Challenger Comics Viewer

Challenger Comics Viewer Free App

Rated 4.32/5 (19,045) —  Free Android application by The Challenger

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About Challenger Comics Viewer

Challenger Comics Viewer is a FREE (NO ADS) advanced comics, manga, books and PDF viewer.
It's really simple to use. You just have to scroll ! Pages are automatically loaded and displayed (no need to click to go to next page).
It's FREE and THERE ARE NO ADS.
This version works perfectly on phones AND tablets.

Supported image file formats are JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP (Android 4.0+) and BMP.
Supported book file formats are PDF, CBZ/ZIP, CBR/RAR, CBT/TAR, CB7/7Z, DjVu and ePUB.

Main features are :
• Automatic page loading
• Zoom using multi-touch
• Vertical/Horizontal scrolling
• 2 display modes (Simple View which displays pages one by one and Multiple Image View which displays all pages one after the other)
• Scale filters: Bilinear, Bicubic, Lanczos4
• Library with covers displayed to quickly open comics (multiple kind of views available)
• Automatically switch to next issue when last page of the comic is displayed
• Border cropping
• Read from left to right or right to left
• Actions can be customized
• Single page and "2 page" display mode
• Filter to improve displayed image quality
• Manual scrolling by moving finger on screen
• Autoscrolling by long pressing on screen
• Tap to go to Next/Previous pages
• Fit to Width/Height/Screen display
• Multiple Image preview type
• Option to direct access to page
• History management
• Support multi-language (for now, english, french, russian, italian)
• Border can be display over Bitmap to easily identify each pages
• Contrast/Brightness/Saturation management
• Screen brightness management
• Application can be moved to SD Card
• Cached data can be stored in internal memory or SD Card
• Supports Samsung "Multi-Window" mode
• Color themes

Files can be accessed on the device or network.
Supported network protocols are :
• Google Drive
• OneDrive/SkyDrive
• Mega
• Ubooquity (http://vaemendis.net/ubooquity)
• DLNA/Upnp (Need Android >= 4.0.3)
• OPDS (beta)
• Windows/SAMBA/CIFS
• DropBox
• Webdav/Cloud (like box.com, 4shared.com, alwaysdata.com, ...)
• FTP
• SFTP

The application needs a phone/tablet with lots of memory and a powerful processor, so don't be disappointed if your phone is quite old and performance is not good.
For instance, it works perfectly on Nexus 4, Nexus 7, Nexus 10, Galaxy S2, Galaxy S3, Galaxy S4, Galaxy S5, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S7, Galaxy Tab, ...

Documentation is available at : http://challengerviewer.wordpress.com/challenger-comics-viewer-documentation/
An FAQ is available at : http://challengerviewer.wordpress.com/challenger-comics-viewer-faq/
The English forum : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1389440

Please add comments if you like this app or if you have some new features idea.
To report bugs, don't hesitate to send me e-mail.
Thanks !

How to Download / Install

Download and install Challenger Comics Viewer version on your Android device!
Downloaded 1,000,000+ times, content rating: Everyone
Android package: org.kill.geek.bdviewer, download Challenger Comics Viewer.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
Version 2.1.28:
• Added support of DjVu file format
• Added Share cover action
• Added Collection cover management (using folder.jpg file or using Set collection cover action)
• Added button to send log file to developer by email (in Options => System => About => Send logs to developer)
• Added new library sort mode (display Last read first)
• Improved overall performances
• Improved Google Drive access
• Upgraded Dropbox API to v2
• Fixed minor bugs
More downloads  Challenger Comics Viewer reached 1 000 000 - 5 000 000 downloads
More downloads  Challenger Comics Viewer reached 500 000 - 1 000 000 downloads
More downloads  Challenger Comics Viewer reached 100 000 - 500 000 downloads
More downloads  Challenger Comics Viewer reached 50 000 - 100 000 downloads

What are users saying about Challenger Comics Viewer

O70%
by O####:

It is very good. There are a couple of things that could be done better when using Samba to host your comics: 1. If you accidentally select a comic, it starts to download. There is no option to cancel. 2. When refreshing the Library it can take a very long time. Fair enough but.. You can't pause it and meanwhile you can't use the app. Can't it refresh in the background? One more thing .. It would be nice if you could choose a page as cover from within the app. I'm quibbling though. It's a very good app. Thank you.

Z70%
by Z####:

Works well on cbr. Displays a magnifier on epub that doesn't seem possible to turn off. Could use a goto page x function. By magnifier i mean a small rectangle on screen that displays a magnified portion of the text. Like a small floating magnifying glass. Something has changed though, it used to be on permanently now it shows if you touch the screen then disappears after a few seconds.

M70%
by M####:

My only complaint is the Google drive library access. It takes forever to sync. Looks like it downloads the file to get the info, then re-downloads the file when you want to read it. Downloading the file temporarily to read it I have no problem with, but the info sync takes forever. Wish there was a way to just point the library to my google drive folder it get the name and cover and not have t download every file and extract it. Makes it really really slow. I just want to stream the file from google drive. Hope this makes sense. :)

M70%
by M####:

My favorite reader. If you're the type of person who likes to tweak every preference setting, Challenger will satisfy. I found the number of settings overwhelming at first, but the built-in help file covers the basics. Free, ad free, and even has advanced features like syncing a folder from Google Drive or a Samba share. The home screen icons are a bit dated, design wise, but that's honestly my only real complaint and the author's energy obviously is better directed into the app's functionality. Not quite as intuitive as ComicRack, but donation driven, no pop-ups or nagging, and similarly feature rich. Plus, it's still actively being developed, unlike ComicRack. Outclasses even other paid comic readers.

M70%
by M####:

Simple & works. Simply the best comic viewer out there without too much unnecessary gimmicks. Best feature of it? Truly free without ads. The UI can be updated though, to match newer android style (just personal opinion, still use it regardless)

D70%
by D####:

Makes reading your cbr easy. No complicated controls. Easy to browse for other books in your directories. Best thing is that the resizing controls are accurate. You don't just get fuzzy if you zoom in. This was the best app I found after trying others that were unsatisfying. It's a keeper!

M70%
by M####:

Image seems to be blur then actual it is. Did bimap scaling too but no improvement.. if I open pdf in other pdf reader it looks good but blur in challenger comics viewer.. function are good..

M70%
by M####:

Convenient, display neat and tidy folder views. Is it possible to set single page display to not rotate? Thats the only thing thats troubling me when reading while lying on the bed.

M70%
by M####:

Adding Dropbox folder never works, the prompt just keeps asking for permission after I grant it every time. Got a notification from Dropbox saying I granted an app permission, but it still doesn't work

M70%
by M####:

Hello I have some ideas to make this app better. So my problem is I have tons of comics and manga in pictures format (jpg & png) and it really makes a mess if you view it from the stock gallery app in android. Sometimes you want to browse your personal photo in gallery and there's lots of comic pics there making it clutters the album. Can you make it so that the Challenger Comic Viewer's own library hidden from other apps like the gallery. Is it already a feature because I can't find it in the settings. There's this manga reader app called "EHViewer" that does the job. Maybe you guys can copy that. Anyway, great app otherwise. Simple, no ads, and blazing fast. Hope my effort in typing this post isn't in vain. Looking forward for dev response. Thank you.

M70%
by M####:

After trying many similar apps, I eventually settled on this one. Honestly, I don't even remember why it was even a question. It does everything you could possibly want and it does it well.

M70%
by M####:

So glad I gave this a try. Has margin cropping, endless scroll, very pleasant UI. Also, no ads at all taking up any sort of screen real estate. I use the "Medium" setting under Border Cropping, and it works great.

M70%
by M####:

Help!!! I wanna rate 500 stars! Really...... One must uninstall other pdf or comic reader. This one is best! Many in one reader. No ads! No hidden charges! All features available! Lots of customizations! One must support developer by purchasing paid version of it. Anyway....... Give it a try you will not regret!

O70%
by O####:

Have used this for quite a while, alternating between it and 1 or 2 others. Easy to use & works well. Thanks Devs!

N70%
by N####:

Only comic viewer I could find so far that can handle pretty much everything you can throw at it, from PDF files to a bunch of loose jpgs in a folder Oh and in case you have any problems with cbz files just use a rar file extractor like 7zip to open the file

M70%
by M####:

Keeps downloading a remote file, even when I have a local file. There's just no way to, within the app to switch source without first downloading the whole file over and over. 2 gigs downloaded off wifi when abroad. Not cool.

M70%
by M####:

I love this app. May we please have an amoled black theme? The dark theme is nice, but an AMOLED theme will turn off background pixels in the library and menu to save battery.

X70%
by X####:

After trying out over a dozen comic readers, this might be the best one. The developer kindly helped fix an issue I had, after which I didn't have any problems.

O70%
by O####:

I love this reader. It's free, easy to use and makes sorting a breeze! Highly recommend if you're looking for something easily accessible and clear.

C70%
by C####:

For the read part is good. but minus on navigation. Last page of comics always opened when we open app. Just need small improvement for navigation and homepage, and then perfect.

T70%
by T####:

At least a few grey pages per comic and frequent crashes

W70%
by W####:

Great features, but quits back to menu constantly from comics, which is annoying.

E70%
by E####:

Frozen for the entire time that it wasted space on my phone

M70%
by M####:

This app would be PERFECT if you could enable navigation buttons when reading comics instead of them disappearing

M70%
by M####:

Best reader I've seen yet. Does EXACTLY what a cbr reader should!

X70%
by X####:

NO ADS case and point Oh and not to mention it reads almost every file format from epub. To cbr.

N70%
by N####:

I can't detect epub on my phone...although I have copied in my memory I can't find the file

M70%
by M####:

Auto scrolling must be more smooth. Images are vibrating during auto scrolling. Other wise best app

M70%
by M####:

Amazing app, been searching for a good comic reader a while so good I definitely recommend it

M70%
by M####:

حجمش کمه و همه کاره س.خوبه

M70%
by M####:

I am using this app for 2 years now and it is great. Thank you

M70%
by M####:

It's amazing, best app for comic readers everything easily adjustable

M70%
by M####:

I hate ittttt

W70%
by W####:

idk how to set it up

X70%
by X####:

Best reader so far. Has not crashed either .

M70%
by M####:

Best comic viewer ever 5 star!!!

M70%
by M####:

Easy to read and add libraries from the cloud.

M70%
by M####:

Absolutely love the app. 5 stars

M70%
by M####:

It's Soo really good app

Y70%
by Y####:

please adopt material design.


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