ComicRack 0.9.111

4.3 out of 5 stars 4.3 (23 votes)

(August 5, 2009)

Windows 2000/2003/XP / Freeware / 2,615 downloads

ComicRack is an all in one solution to read your eComics and also manage your library. You can think of it as a kind of ITunes for eComics with lots of the same functionality. As a reader it supports all the state of the art features you can expect: different display modes, full screen, information overlays, magnifier, color adjustments, automatic backcolor matching and a multi tab interface to quickly switch between eComics. As a manager you can browse and search your eComics in the library, create folders and lists to organize them. You can customize the lists to show just the information you need and use advanced tools to tag and edit the information for your eComics. Or create Smart lists to display dynamic lists based on eComic info (never read, author, series etc.)

  • Publisher

    cYo Soft

  • Homepage

    ComicRack

  • Uninstaller

    Yes

  • Latest Changes

    - NEW: ComicCaptionFormat setting in ComicRack.ini to customize the Comic Captions display

    - NEW: Added Format parsing to proposed values (Annual, King/Giant size, sketch, Director's cut, b&w)

    - BUG: "Add to list" command was visible even when no lists where available

    - BUG: Whitepoint was not correctly handled together with other adjustments

    - BUG: Exception in the info dialog with chinese eComics

    - BUG: Fixed "V" prefix for proposed volume values in Comic Dialogs

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  1. 2 out of 5 stars
    ron_marz

    Reviewing 0.9.111 (Aug 20, 2009)

    Still requires .Net Framework. Also, I agree with the reviewer who called it "too cluttered."

  2. 4 out of 5 stars
    photonboy

    Reviewing 0.9.93 (Sep 29, 2008)

    I eventually quite using it entirely though I have hopes that it or another program will improve. The cluttered interface began to annoy me.

    I couldn't get the latest version (0.9.95) to work in Vista. I tried to add a folder but nothing showed up.

    I still love CDisplay; I doubt I'll replace it. I'm currently trying to find a good way to show thumbnails in Windows Explorer (thumbnail of the the 1st image). I added a comic tool in Ubuntu which added thumbnails to the equivalent of Windows Explorer but I couldn't find a Linux equivalent of CDisplay and I couldn't get WINE+CDisplay to function properly. I hope somebody ports CDisplay to Linux.

    What I'd like to see:
    -simpler layout
    -Viewer with all the features of CDisplay (or option to open with CDisplay)
    -Windows Explorer can display thumbnails (without building a separate index)
    -rename/tagging of files that's really easy to use (possibly able to compare the cover JPG)

    Summary:
    Use CDisplay to view your comics. Try ComicRack and periodically Google for a similar program to provide Database and Thumbnail creation features. Perhaps look for a Thumbnail plugin for Windows Explorer. There's a growing demand for quality CBR/CBZ tools like these.

  3. 5 out of 5 stars
    horsecharles

    Reviewing 0.9.93 (Aug 31, 2008)

    Get used to NET...it's here to stay. Anyhow, windows is so bloated these days...& hardware so advanced...

  4. 2 out of 5 stars
    ron_marz

    Reviewing 0.9.93 (Aug 29, 2008)

    Requires .Net Framework.

  5. 5 out of 5 stars
    photonboy

    Reviewing 0.9.80 (Mar 15, 2008)

    Awesome. Simply a must-have for those with a large comic collection. I really love the ability to view the cover (the first picture) as a thumbnail.

    However, despite being a great viewer as well it's missing 2 key features that I can't live without. In fact, I find CDisplay v1.8 to be essentially perfect.

    Desired features for ComicRack (found in CDisplay):
    1) tiny or no cursor when viewing the comic
    2) choose custom height

    Other desired features:
    1) "Open with" for right-clicking comic icon/thumbnail in folder view and viewing comic with another program (like CDisplay, though I can see why this option isn't there)
    2) option to use Windows Explorer, especially direct integration with Vista for quick thumbnail generation and resize.
    3) Batch resize of entire collection (such as: all non-Jpgs to high quality Jpg and all pictures greater than 1400pixels in height reduced)
    4) Comic Book Database functionality (similar to MP3 tagging). I have no idea how close any of these sites are for providing the ability to search and update each of your comics fields for even superior organization (and finding missing comics). For now:
    http://www.comicbookdb.com/
    http://www.comics-db.com/
    http://www.cbdb.com/
    http://www.comics.org/index.lasso

    Summary:
    As much as I love this program, I still prefer to read my comics with CDisplay. I can easily organize my comics in Windows Explorer and batch rename, if necessary, using the free app ExplorerXP.

    If I can find an easy way to create thumbnails of my CBR and CBZ files in Windows Explorer I'll most likely stick with CDisplay. I did find one method but it was a little messy. (Linux has some good comic viewers that show thumbnails too.)

    Having said that, I think many would be happy with ComicRack and if it develops like I hope I'll be using it as my only comic browser and viewer as well.

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