Show HN: Kindle Comic Converter to Read Manga on eInk Kindle/Kobo/ReMarkable

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Kindle Comic Converter optimizes comics and manga for eink readers like Kindle, Kobo, ReMarkable, and more. Its main feature is various optional image processing steps to look good on eink screens, which have different requirements than normal LCD screens. It also does file size optimization by downscaling to your devices native resolution, which helps performance on underpowered ereaders. Supported input formats include folders/CBZ/CBR/PDF of JPG/PNG files and more. Supported output formats include MOBI/AZW3, EPUB, KEPUB, and CBZ. ------

Hey everyone! I'm the current maintainer of KCC since 2023, thanks for using it! I’ve been reading manga on Kindle ever since I got the big 9.7” Kindle DX from 2010 using mangle, and upgraded to the even bigger 10.2” Kindle Scribe 2022 using KCC.

The biggest contributions I've made to KCC are:

added modern macOS support and removed homebrew requirement

ported code to run on native Apple silicon M1 chip and later for a 2x speed boost (qt5->qt6)

free open source windows codesign with SignPath

fixed Kindle Scribe support

and tons of other various features and bug fixes and developer friendly changes

created a legacy Windows 7 build with 300+ downloads…

The biggest community PRs were:

huge 2x speed boosts due to various CPU/IO optimizations

Kobo/Remarkable support.

Enjoy using KCC and let me know if you have any questions!