Reading Comics
Reading a Comic
When browsing your collection, you can click on a comic to read it. The reader will open in a modal over the page.
Read vs Unread Status
Read vs Unread Status
When you read a comic, it will be marked as read and saved in your history. This is done automatically when you reach 90% of the issue.
Additionaly, you'll see a unread/read icon in the right corner of the cover, directly after the issue number
Reader Features
The current implementation is a simple reader that allows you to read your comics quickly.
It has the following features:
- Fast Performance: Even with large files, the reader will load near instantly. It does this byb loading only the first image of the file and pre-loading the next image as you read.
- Responsive Design: The reader is designed to work on any device, whether it be a desktop, tablet, or phone.
- Page Count: The reader will show the page count of the issue along with the current page number.
- Progress Bar: The reader will show a progress bar, indicating how far you have read. When this reaches 90%, the issue will be marked as read and saved in your history.
- Jump to Page: The dots along the bottom allow you to jump to a specific page in the issue.
Resume Reading
Resume Reading
If you close the reader before reaching 90%, CLU will Bookmark your place and ask if you want to resume reading when you open that file again
You can manually set a bookmark by clicking on the icon in the top-right corner.
Reading Position Reliability
Improved in v6.3
Reading positions are saved far more reliably, and follow a file through renames, moves and CBR→CBZ conversion.
That last one is the headline: reorganizing your library no longer costs you your place. Rename a file, move it to a different folder, or convert it from CBR to CBZ, and your bookmark comes with it.
The rest of the improvements:
| Change | What it fixes |
|---|---|
| Autosave and unload flushes | Position is saved on tab close, refresh, and navigation — not only on an explicit modal close. A mobile browser discarding the page no longer loses your place. |
| Resuming no longer destroys the bookmark | Jumping to a late bookmark used to count as reading progress, so resuming at page 90 of 100 instantly read as 90% complete — closing then marked the comic read and deleted the bookmark. |
| "Start Over" actually clears the position | It used to return you to the same place forever. |
| Very short comics can be bookmarked | Comics of three pages or fewer were previously excluded. |
| No cross-user leakage | One user's reading progress no longer appears on another user's browse listings. |
Unload flushes only ever save
The autosave and unload paths never mark a comic read and never delete a bookmark — a hidden tab is an ambiguous signal, and guessing wrong would destroy the position it's supposed to protect.