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Comic Reader
2017

Comic Reader

Comic Reader is an open source comics reading app. It supports search and subscription which can let you manage the comics with ease. It displays each episode in a single scrolling page, and automatically adjust the page size to provide maximum reading area. Reading comic can never be this easy.

Electron Open Source

The only desktop comic reading app you need

Comic Reader is a comics reading app designed for high-fidelity digital reading. It supports search and subscription, allowing you to manage your library with ease. The app provides update notifications so you never miss your favorite releases. It displays each episode in a single scrolling page and automatically adjusts the page size to provide the maximum reading area.

It’s free and open source

Comic Reader is an open-source project based on Electron. It is licensed under the GNU GPL v3.0 License and hosted on Github.

User Interface

Search View

A user can enter keywords to search comic books from multiple sites. There are filters to hide results depending on the sourcing sites. Each result has a cover photo and a short description to help users navigate through the results easily.

Comic Reader - Search View

Favorite View

Favorite view is where a user can manage their comics subscription. A desktop notification will send out when a subscribed comics get new updates. The app also stores reading history, returning to the last reading location automatically.

Comic Reader - Favorite View

Read View

A user can read each episode in a single scrolling page. The app will automatically adjust the page size to provide maximum reading area. It supports keyboard shortcuts to navigate different pages or episodes with arrow keys.

Comic Reader - Read View

User Statistics

Active Daily Users

We have approximately 70 users a day. A user uses the app averagely 60 minutes each time.

Comic Reader - Daily Users Chart

Retained Users

68% of our users are retained users.

Comic Reader - Retained Users Chart

OS Platform

92% of our users use Mac.

Comic Reader - OS Chart

System Architecture

The app follows the Model View ViewModel (MVVM) design pattern. More information can be found on our Github wiki page.