Bundleware

    The installation may contain adwares: the EULA states that you are agreeing to install OpenCandy

    CDisplay Ex iconComiXology Icon

    CDisplay Ex VS ComiXology

    Is CDisplay Ex a good alternative to ComiXology?
     

    • CDisplay Ex is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to ComiXology.

    • CDisplay Ex is Freemium and ProprietaryComiXology is Paid and Proprietary
  10. STDU Viewer icon
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    STDU Viewer

     93 likes
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    Are you tired from many viewers one for each document? Do you want to have, one program for all your technical documentations, scientific books and so on? Do you want to have program, which fast opens files, fast loads pages and fast renders page to screen? And all of this in fre.

    90 STDU Viewer alternatives
    STDU Viewer screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    STDU Viewer screenshot 1
    STDU Viewer screenshot 2

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Tabbed interface
    3.  Support for regular expressions
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 1.6.375, released in April 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website

    STDU Viewer iconComiXology Icon

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  11. Atril icon
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    Atril

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    Atril is a simple multi-page document viewer. It can display and print PostScript (PS), Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), DJVU, DVI, XPS and Portable Document Format (PDF) files. When supported by the document, it also allows searching for text, copying text to the clipboard...

    108 Atril alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  PDF annotation
    3.  Text to Speech
    4.  Support for Javascript
    Atril iconComiXology Icon

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  12. Mcomix icon
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    Mcomix

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    MComix is an user-friendly, customizable image viewer. It is specifically designed to handle comic books, but also serves as a generic viewer. It reads images in ZIP, RAR, 7Zip or tar archives as well as plain image files.

    51 Mcomix alternatives
    Mcomix screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Xfce

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Fast motion
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    Mcomix iconComiXology Icon

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  13. Freebook Sifter icon
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    Freebook Sifter

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    Freebook Sifter lists free eBooks from various sources. They update the list daily and you can find free eBooks from Amazon sites around the world, Kobo, Nook, Project Gutenberg.

    78 Freebook Sifter alternatives
    Freebook Sifter screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    Freebook Sifter iconComiXology Icon

    Freebook Sifter VS ComiXology

    Is Freebook Sifter a good alternative to ComiXology?
     

    • Freebook Sifter is the most popular Web-based alternative to ComiXology.

    • Freebook Sifter is Free and ProprietaryComiXology is Paid and Proprietary
  14. Houdoku icon
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    Houdoku

     3 likes
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    Manga reader and library manager for the desktop.

    55 Houdoku alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux

    Houdoku Features

    1.  React
    Houdoku screenshot 1
    Houdoku iconComiXology Icon

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