cbrtopdf is a command-line tool that converts CBR (Comic Book RAR) files into PDF, with proper support for:

• Comics (left-to-right reading)

• Manga (right-to-left reading)

• Double-page spreads

• Automatic page rotation

• Chapter detection and PDF bookmarks

Built with a focus on correct reading order and clean output, without overcomplicated presets.

• 📦 Extracts .cbr archives

• 🖼️ Supports common image formats (JPG, PNG, WEBP, etc.)

• ✂️ Split horizontal double pages into two vertical pages

• 📖 Manga (RTL) and Comic (LTR) reading order

• 🔄 Rotate horizontal pages instead of splitting

• 📑 Automatically adds PDF bookmarks when chapters are detected

• 🧹 Optional cleanup of extracted files

• 🧠 Clear logs and predictable behavior

pip install cbrtopdf

The following external tools must be installed on your system:

• unrar

• img2pdf

sudo apt install unrar img2pdf

cbrtopdf convert comic.cbr

This will generate:

comic.pdf