A free comic reader for Mac, right in your browser
To read comics on a Mac, open livecomics.to in Safari, Chrome or Firefox and drag your CBR, CBZ or PDF files onto your library. There is nothing to install. Each issue reads as whole pages, one panel at a time, or read aloud with sound, and your place follows you to your iPhone and iPad. A free account holds your comics with no card.
How do I set it up on a Mac?
- Open livecomics.to in Safari, Chrome or Firefox.
- Make a free account, or sign in to the one you have. No card needed.
- Drag your comics from Finder onto your library, or click + Add Comics and pick them. You can add several at once.
- Choose Pages only, Panel view or Voiced, then press Add. The issue lands on your shelf, ready to read.
On macOS Sonoma 14 or later you can keep it in the Dock: in Safari, choose File, then Add to Dock. The Dock app keeps its own sign-in, separate from Safari, so sign in once more there.
Do I need a Mac app to read comics?
No. LiveComics runs in the browser you already have, with the same library, shelves and reader as the iPhone and iPad app, so there is nothing to download or keep updated. Add to Dock in Safari gives it a window and a Dock icon of its own, if you want it to feel like an app.
Can I read with the keyboard on a MacBook?
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.
Which comic files can I read on a Mac?
CBR, CBZ, PDF and EPUB comics all go in the same way, dragged onto your library or picked with + Add Comics. To look at a single CBR or CBZ with no account, use the quick viewer on the page about opening CBR files.
Can a Mac 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 sound effects and a score, while the panels turn on their own and subtitles show each line as it is spoken. Full cast, where every main character gets their own voice, is a paid upgrade. 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 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. Voiced is priced per issue in credits, and you see the price before you press Add.
Straight answers
Is there a free comic reader for Mac?
Yes. LiveComics is free in Safari, Chrome or Firefox on a Mac, and a free account holds 1 GB of comics, about 20 issues, with no card. Pages only and Panel view are free on every issue; voices are priced per issue in credits.
Does it work on a MacBook Air?
Yes. It runs in the browser on a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro, an iMac or a Mac mini, and the trackpad, the mouse and the keyboard all work.
Can I keep LiveComics in my Dock?
Yes, on macOS Sonoma 14 or later: open livecomics.to in Safari, then choose File, then Add to Dock. It opens in its own window and keeps its own sign-in, separate from Safari.
Will my comics be on my iPhone and iPad too?
Yes. Sign in with the same account in the Live Comics app or in Safari and your library is there, with your place kept.
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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