KCC

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.

A word of warning

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 ;-)

Issues / new features / donations

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:
Paweł Jastrzębski:
Alex Xu

DOWNLOADS

https://github.com/ciromattia/kcc/releases

Click on Assets of the latest release.

You probably want either

kcc_*.*.*.exe (Windows)
KindleComicConverter_osx_*.*.*.dmg (Mac)

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

PREREQUISITES

You'll need to install various tools to access important but optional features.

The installation process has been greatly streamlined. No need to add 7z to PATH or locate KindleGen from the internet and put it in a special folder with KCC. Just run it and KCC will tell you what to install.

7-Zip

Windows 7-Zip

First install 7z from https://www.7-zip.org/ or with command line:

winget install --id 7zip.7zip

macOS 7-Zip/Unar

with Homebrew installed

brew install p7zip
brew install unar

KindleGen

Windows / macOS KindleGen

Install Kindle Previewer. KCC will automatically detect KindleGen from it.

INPUT FORMATS

KCC can understand and convert, at the moment, the following input types:

Folders containing: PNG, JPG, GIF or WebP files
CBZ, ZIP (With 7z executable)
CBR, RAR (With 7z executable)
CB7, 7Z (With 7z executable)
PDF (Only extracting JPG images)

USAGE

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

Profiles:

        '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", (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),
        'KoL': ("Kobo Libra H2O/Kobo Libra 2", (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),

Standalone `kcc-c2e.py` usage:

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

Standalone `kcc-c2p.py` usage:

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

CREDITS

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:

DualMetaFix script by K. Hendricks. Released with GPL-3 License.
image.py class 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.

SAMPLE FILES CREATED BY KCC

PRIVACY

KCC is initiating internet connections in two cases:

During startup - Version check.
When error occurs - Automatic reporting on Windows and macOS.

KNOWN ISSUES

Please check wiki page.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2012-2023 Ciro Mattia Gonano, Paweł Jastrzębski and Darodi.
KCC is released under ISC LICENSE; see LICENSE.txt for further details.

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A word of warning

Issues / new features / donations

DOWNLOADS

PREREQUISITES

7-Zip

Windows 7-Zip

macOS 7-Zip/Unar

KindleGen

Windows / macOS KindleGen

INPUT FORMATS

USAGE

Profiles:

Standalone `kcc-c2e.py` usage:

Standalone `kcc-c2p.py` usage:

CREDITS

SAMPLE FILES CREATED BY KCC

PRIVACY

KNOWN ISSUES

COPYRIGHT

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KCC

A word of warning

Issues / new features / donations

DOWNLOADS

PREREQUISITES

7-Zip

Windows 7-Zip

macOS 7-Zip/Unar

KindleGen

Windows / macOS KindleGen

INPUT FORMATS

USAGE

Profiles:

Standalone kcc-c2e.py usage:

Standalone kcc-c2p.py usage:

CREDITS

SAMPLE FILES CREATED BY KCC

PRIVACY

KNOWN ISSUES

COPYRIGHT

← Metadata

Owner

Metadata

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Standalone `kcc-c2e.py` usage:

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