DrawnStrips Reader AlternativesComic and Manga Readers and other similar apps like DrawnStrips Reader

DrawnStrips Reader is described as 'The user interface of DrawnStrips is as beautiful to look at as it is easy to use. And with interface with controls that fade out when they’re not needed' and is a comic and manga reader in the news & books category. There are more than 25 alternatives to DrawnStrips Reader for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Mac and Android Tablet apps. The best DrawnStrips Reader alternative is YACReader, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like DrawnStrips Reader are CDisplay Ex, OpenComic, Mcomix and CDisplay.

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

    58 YACReader alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Simple installation
    2.  Read Manga
    3.  Integrated PDF Viewer
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Portable
    6.  Built-in viewer
    7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  No registration required

    YACReader VS DrawnStrips Reader

     
    • YACReader is the most popular Windows, Mac, iPhone & Linux alternative to DrawnStrips Reader.

    • YACReader is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to DrawnStrips Reader.

    • YACReader is Free and Open SourceDrawnStrips Reader is Paid and Proprietary
  2. CDisplay Ex icon
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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...

    51 CDisplay Ex alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Bundleware

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

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Built-in viewer
    2.  Adaptive Backgrounds

    CDisplay Ex VS DrawnStrips Reader

     
    • CDisplay Ex is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to DrawnStrips Reader.

    • CDisplay Ex is Freemium and ProprietaryDrawnStrips Reader is Paid and Proprietary
  3. OpenComic icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Electron based
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Cloud Sync
    7.  Portable

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  4. Mcomix icon
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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.

    48 Mcomix alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Xfce

    Mcomix Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Fast motion

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  5. CDisplay icon
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    CDisplay is a free sequential image viewer utility for Windows used to view images one at a time in the style of a comic book. CDisplay was written to easily view JPEG, PNG and static GIF format images sequentially.

    34 CDisplay alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Last version, 1.8, was released on April 2004. It can be downloaded from the official site.

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  6. Comix icon
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    Comix is an image viewer specifically designed to handle comic books. It reads ZIP, RAR and tar archives (also gzip or bzip2 compressed), as well as plain image files. It has a simple and user-friendly GUI using PyGTK.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated; this is the reason the Mcomix icon Mcomix fork was started. Last version of Comix, 4.0.4, released in April 2009, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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    Comic Book Reader is the viewer you need to enjoy all your electronic publication. It is available both as Desktop and Windows 8 Metro UI for PC and tablets.

    96 C.B.R. - Comic Book Reader alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The last update is from October 2017.

    C.B.R. - Comic Book Reader Features

    1.  Built-in RSS reader
    2.  Integrated PDF Viewer

    C.B.R. - Comic Book Reader VS DrawnStrips Reader

     
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    FOSS Comic Vine client for Android.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Ad-free

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  9. GonVisor icon
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    GonVisor is a viewer of pictures, comics, magazines, books, images in electronic format. Created to view image sequences, fitting them to the proper size, and to create and open cbr/cbz/cba/zip/rar/ace files of images.

    33 GonVisor alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine

    GonVisor Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Multiple languages
    3.  Magazines

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  10. Perfect Viewer icon
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    Perfect Viewer is a very fast image/comic viewer.

    *Turn black/white image into 4 colorize image(Only available for donated users. Need install Perfect Viewer donation application). *Page layout: Auto single page, Auto dual page, Auto switch by screen orientation *Support Windows.

    66 Perfect Viewer alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Properties

    1.  Minimalistic
    2.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Support for Gestures

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  11. Kinoko icon
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    Load the online comic content supported by any plug-in project to provide a convenient online comic viewing experience.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    Discontinued

    Last commit was in February 2023

    Kinoko Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

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  12. Jomic icon
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    Jomic is a viewer for comic books stored in CBZ, CBR, and PDF files. Features include a two page mode, caching and support for several image formats (PNG, JFIF/JPEG, TIFF, and GIF). It is Open Source software distributed under the GNU General Public License.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    Last release dated from 2007https://sourceforge.net/projects/jomic/files/source/

    Jomic Features

    1.  Java based

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