But it's OK, because Calibre will happily convert even the files the plugin won't convert to cbz. In my case it's because the plugin choked on about half of the cbr files I tried to feed it - older, smaller files mostly. 'Autoconvert cbr to cbz' is an option, why don't you just use the plugin to do all of that? Double-click 'Embed Comics Metadata.' Make sure the following checkboxes are selected: In the bottom left, click on 'Plugins.' Click 'Show only user installed plugins.' Expand the 'user interface action plugins' arrow. In the 'Available Actions' screen you'll see the 'Embed Comics Metadata' plugin - add it to the 'Current Actions' side of the screen, and choose 'Apply.'Ĥ. In Calibre, open 'Preferences' and choose 'Change Calibre Behavior.' Choose 'Toolbars' and then 'Main Toolbar.' You'll see a screen with 'Available Actions' on the left, and 'Current Actions' on the right. In Calibre, install the 'Embed Comics Metadata' plugin by Dick Loraine. I find this a very good tool for managing my epubs & comics, but I don't have a vast number of either.)Ģ. (Honestly, if you don't use Calibre, this whole process probably isn't for you.

Here's how you do it, maybe the next person to google 'Calibre CBR > CBZ' will find this and save himself a couple hours.ġ. I googled and didn't come up with anything.īuddy gave me a couple days to think it over. I turned him down because I only keep comics in cbz, and converting them from his format to mine, and managing it inside Calibre (which is what I use don't tell me there are other tools, I know). About a thousand Marvel titles in cbr format. OK, and now for something completely different.īuddy offered to sell me his comics library.

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