There are two ways to use Comicom, either via the ComGUI.exe or via command line. You only need to download/install one set, not both. That said, the command line version includes comgui-launcher.py which will also give you access to the same ComGUI as the exe.

Once you've installed Comicom, head over to our Tutorial Page to see how it all works!

1. Install ImageMagick (Version 7). It's a simple installation, just click 'next' through and accept all defaults.
   1. The installers are grouped by your operating system, so if you are on Windows make sure to download the exe from this section
2. Download comgui.exe, put it in anywhere you want (but probably not Downloads because you might accidentally delete it)
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   2. For ease of use, you can also right-click the exe you've downloaded and select either Pin to Start, Pin to Taskbar, or Send to > Desktop (create shortcut)
   3. FYI your computer may think that this exe is a virus, but that's just because I haven't paid someone to tell your computer it's safe. See our FAQ for more info about why this is and what you can do to get past it or avoid it if you're still uncomfortable.
3. When you want to compile images, just double click the exe (or click from your start menu, taskbar, or desktop shortcut) and away you go~

1. Install ImageMagick (Version 7). It's a simple installation, just click 'next' through and accept all defaults.
2. Install Python 3.7.x
   1. On the "Install Now" page, make sure to select Add Python 3.7 to PATH
   2. If you go with a custom installation, make sure to get include pip as you will need that in the next step
   3. If you have another version of Python 3 available you can try that, but no guarantees all commands/dependencies will be compatible.
3. In a command line terminal, run pip install comicom
4. When you want to compile images just run the following command from your terminal comicom.py [your args here]
   1. You can also still get access to the GUI by triggering comgui-launcher.py, it also accepts the same parameters as comicom.py if you'd like to open it with prepopulated data.
   2. As of version 1.3.0 you can also use CC Suite (short for Comic Compiler Suite) via cc-suite.py. This script requires a bit more setup than using comicom.py out of the box, but once set up you'll be able to download, remove simple ads, waifu, and compile a large batch of chapters with just a single (and simple!) command such as cc-suite.py Naruto 1-20

If a new version came out since you originally installed Comicom, then don't worry, it's super easy to upgrade!

Upgrade ComGUI.exe by simply downloading the latest comgui.exe file to replace your existing one.
Upgrade comicom.py by running the pip command pip install comicom --upgrade

All done!