OpenComic for Linux

OpenComic is a comic and manga reader designed for Linux users.

It supports many image, compressed, and document formats, including JPG, RAR, PDF, and EPUB (which is still in alpha and may have some bugs).

This makes it useful for reading different types of comics like manga, manhwa, manhua, webtoons, and webcomics offline.

The app supports many picture formats such as PNG, GIF, BMP, and newer ones like AVIF and HEIC.

It can also open common comic archive files like CBR, CBZ, and many compressed formats like ZIP and 7Z.

For documents, it supports PDF and EPUB ebooks.

OpenComic can play background music from audio files like MP3 and OGG while you read.

OpenComic offers special reading modes for Japanese manga and Korean webtoons, a double page view, bookmarks to save your place, and a floating magnifying glass to zoom in on details.

You can adjust image settings such as brightness, contrast, and color effects.

There is also an option to colorize black and white images.

Custom shortcuts and gamepad navigation help make reading easier and quicker.

The app supports connections to servers (like FTP, SFTP, SMB) to access files remotely but does not offer cloud syncing to keep progress across devices.

Users can organize comics with favorite labels and custom tags.

It also tracks your reading progress by syncing with sites like AniList and MyAnimeList.

Overall, OpenComic is a flexible Linux reader with strong format support and useful reading features.

However, EPUB support is still developing, and there is no clear information about how easy the user interface is to use.

Users looking for a safe, feature-rich offline comic reader on Linux will find this app a solid choice.