Manga Reader AlternativesComic and Manga Readers & Image Viewers like Manga Reader

Manga Reader is described as 'Easy to use, handy tool specially designed to offer you a tool to help you manage your manga' and is a comic and manga reader in the news & books category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Manga Reader for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, iPhone, iPad and Linux apps. The best Manga Reader alternative is YACReader, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Manga Reader are Kavita, Icecream Ebook Reader, OpenComic and CDisplay Ex.

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Manga Reader alternatives page was last updated Jan 30, 2024
  1. YACReader icon
     75 likes

    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

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    YACReader Features

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

    YACReader VS Manga Reader

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

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

    • YACReader is Free and Open SourceManga Reader is Free and Proprietary
  2. Kavita icon
     22 likes

    Lighting fast with a slick design, Kavita is a rocket fueled self-hosted digital library which supports a vast array of file formats. Install to start reading and share your server with your friends. book reader, self hosted, manga, comics, free, manhwa, e readers, electronic...

    173 Kavita alternatives
    Kavita screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Web-Based
    2.  Offline Reading
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  File Hosting
    Kavita iconManga Reader Icon

    Kavita VS Manga Reader

    Is Kavita a good alternative to Manga Reader?
     
    • Kavita is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Manga Reader.

    • Kavita is Freemium and Open SourceManga Reader is Free and Proprietary
    • Kavita is LightweightManga Reader is not according to our users
  3. Icecream Ebook Reader icon
     19 likes

    Icecream Ebook Reader is a software that turns your computer screen into an EPUB reader, supporting various ebook formats such as EPUB, MOBI, FB2, PDF, and more. It enables users to manage a digital library and offers features like page turning, bookmarking, note taking, text...

    95 Icecream Ebook Reader alternatives
    Icecream Ebook Reader screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Text to Speech
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Tablet support
    5.  Book search
    6.  Built-in translation
    7.  Fullscreen support
    Icecream Ebook Reader iconManga Reader Icon

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  4. OpenComic icon
     11 likes

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

    66 OpenComic alternatives
    OpenComic screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    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
    OpenComic iconManga Reader Icon

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  5. CDisplay Ex icon
     105 likes

    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

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    CDisplay Ex Features

    1.  Built-in viewer
    2.  Adaptive Backgrounds
    Bundleware

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

    CDisplay Ex iconManga Reader Icon

    CDisplay Ex VS Manga Reader

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

    • CDisplay Ex is Freemium and ProprietaryManga Reader is Free and Proprietary
  6. Mcomix icon
     34 likes

    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

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Xfce

    Mcomix Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Fast motion
    Mcomix iconManga Reader Icon

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  7. MangaKei icon
     8 likes

    Don't you find it difficult to keep up with your manga series by following them on multiple different websites? With MangaKei, you can follow all your favorite manga from different sites on one platform and stay updated when new chapters are released.

    30 MangaKei alternatives
    Manga Tracker List Mode

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    MangaKei iconManga Reader Icon

    MangaKei VS Manga Reader

    Is MangaKei a good alternative to Manga Reader?
     
    • MangaKei is the most popular Web-based alternative to Manga Reader.

    • MangaKei is Free and ProprietaryManga Reader is also Free and Proprietary
    • MangaKei is Privacy focused and LightweightManga Reader is not according to our users
  8. CDisplay icon
     43 likes

    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.

    33 CDisplay alternatives
    CDisplay screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

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

    CDisplay iconManga Reader Icon

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  9. Comix icon
     61 likes

    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.

    71 Comix alternatives
    Main Window

    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.

    Comix iconManga Reader Icon

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  10. Houdoku icon
     3 likes

    Manga reader and library manager for the desktop.

    56 Houdoku alternatives
    Houdoku screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux

    Houdoku Features

    1.  React
    Houdoku iconManga Reader Icon

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  11. Seeneva icon
     5 likes

    A libre smart powered comic book reader.

    53 Seeneva alternatives
    Seeneva screenshot 1
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    Seeneva screenshot 3

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android

    Seeneva Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Text to Speech
    Seeneva iconManga Reader Icon

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  12. Cosmic Comics icon
     2 likes

    Cosmic Comics offers a user-friendly interface that makes it easy to navigate your collection of comics, manga and ebooks.

    51 Cosmic Comics alternatives
    Cosmic Comics screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft

    Cosmic Comics Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    Cosmic Comics iconManga Reader Icon

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