CBZ (Comic Book ZIP) is a digital comic book archive format that uses ZIP compression to package comic book images. It typically contains sequential image files like JPG or PNG, representing pages of a comic book or graphic novel. The format allows easy storage, sharing, and reading of digital comics across various comic book reader applications and platforms.
Lightweight compression, universal compatibility, easy to create and share, supports high-quality images, works across multiple devices and platforms, simple file structure, no complex proprietary encoding required.
Large file sizes for high-resolution comics, potential image quality loss during compression, limited metadata support, requires external reader applications, no built-in DRM protection
CBZ files are extensively used by digital comic book readers, comic book collectors, and online comic distribution platforms. They're popular among comic book enthusiasts for archiving personal collections, sharing digital comics, and reading comics on tablets, e-readers, and specialized comic reading software like CDisplayEx, ComicRack, and Calibre.