A comic reader for Chromebook that runs in Chrome
To read comics on a Chromebook, open livecomics.to in Chrome, make a free account and add your CBR, CBZ or PDF files from the Files app or Google Drive. There is nothing to install and no extension to add. Each issue reads as whole pages, one panel at a time, or read aloud, and your place follows you to your phone.
How do I read comics on a Chromebook?
Everything happens in Chrome.
- Open livecomics.to in Chrome.
- Make a free account, or sign in to the one you have. No card needed.
- In your library, press + Add Comics and pick your comics in the Files app, from My files, Downloads or Google Drive. You can also drag the files into the library.
- Choose Pages only, Panel view or Voiced, then press Add. The issue lands on your shelf, ready to read.
Each file can be up to 2.6 GB. A free account imports 30 comics a month and holds 1 GB, about 20 single issues, with no card. For a bigger collection, Collector is $3 a month for 50 GB and lifts the import limit.
Do I need a Chrome extension?
No. LiveComics is a website, so it runs in Chrome itself. Nothing is installed, and your library is the same one you see on your phone or any other computer.
Can I read comics from Google Drive on a Chromebook?
Yes. Pick the file from Google Drive in the Files app, or paste a Google Drive share link in your library with From a link.
Will it open CBR files?
Yes. CBR, CBZ, PDF and EPUB all open in your library. To look at one CBR or CBZ file with no account at all, use the viewer on the page about opening CBR files.
Can I read with the keyboard?
Yes. The right and left arrow keys move through the comic, P switches between panels and whole pages, and Space plays and pauses a voiced issue. On a big screen a whole page fits at once, and Panel view brings one panel up to fill the window when you want it close.
Can a Chromebook read comics aloud?
Yes. Choose Voiced when you add an issue and every speech balloon is read in order by two synthetic narrators matched to each speaker, with the drawn sound effects and a soundscape under every scene, while the panels turn on their own and subtitles show each line as it is spoken. Full cast (every character voiced) comes with the Enthusiast and Power plans. Every issue on the free streaming shelf is voiced already, free to stream with a free account.
Does my place follow me to my other devices?
Yes. Your library, shelves and reading place belong to your account, not to one device, so an issue you start here opens where you left off on any other screen you sign in on: the iPhone and iPad app, the Android app, the Windows app or a web browser.
What does it cost?
Reading is free. A free account holds 1 GB, about 20 single issues, and imports 30 comics a month, with no card. Pages only and Panel view, which shows one panel at a time framed to fill the screen, are free on every issue. Add voices and sound effects with a monthly plan, or top up as you go. Voiced shows its price before you press Add.
Straight answers
What is the best comic reader for Chromebook?
One that runs in Chrome and keeps your place on your other devices. LiveComics opens CBR, CBZ, PDF and EPUB in Chrome and reads one panel at a time or aloud.
Is there a free comic reader for Chromebook?
Yes. A free account holds 1 GB of comics, about 20 single issues, with no card, and Pages only and Panel view are free on every issue; voices come with a monthly plan or a top-up.
Is there a comic reader app for Chromebook?
You don't need one. LiveComics runs in Chrome on a Chromebook, with the same library you see on your phone or any other computer.
Can I read manga on a Chromebook?
Yes. Choose Manga as the reading type when you add it and the panels run right to left, the way it was printed.
Do I need an account?
Yes, a free one, to keep your comics on a shelf and your place on every device, with no card. To open a single CBR or CBZ file with no account at all, use the viewer on the page about opening CBR files.
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