CBZ to BMP Converter

Comic Book Zip (CBZ) is a file extension for digital comic book files that are compressed and archived into the ZIP file format. You can unzip CBZ using a ZIP utility as you would any other ZIP file. CBZ is a useful file type for creating Comic eBooks. The letters “CB” in the name lets readers know it contains comic book files, while the “Z” denotes that it was archived via ZIP. 

How to open a CBZ file?

CBZ opens by default in the CDisplay Comic Reader, which is freeware. CDisplayEx is another great program to use. On mobile, try Comic Rack (Android) and iComix (iOS). On Linux/Unix, try MComix.  

Since CBZ is an archive file format, converting it involves extracting the files and then re archiving them into another archive file format. Alternatively, after extracting the files, you can convert them individually to other file types, such as CBZ to JPG or CPZ to PDF

Developed by: CDisplay

Initial Release: 1993

Useful links:

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic-Book-Format

Bitmap (BMP) is a pixel-based file format that stores two-dimensional images, generally without any compression. BMP utilizes a dot matrix data structure called raster graphics, which establishes the color depth of the image. BMP is mostly used for digital publishing of photographs. However, due to the lack of compression, BMP files are usually large.

How to open a BMP file?

BMP can be device-dependent or independent. BMP opens readily in the Microsoft Paint application and is often associated with Microsoft operating systems. Despite the association with Microsoft, a device-independent BMP, or DIB, can open on almost any device, operating system, or application. 

In addition to opening BMP files, many applications can be used to create them, such as Adobe Illustrator. Should you need to convert the BMP into a vector-based image, then consider using CorelDRAW. Other applications that can open BMP files include Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Photos, Apple Preview, Apple Photos, and ColorStrokes.

Developed by: Microsoft Corporation

Initial Release: 20 November 1985

Useful links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMP_file_format

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/gdi/bitmaps