Kindle Comic Converter is a Python app to convert comic/manga files or folders to EPUB, Panel View MOBI or E-Ink optimized CBZ. It was initially developed for Kindle but since version 4.6 it outputs valid EPUB 3.0 so despite its name, KCC is actually a comic/manga to EPUB converter that every e-reader owner can happily use. It can also optionally optimize images by applying a number of transformations.
KCC is not Amazon's Kindle Comic Creator nor is in any way endorsed by Amazon. Amazon's tool is for comic publishers and involves a lot of manual effort, while KCC is for comic/manga readers. KC2 in no way is a replacement for KCC so you can be quite confident we are going to carry on developing our little monster ;-)
If you have general questions about usage, feedback etc. please post it here. If you have some technical problems using KCC please file an issue here. If you can fix an open issue, fork & make a pull request.
If you find KCC valuable you can consider donating to the authors:
- Ciro Mattia Gonano (founder, active 2013-2014):
- Paweł Jastrzębski (active 2013-2019):
- Alex Xu (active 2023-Present)
Click on Assets of the latest release.
You probably want either
KCC_*.*.*.exe(Windows)kcc_macos_arm_*.*.*.dmg(recent Mac with Apple Silicon M1 chip or later)kcc_macos_i386_*.*.*.dmg(older Mac with Intel chip)
The c2e and c2p versions are command line tools for power users.
On Windows 11, you may need to run in compatibility mode for an older Windows version.
On Mac, right click open to get past the security warning.
For flatpak, Docker, and AppImage versions, refer to the wiki: https://github.com/ciromattia/kcc/wiki/Installation
You'll need to install various tools to access important but optional features. Close and re-open KCC to get KCC to detect them.
On Windows and macOS, install Kindle Previewer and kindlegen will be autodetected from it.
If you have issues detecting it, get stuck on the MOBI conversion step, or use Linux AppImage or Flatpak, refer to the wiki: https://github.com/ciromattia/kcc/wiki/Installation#kindlegen
This is only required for certain files and advanced features.
KCC will ask you to install if needed.
Refer to the wiki to install: https://github.com/ciromattia/kcc/wiki/Installation#7-zip
KCC can understand and convert, at the moment, the following input types:
- Folders containing: PNG, JPG, GIF or WebP files
- CBZ, ZIP (With
7zexecutable) - CBR, RAR (With
7zexecutable) - CB7, 7Z (With
7zexecutable) - PDF (Only extracting JPG images)
Should be pretty self-explanatory. All options have detailed information in tooltips. After completed conversion, you should find ready file alongside the original input file (same directory).
Please check our wiki for more details.
CLI version of KCC is intended for power users. It allows using options that might not be compatible and decrease the quality of output. CLI version has reduced dependencies, on Debian based distributions this commands should install all needed dependencies:
sudo apt-get install python3 p7zip-full python3-pil python3-psutil python3-slugify
'K1': ("Kindle 1", (600, 670), Palette4, 1.8),
'K11': ("Kindle 11", (1072, 1448), Palette16, 1.8),
'K2': ("Kindle 2", (600, 670), Palette15, 1.8),
'K34': ("Kindle Keyboard/Touch", (600, 800), Palette16, 1.8),
'K578': ("Kindle", (600, 800), Palette16, 1.8),
'KDX': ("Kindle DX/DXG", (824, 1000), Palette16, 1.8),
'KPW': ("Kindle Paperwhite 1/2", (758, 1024), Palette16, 1.8),
'KV': ("Kindle Paperwhite 3/4/Voyage/Oasis", (1072, 1448), Palette16, 1.8),
'KPW5': ("Kindle Paperwhite 5/Signature Edition", (1236, 1648), Palette16, 1.8),
'KO': ("Kindle Oasis 2/3/Paperwhite 12/Colorsoft 12", (1264, 1680), Palette16, 1.8),
'KS': ("Kindle Scribe", (1860, 2480), Palette16, 1.8),
'KoMT': ("Kobo Mini/Touch", (600, 800), Palette16, 1.8),
'KoG': ("Kobo Glo", (768, 1024), Palette16, 1.8),
'KoGHD': ("Kobo Glo HD", (1072, 1448), Palette16, 1.8),
'KoA': ("Kobo Aura", (758, 1024), Palette16, 1.8),
'KoAHD': ("Kobo Aura HD", (1080, 1440), Palette16, 1.8),
'KoAH2O': ("Kobo Aura H2O", (1080, 1430), Palette16, 1.8),
'KoAO': ("Kobo Aura ONE", (1404, 1872), Palette16, 1.8),
'KoN': ("Kobo Nia", (758, 1024), Palette16, 1.8),
'KoC': ("Kobo Clara HD/Kobo Clara 2E", (1072, 1448), Palette16, 1.8),
'KoCC': ("Kobo Clara Colour", (1072, 1448), Palette16, 1.8),
'KoL': ("Kobo Libra H2O/Kobo Libra 2", (1264, 1680), Palette16, 1.8),
'KoLC': ("Kobo Libra Colour", (1264, 1680), Palette16, 1.8),
'KoF': ("Kobo Forma", (1440, 1920), Palette16, 1.8),
'KoS': ("Kobo Sage", (1440, 1920), Palette16, 1.8),
'KoE': ("Kobo Elipsa", (1404, 1872), Palette16, 1.8),
'OTHER': ("Other", (0, 0), Palette16, 1.8),
usage: kcc-c2e [options] [input]
MANDATORY:
input Full path to comic folder or file(s) to be processed.
MAIN:
-p PROFILE, --profile PROFILE
Device profile (Available options: K1, K2, K34, K578, KDX, KPW, KPW5, KV, KO, K11, KS, KoMT, KoG, KoGHD, KoA, KoAHD, KoAH2O, KoAO, KoN, KoC, KoL, KoF, KoS, KoE) [Default=KV]
-m, --manga-style Manga style (right-to-left reading and splitting)
-q, --hq Try to increase the quality of magnification
-2, --two-panel Display two not four panels in Panel View mode
-w, --webtoon Webtoon processing mode
--ts TARGETSIZE, --targetsize TARGETSIZE
the maximal size of output file in MB. [Default=100MB for webtoon and 400MB for others]
PROCESSING:
-n, --noprocessing Do not modify image and ignore any profil or processing option
-u, --upscale Resize images smaller than device's resolution
-s, --stretch Stretch images to device's resolution
-r SPLITTER, --splitter SPLITTER
Double page parsing mode. 0: Split 1: Rotate 2: Both [Default=0]
-g GAMMA, --gamma GAMMA
Apply gamma correction to linearize the image [Default=Auto]
-c CROPPING, --cropping CROPPING
Set cropping mode. 0: Disabled 1: Margins 2: Margins + page numbers [Default=2]
--cp CROPPINGP, --croppingpower CROPPINGP
Set cropping power [Default=1.0]
--cm CROPPINGM, --croppingminimum CROPPINGM
Set cropping minimum area ratio [Default=0.0]
--blackborders Disable autodetection and force black borders
--whiteborders Disable autodetection and force white borders
--forcecolor Don't convert images to grayscale
--forcepng Create PNG files instead JPEG
--mozjpeg Create JPEG files using mozJpeg
--maximizestrips Turn 1x4 strips to 2x2 strips
-d, --delete Delete source file(s) or a directory. It's not recoverable.
OUTPUT SETTINGS:
-o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
Output generated file to specified directory or file
-t TITLE, --title TITLE
Comic title [Default=filename or directory name]
-f FORMAT, --format FORMAT
Output format (Available options: Auto, MOBI, EPUB, CBZ, KFX, MOBI+EPUB) [Default=Auto]
-b BATCHSPLIT, --batchsplit BATCHSPLIT
Split output into multiple files. 0: Don't split 1: Automatic mode 2: Consider every subdirectory as separate volume [Default=0]
CUSTOM PROFILE:
--customwidth CUSTOMWIDTH
Replace screen width provided by device profile
--customheight CUSTOMHEIGHT
Replace screen height provided by device profile
OTHER:
-h, --help Show this help message and exit
usage: kcc-c2p [options] [input]
MANDATORY:
input Full path to comic folder(s) to be processed. Separate multiple inputs with spaces.
MAIN:
-y HEIGHT, --height HEIGHT
Height of the target device screen
-i, --in-place Overwrite source directory
-m, --merge Combine every directory into a single image before splitting
OTHER:
-d, --debug Create debug file for every split image
-h, --help Show this help message and exit
This section is for developers who want to contribute to KCC or power users who want to run the latest code without waiting for an official release.
Easiest to use GitHub Desktop to clone the KCC repo. From GitHub Desktop, click on Repository in the toolbar, then Command Prompt (Windows)/Terminal (Mac) to open a window in the KCC repo.
Depending on your system Python may be called either python or python3. We use virtual environments (venv) to manage dependencies.
If you want to edit the code, a good code editor is VS Code.
If you want to edit the .ui files, use Qt Creator, included in Qt for desktop development.
Then use the gen_ui_files scripts to autogenerate the python UI.
One time setup and running for the first time:
python -m venv venv
venv\Scripts\activate.bat
pip install -r requirements.txt
python kcc.py
Every time you close Command Prompt, you will need to re-activate the virtual environment and re-run:
venv\Scripts\activate.bat
python kcc.py
One time setup and running for the first time:
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
python kcc.py
Every time you close Terminal, you will need to reactivate the virtual environment and re-run:
source venv/bin/activate
python kcc.py
KCC is made by
This script born as a cross-platform alternative to KindleComicParser by Dc5e (published here).
The app relies and includes the following scripts:
DualMetaFixscript by K. Hendricks. Released with GPL-3 License.image.pyclass from Alex Yatskov's Mangle with subsequent proDOOMman's and Birua's patches.- Icon is by Nikolay Verin (http://ncrow.deviantart.com/) and released under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 License.
- Kindle Oasis 2 / 3
- Kindle Paperwhite 3 / 4 / Voyage / Oasis
- Kindle Paperwhite 1 / 2
- Kindle
- Kobo Aura
- Kobo Aura HD
- Kobo Aura H2O
- Kobo Aura ONE
- Kobo Forma
KCC is initiating internet connections in two cases:
- During startup - Version check.
- When error occurs - Automatic reporting on Windows and macOS.
Please check wiki page.
Copyright (c) 2012-2023 Ciro Mattia Gonano, Paweł Jastrzębski and Darodi. KCC is released under ISC LICENSE; see LICENSE.txt for further details.