**UPDATE: 30 November ** UPDATE 1: The Kindle for Mac 1.40.x no longer works and shows the error, "This app is no longer supported.". The current version, Kindle for Mac 7.x, has limited compatibility with calibre via the KFX Input plugin. You can download Kindle for Mac 7.x from the Mac App Store. To import eBooks, go to User > Library > Containers > Kindle > Data > Library > eBooks, and add the .azw8 file to calibre (ignore the other files). If the file imports as KFX, it’s compatible; if it imports as KFX-ZIP, sadly this book will not get converted. UPDATE 2. If you're seeing any error messages when converting the book, try the following step (make sure you're on the latest version of Calibre): Step 1. Open Calibre, go to Preferences -> Interface -> Toolbars and Menus. Select 'The main toolbar' Step 2. From 'Available Actions' find 'From KFX' option and move it with an arrow to 'Current Actions'. Apply changes. You should see 'From KFX' button in the Calibre menu. Step 3. Restart Calibre. Step 4. Within Calibre middle column of listed books, select the problematic books one at a time. Click the "From KFX" button, and select what format you want to convert them to and it should work.
@@JeanRodo is your tool bar collapsed? and you do not have to do it for when a device is connected. If it's on the main toolbar it will show up whether a device is connected or not.
You're the GOAT bro, I don't know why it's such a problem for amazon to just let you download the book you bought, but after some trying now I can just read it normally
wow !!! thanks so much, this worked for me. I have no kindle device, downloaded directly to my pc. I tried out so many instructions on the web, only your method worked !!
this works i followed the instruction for pc and it works 22 of sept 2024 thanks a lot it downloaded most but one of my book refuse to download I am happy with this
This method still works , with an older version of the kindle application as shown in video , thanx for sharing 👌 but its pretty sad that we have to go through such hoops just to save the books we actually own .
It worked (12/5/2024, windows11, kindle aka 2.4.70904, and following all other specs in your description section, with the book I purchased today) for me!! Thank you so much!! I can save TONS of my time and effort thanks to you.
Just wanted to add that this worked perfectly for me as of 10/7/2024 on Windows 10 PC. Thanks for making the info so clear and easy to follow, had no issues making it all work first try.
Wow! Thank you! I followed the directions and it works! Life-saver. I wanted to purchase a kindle book and send to someone in another country but it was only available in the USA. This allowed me to buy the book and then send the PDF to my friend.
YES, THANK YOU I was desperate to find a way to do this without a kindle serial number as I've never had one. I've always just downloaded the app to my phone or my pc, so using the normal method is impossible for me. Thank you so much! I've done it on pc and at first it didn't work but that was because I downloaded an older version of the ddrm plugin. It's perfect now!!
Solved files importing as KFX-ZIP . Now works for me on Windows 11. Solved files importing as KFX-ZIP by going into Calibre and running welcome wizard again and this time selecting 'Generic E-ink device' (or words to that effect) as on the initial Calibre install I selected ipad. Note I also had installed Update#2 of your amazing instructions and edited the main Calibre menu to include 'From KFX'. To convert I click From KFX and choose Convert to Epub. Thanks so much! Only one niggle and that is despite deleting the Kindle 'Storage' and Updates' folders and unchecking 'check for updates' , every time I shut down the pc the Kindle folder is deleted and I have to install the old version all over again.
I've done Update #2 and got From KFX button installed but for me it says 'Found KFX-ZIP format' and 'Selected book has DRM', so won't convert it either. I've got DeDRM installed too. Anyone have any ideas about how to fix this? @howtotechstuff
Worked perfectly on windows 11 -> Thank you buddy. Sub One thing to add -> if you restart kindle, It will update the version on windows. SO keep the original .exe file and remove update (add / remove programs) and re-install the right version given in the link above.
Never imagined that would work. Now I'm really happy that I get to keep my favourite kindle books. Thank you so much for doing this video.😊😊 It's working great 👍🏻
Thank you for this. Works on some, but not others. Received the following on several attempts... “Cannot convert [NAME OF BOOK] Exception(“This book has a layout that is incompatible with calibre conversion. For best results use either the From KFX user interface plugin or the KFX Input plugin CLI for conversion. See the KFX Input plugin documentation for more information. calibre, version 7.20.0”
Hi there, please see my pinned comment with specific steps to resolve this error message. As you mentioned, unfortunately the steps won't work on all books. Hope this helps!
Thank you so much!!! Before I stumbled upon your video I couldn't make it working and spent hours on trying to find a solution, it drove me insane! I'm so relieved and thankful I finally got it to work! Thank you lots :)
Now I wanted to convert some other kindle books I just bought because it has worked so well. But now I can’t get the download working in the kindle application. I now spent hours trying to block the update or something but it didn’t work (I am a Mac user). Unfortunately I don’t know much about these things and couldn’t understand what version was necessary, what and where to install or delete something… :/ I’m soo frustrated, agh
Worked, thank you!!! I get why they put these protections on, but it's still inconvenient to purchase books and not access them the way we need to be able to access them.
Unfortunately, the version 'Kindle for Mac ver. 1.40.1 (65626)' does not allow the download of books as an alert informs that it is an unsupported app... Is this an issue only I am experiencing?
I can confirm that indeed the Mac version no longer works and shows the error. I've updated description and added it to the pinned comment. Thanks for checking this.
I've followed all of your instructions, but I still can't remove DRM protection. I installed both plugins, but when I load the book onto calibre, it loads as a KFX-ZIP file, not KFX. What can I do to remove that?
I wish you could see exactly the links you clicked. There is no need to apply effects in this kind of video. As a tutorial I value more the clarity in the things that you need to take action rather than transitions and text effects
thanks for this, was trying to wrap my head around the "how" part, think i just needed to see it in action. ironically i didn't find the config part that hard at all lol
Did not work for me. I've been using Calibre for years, but my book imports as a KFX-ZIP and wont drop the DRM. Even using the older version of Kindle for PC
Thank you. I ordered your channel because you promised to show how to do this, and you delivered it. Unfortunately now I don't need your channel anymore because I succeeded, and I bet you don't have a donation button. But nevertheless, I'm very grateful and hope everything good for your channel.
hey i tired this today the thing is the book is being downloaded as a azw file and everytime I try converting it says its DRM protected any work around?
i did evrything, i reach 5:19 with my book in KFX format, but the DRM is still there. i have installed everything, updated everything except Kindle Desktp, i also restarted the pc. i have no idea what to do t.t
Cannot convert, this book is locked by DRM. Also the link is not pointing to version 2.4.70904 Edit: Finally managed to do it by installing the beta version of the DeDRM. (Version 10.0.9)
thank you so much for the 10.0.9 recommendation, I tried everything and was banging my head against the wall! going from 10.0.3 to 10.0.9 finally did it!
The process worked for me. Just had to find a different path and I used the latest version of kindle. The books were placed as .kfx files in the directory. Once converted to pdf, where can I find the saved book? Update: The work around I found was that I double clicked in calibre it opens in preview, I export it now as a PDF. I am having one issue however, the front cover of the book is not included in one of my final PDFs. And the back cover is not included in the other PDF. Any suggestions? Thanks! Updated: I found the books in a path I specified for Calibre Library when I installed it. Great tutorial, thank you! One book did give some issues but when I took the tool bar shortcut "From KFX" to the main bar and used that to conver it, it worked well. 12/25/2025 Merry Christmas
I've tried absolutely everything, followed the steps exactly, the DeDRM plugin just will not work for me :(. I've got the newest version (v10) I could find. Please, do you have any troubleshooting advice at all, I'm getting desperate at this point.
Hi, I might be having the same problem. I am trying to load the unzipped DeDRM plugin into Calibre and when I do, nothing happens. Calibre doesn't respond with anything and the plugin hasn't loaded. Any ideas? Thanks for help!
I was just able to follow along with your steps but am not having success. After downloading the books from Kindle for PC, when I drag the .azw files into calibre, they do not convert and are showing "MD" file format. I have tried with several books. Any advice?
my issue is when I download books in Kindle for Mac, they don't show up in My Kindle Content, even though that is the folder they're set to go to, so I can't drop and drag into Calibre
The DeDRM won't install for me. It says it does not contain a top-level __init__.py file.. Edit: I've successfully installed the plug-ins. But it still does not work to remove the DRM
thanks a lot for this dokumentary. I asume, if i downloaded with a wrong (newer) kindle version, there is no way to convert to pdf. ? i have now a bunch of azw but all dont work.
It works for me on December 28th, 2024. Do not import .azw file to Calibre. I imported _EBOK file to Calibre instead. After that do not open it, just convert to EPUB file with your Calibre. Then, Enjoy your books. It works only books that you ALREADY purchased. NOT the book you borrowed from Kindle Unlimited.
Does not work anymore. There is no file on my Mac, I could convert. There is no Kindle Folder on my Mac where the Downloads are saved. Maybe there is but I can't see it.
Today 2.11.2024 on WINDOWS 10 I was able to convert newly purchased book from Amazon using these steps. Be sure to use all the versions provided in the description or otherwise it won't work. I had to remove the previous deDRM plugin I had installed on my Calibre, because I was getting the file as KFX-ZIP, but once I downloaded the version provided in the description it worked.
Yeah i seem to be having the same problem here. When I click on the book/md file in calibre it comes up with "ERROR: no associated program. Windows will try to open XXX-unknown.md with calibre itself resulting in a duplicate in your calibre library. You should install some program capable of viewing this file format and tell Windows to use that program to open files of this type"
I downloaded the latest version of calibre version 7.21, installed the plugins DeDrm (10.0.9), KFX input (2.17.0), Obok DeDRM (10.0.9) I received an message in a pop up window that 'this book is locked by DRM. . . ". I removed the calibre 7.21 and installed calibre version 7.12 and I still received a the same pop up window message. I have been working on this all day. I also have a fire 7th generation model where I was able to successful download my kindle ebooks and put them in the calibre. I haven't had the success you had. Could you please tell me what I need to do to correct it.
doesn't work on macos. received error: This app is no longer supported. To view this content, a new and improved Kindle for Mac is now available to download from the Mac App Store.
Thank you very much for the video. I have followed all the steps and checked that everything is correct. However, when I try to convert all the books, I get the same error message every time: ERROR: KFX conversion failed: Cannot convert. Exception('This book has a layout that is incompatible with calibre conversion. For best results use either the From KFX user interface plugin or the KFX Input plugin CLI for conversion. See the KFX Input plugin documentation for more information.') How can I solve it? Thanks
Hi Toni, Thanks for advising on this error. Can you test the following process for me, make sure you have the latest Calibre installed. Steps below: Step 1. Open Calibre, go to Preferences -> Interface -> Toolbars and Menus. Select 'The main toolbar' Step 2. From 'Available Actions' find 'From KFX' option and move it with an arrow to 'Current Actions'. Apply changes. You should see 'From KFX' button in the Calibre menu. Step 3. Restart Calibre. Step 4. Within Calibre middle column of listed books, select the problematic books one at a time. Click the "From KFX" button, and select what format you want to convert them to and it should work.
I have redownloaded the older Kindle version on my PC multiple times, unchecking the update immediately, it is still only giving me the newer version. Help?
Doesn't work for me in Windows. I have the correct version, downloaded a book, imported to Calibre, and when I convert it says cannot convert book locked by DRM. I have all the plugins installed in Calibre, still no go...
Hi there! Thank you for the helpful video on removing DRM from various eBook formats. I have a specific issue that I'm hoping you could assist with. I have a book in the .drmz format that is password-protected, and I can open it using the Javelin3 software with the password I have. However, I’m having trouble converting this file to PDF or another format that I can use more flexibly. I tried following the steps in your video, but it didn’t work for my .drmz file. Do you have any advice or tools that could help me convert this .drmz file to a PDF? I appreciate any guidance you can offer!
Hi there, I'm really sorry but I never worked with .drmz format and password protected files. There's a Mobile Read forum that I would suggest you review for this type of question.
Highly technical post. By your existing speed: some day a post is expected " how you can trace the 🪔 lamp of Allah Din" from your kindle But please remember that lamp was taken a magetion from the mother of Allah Din !
hello bro. well done work. thanks for your videos. can we download sample books in calibre to full books ??? or find a way to download sample boos to full book in calibre.
Hello sir, I have a problem. When I try to convert individually the book, the text box: This book has DRM with the message: This book is locked by DRM. To learn more about DRM and why you can not read or convert this book in calibre, click here (with the link to the calibre website explaining why they are not supporting). So, any way to overcome this issue? Love your content very much!!
Ive got 3000 kindle books lol That’d take forever to download individually into Kindle for PC 😮 Now we need a way to bulk download our Kindle books. I have several Kindles with all the books downloaded onto it. Do you suppose I could copy the entire Kindle documents folder to my PC and then drag all the azw files into Calibre?
**UPDATE: 30 November **
UPDATE 1: The Kindle for Mac 1.40.x no longer works and shows the error, "This app is no longer supported.". The current version, Kindle for Mac 7.x, has limited compatibility with calibre via the KFX Input plugin. You can download Kindle for Mac 7.x from the Mac App Store. To import eBooks, go to User > Library > Containers > Kindle > Data > Library > eBooks, and add the .azw8 file to calibre (ignore the other files). If the file imports as KFX, it’s compatible; if it imports as KFX-ZIP, sadly this book will not get converted.
UPDATE 2. If you're seeing any error messages when converting the book, try the following step (make sure you're on the latest version of Calibre):
Step 1. Open Calibre, go to Preferences -> Interface -> Toolbars and Menus. Select 'The main toolbar'
Step 2. From 'Available Actions' find 'From KFX' option and move it with an arrow to 'Current Actions'. Apply changes. You should see 'From KFX' button in the Calibre menu.
Step 3. Restart Calibre.
Step 4. Within Calibre middle column of listed books, select the problematic books one at a time. Click the "From KFX" button, and select what format you want to convert them to and it should work.
I keep doing this but it doesnt show up on the tool bar. Edit: You also have to do this for the menu bar when device is connected.
@@JeanRodo is your tool bar collapsed? and you do not have to do it for when a device is connected. If it's on the main toolbar it will show up whether a device is connected or not.
This fixed the error, thank you so much for this tutorial.
as of today NONE of this works
@@roberthopgood1894 I just tried it, and I can't make it work either :/ bummer
You're the GOAT bro, I don't know why it's such a problem for amazon to just let you download the book you bought, but after some trying now I can just read it normally
Tried today 12/23/2024 and it works (PC, Windows 10)
Thank you!
Can you use team view and help me? I got an error that I can't convert.
wow !!! thanks so much, this worked for me. I have no kindle device, downloaded directly to my pc. I tried out so many instructions on the web, only your method worked !!
this works i followed the instruction for pc and it works 22 of sept 2024 thanks a lot it downloaded most but one of my book refuse to download I am happy with this
This method still works , with an older version of the kindle application as shown in video , thanx for sharing 👌 but its pretty sad that we have to go through such hoops just to save the books we actually own .
I can confirm as well I just did it and damn all these hoops
hey, i was able to get the books correctly into calibre but conversion is still impossible, how did you do it ? thanks
Can you tell me What version of kindle it was?
It worked (12/5/2024, windows11, kindle aka 2.4.70904, and following all other specs in your description section, with the book I purchased today) for me!! Thank you so much!! I can save TONS of my time and effort thanks to you.
Just wanted to add that this worked perfectly for me as of 10/7/2024 on Windows 10 PC. Thanks for making the info so clear and easy to follow, had no issues making it all work first try.
Wow! Thank you! I followed the directions and it works! Life-saver. I wanted to purchase a kindle book and send to someone in another country but it was only available in the USA. This allowed me to buy the book and then send the PDF to my friend.
YES, THANK YOU
I was desperate to find a way to do this without a kindle serial number as I've never had one. I've always just downloaded the app to my phone or my pc, so using the normal method is impossible for me. Thank you so much! I've done it on pc and at first it didn't work but that was because I downloaded an older version of the ddrm plugin. It's perfect now!!
Solved files importing as KFX-ZIP . Now works for me on Windows 11. Solved files importing as KFX-ZIP by going into Calibre and running welcome wizard again and this time selecting 'Generic E-ink device' (or words to that effect) as on the initial Calibre install I selected ipad. Note I also had installed Update#2 of your amazing instructions and edited the main Calibre menu to include 'From KFX'. To convert I click From KFX and choose Convert to Epub. Thanks so much!
Only one niggle and that is despite deleting the Kindle 'Storage' and Updates' folders and unchecking 'check for updates' , every time I shut down the pc the Kindle folder is deleted and I have to install the old version all over again.
I've done Update #2 and got From KFX button installed but for me it says 'Found KFX-ZIP format' and 'Selected book has DRM', so won't convert it either. I've got DeDRM installed too. Anyone have any ideas about how to fix this? @howtotechstuff
It worked for me! And with a book I purchased just today! Windows 11/Calibre 7.20/DeDRM 10.0.9/KFX 2.16.0. Thank you so much for the help!
Great to hear. Thank you for letting us know👍
Worked perfectly on windows 11 -> Thank you buddy. Sub
One thing to add -> if you restart kindle, It will update the version on windows. SO keep the original .exe file and remove update (add / remove programs) and re-install the right version given in the link above.
Never imagined that would work. Now I'm really happy that I get to keep my favourite kindle books. Thank you so much for doing this video.😊😊 It's working great 👍🏻
Awesome to hear 👍
Thank you for this. Works on some, but not others. Received the following on several attempts...
“Cannot convert [NAME OF BOOK]
Exception(“This book has a layout that is incompatible with calibre conversion. For best results use either the From KFX user interface plugin or the KFX Input plugin CLI for conversion. See the KFX Input plugin documentation for more information.
calibre, version 7.20.0”
Hi there, please see my pinned comment with specific steps to resolve this error message. As you mentioned, unfortunately the steps won't work on all books. Hope this helps!
Still works for me. Tried it today (20.10.24) on my win10 system. Thanks!
What version are you using for Calibre (e.g., 5.x or 7.x) ?
Edit: works with 5.x for anyone wondering.
@@zach-leach It also works with version 7.20
worked perfectly on Windows 11, newest version 21.10.2024, thank you
Thanks!
Hey Zach, appreciate your support and glad to hear the video worked for you! Thanks!
this was the only guide that helped me thank you!!
Thank you so much!!! Before I stumbled upon your video I couldn't make it working and spent hours on trying to find a solution, it drove me insane! I'm so relieved and thankful I finally got it to work! Thank you lots :)
Now I wanted to convert some other kindle books I just bought because it has worked so well. But now I can’t get the download working in the kindle application. I now spent hours trying to block the update or something but it didn’t work (I am a Mac user). Unfortunately I don’t know much about these things and couldn’t understand what version was necessary, what and where to install or delete something… :/ I’m soo frustrated, agh
@@joana0711 this method for Mac users, no longer works. You know, right? His comment says so.
FINALLY! Thank you! I've been sitting for hours to try to make this work, and now, finally! Thank you!
Hello! I just wanted to say you just saved me!
Thank you, the video was extremely educational.
Worked, thank you!!! I get why they put these protections on, but it's still inconvenient to purchase books and not access them the way we need to be able to access them.
Worked like a charm! Thank you!
Unfortunately, the version 'Kindle for Mac ver. 1.40.1 (65626)' does not allow the download of books as an alert informs that it is an unsupported app... Is this an issue only I am experiencing?
I'm having the same issue. 😭
I can confirm that indeed the Mac version no longer works and shows the error. I've updated description and added it to the pinned comment. Thanks for checking this.
@@howtotechstuff thanks a lot
Thank you so much! This is helping me put a book series exclusive to Amazon onto my Kobo!
Thank you so much for this! I just wanted to write and notate in a book with Goodnotes on my iPad! This has helped me so much.
I've followed all of your instructions, but I still can't remove DRM protection. I installed both plugins, but when I load the book onto calibre, it loads as a KFX-ZIP file, not KFX. What can I do to remove that?
Thank you very much, your video was a huge help. Have a nice day.
Thanks, you too!
Audio is great! Method worked fine! 🙏
It is incredibly easy to find the serial # of your Kindle. Settings > Device Options > Device Info
Worked perfectly, thank you!
Works as of 10-21-2024 Windows 11 on Calibre 5.x; make sure you install BOTH plugins.
I wish you could see exactly the links you clicked. There is no need to apply effects in this kind of video. As a tutorial I value more the clarity in the things that you need to take action rather than transitions and text effects
Agree. Too many channels try to hard and forget their objective and focus too much on being 'fancy'
You’ve done wonderful explaining everything I was able to do 10 books, but I cannot get the rest no matter what I try is the newer books
Thanks for the detaiiled instructions.... sadly didnt work on Mac as Oct 26th :(
thanks for this, was trying to wrap my head around the "how" part, think i just needed to see it in action. ironically i didn't find the config part that hard at all lol
Thank you so much. I have so many books to download. This worked for me. 10/17/2024
Did not work for me. I've been using Calibre for years, but my book imports as a KFX-ZIP and wont drop the DRM. Even using the older version of Kindle for PC
Same trouble here, i guess there's no solution
Works on windows as of right now, thanks a lot mate.
Awesome. Thanks for confirming!
Thank you. I ordered your channel because you promised to show how to do this, and you delivered it. Unfortunately now I don't need your channel anymore because I succeeded, and I bet you don't have a donation button. But nevertheless, I'm very grateful and hope everything good for your channel.
Thanks. Glad the video helped. I have a donation option; you can check links within the account or do TH-cam Super Thanks available within the video.
Worked wonderfully for me. Thanks for much for this informative video. I had zero problems start to finish. The instructions are very clear.
hey i tired this today the thing is the book is being downloaded as a azw file and everytime I try converting it says its DRM protected any work around?
Calibre is the best software for removing DRM. I use this software all the time without a problem. You can try it on library books too.
i did evrything, i reach 5:19 with my book in KFX format, but the DRM is still there. i have installed everything, updated everything except Kindle Desktp, i also restarted the pc. i have no idea what to do t.t
Worked a treat. Windows surface.
Thank you SOOOO much. This works perfect for me. Worth the short waiting :) Thanks again!
Thanks for letting me know. Glad to know the steps are working as expected 👍 All the best!
Windows 10 PC and it worked thank you! 🙏
Awesome. Thanks for sharing!
Cannot convert, this book is locked by DRM. Also the link is not pointing to version 2.4.70904
Edit: Finally managed to do it by installing the beta version of the DeDRM. (Version 10.0.9)
Updated the link. Thanks 👍
Do you have the link to the Beta version?
thank you so much for the 10.0.9 recommendation, I tried everything and was banging my head against the wall! going from 10.0.3 to 10.0.9 finally did it!
Worked + pretty much the perfect Tutorial Video. 👍
Thank you and glad the video helped 😊
Worked! Using PC.
Thank you works like a charm
Glad it helped!
Thank you. This method worked for me, great video!
You're very welcome! Please consider subscribing to support my work 🙏 All the best!
Works! You are brilliant!
This Worked for me. Thank you so much
Yay I figured it out! It worked! Thank you so much!!
The process worked for me. Just had to find a different path and I used the latest version of kindle. The books were placed as .kfx files in the directory. Once converted to pdf, where can I find the saved book? Update: The work around I found was that I double clicked in calibre it opens in preview, I export it now as a PDF. I am having one issue however, the front cover of the book is not included in one of my final PDFs. And the back cover is not included in the other PDF. Any suggestions? Thanks!
Updated: I found the books in a path I specified for Calibre Library when I installed it. Great tutorial, thank you!
One book did give some issues but when I took the tool bar shortcut "From KFX" to the main bar and used that to conver it, it worked well.
12/25/2025 Merry Christmas
It worked for me - thank you - Subscribed!
You're welcome and thanks for subscribing 👍
I've tried absolutely everything, followed the steps exactly, the DeDRM plugin just will not work for me :(. I've got the newest version (v10) I could find. Please, do you have any troubleshooting advice at all, I'm getting desperate at this point.
Hi, I might be having the same problem. I am trying to load the unzipped DeDRM plugin into Calibre and when I do, nothing happens. Calibre doesn't respond with anything and the plugin hasn't loaded. Any ideas? Thanks for help!
I Finally got a new solution that doesnt require Kindle Classic App and having the right version without it force updating!
Thank mate! it works, thumps up!
It worked for me. Thank you
I was just able to follow along with your steps but am not having success. After downloading the books from Kindle for PC, when I drag the .azw files into calibre, they do not convert and are showing "MD" file format. I have tried with several books. Any advice?
Awesome! Thank you!
Thank You So much Sir For the Complete, To-The-Point Information. It's Working Successfully.
my issue is when I download books in Kindle for Mac, they don't show up in My Kindle Content, even though that is the folder they're set to go to, so I can't drop and drag into Calibre
same for me
can you do an updated video for Mac. instructions in pinned comment are confusing to follow
Downloaded my book again today thank you
I tried this method using my Mac, but there is no longer support for version 1.40.1 of the Kindle app.
It still works for PC however! Thank you! ☺️
IT WORKS! thank you!
You're welcome!
Seems like Amazon forced the kindle app for pc and mac to update. Making this method no longer work for the moment
It worked! Thanks!!
Glad it helped!
The DeDRM won't install for me. It says it does not contain a top-level __init__.py file..
Edit: I've successfully installed the plug-ins. But it still does not work to remove the DRM
thanks a lot for this dokumentary.
I asume, if i downloaded with a wrong (newer) kindle version, there is no way to convert to pdf. ? i have now a bunch of azw but all dont work.
Correct, the newest/latest version of Kindle won't work for this process.
Still works (18/11/2024) today for Windows
It works for me on December 28th, 2024.
Do not import .azw file to Calibre.
I imported _EBOK file to Calibre instead.
After that do not open it, just convert to EPUB file with your Calibre.
Then, Enjoy your books.
It works only books that you ALREADY purchased.
NOT the book you borrowed from Kindle Unlimited.
Man I thank you so much!! it worked beautiful!! you man rock!!
Awesome to hear Christian. All the best!
Works as of December/5/2024. Windows will force a hotfix update to 2.4.1 when you close and reopen the kindle app.
Does not work anymore. There is no file on my Mac, I could convert. There is no Kindle Folder on my Mac where the Downloads are saved. Maybe there is but I can't see it.
So great! Thanks a lot!!
Today 2.11.2024 on WINDOWS 10 I was able to convert newly purchased book from Amazon using these steps. Be sure to use all the versions provided in the description or otherwise it won't work. I had to remove the previous deDRM plugin I had installed on my Calibre, because I was getting the file as KFX-ZIP, but once I downloaded the version provided in the description it worked.
Whenever am dragging and dropping the .azw file , in Calibre it's showing as MD format not as KFX..
Yeah i seem to be having the same problem here. When I click on the book/md file in calibre it comes up with "ERROR: no associated program. Windows will try to open XXX-unknown.md with calibre itself resulting in a duplicate in your calibre library. You should install some program capable of viewing this file format and tell Windows to use that program to open files of this type"
Perfect! It worked!
I downloaded the latest version of calibre version 7.21, installed the plugins DeDrm (10.0.9), KFX input (2.17.0), Obok DeDRM (10.0.9) I received an message in a pop up window that 'this book is locked by DRM. . . ". I removed the calibre 7.21 and installed calibre version 7.12 and I still received a the same pop up window message. I have been working on this all day. I also have a fire 7th generation model where I was able to successful download my kindle ebooks and put them in the calibre. I haven't had the success you had. Could you please tell me what I need to do to correct it.
Can you do a video on removing DRM in Calibre from books purchased on Apple Books application ? thank you so much!
doesn't work on macos.
received error:
This app is no longer supported. To view this content, a new and improved Kindle for Mac is now available to download from the Mac App Store.
Worked very well
Thank you very much for the video. I have followed all the steps and checked that everything is correct. However, when I try to convert all the books, I get the same error message every time:
ERROR: KFX conversion failed: Cannot convert. Exception('This book has a layout that is incompatible with calibre conversion. For best results use either the From KFX user interface plugin or the KFX Input plugin CLI for conversion. See the KFX Input plugin documentation for more information.')
How can I solve it? Thanks
Hi Toni, Thanks for advising on this error. Can you test the following process for me, make sure you have the latest Calibre installed. Steps below:
Step 1. Open Calibre, go to Preferences -> Interface -> Toolbars and Menus. Select 'The main toolbar'
Step 2. From 'Available Actions' find 'From KFX' option and move it with an arrow to 'Current Actions'. Apply changes. You should see 'From KFX' button in the Calibre menu.
Step 3. Restart Calibre.
Step 4. Within Calibre middle column of listed books, select the problematic books one at a time. Click the "From KFX" button, and select what format you want to convert them to and it should work.
@@howtotechstuff I had the same problem and for me it worked!
Do you recommend any ebook e-reader app for reading those un-locked e-book, so neither amazon nor apple get to know we have them?
I have redownloaded the older Kindle version on my PC multiple times, unchecking the update immediately, it is still only giving me the newer version. Help?
Thank you so much!!! you save me, works PERFECT! (Mac)
Doesn't work for me in Windows. I have the correct version, downloaded a book, imported to Calibre, and when I convert it says cannot convert book locked by DRM. I have all the plugins installed in Calibre, still no go...
It worked for me. Great !
thank you a lot. youre a blessing
You're welcome 🤗
Hi there! Thank you for the helpful video on removing DRM from various eBook formats. I have a specific issue that I'm hoping you could assist with.
I have a book in the .drmz format that is password-protected, and I can open it using the Javelin3 software with the password I have. However, I’m having trouble converting this file to PDF or another format that I can use more flexibly. I tried following the steps in your video, but it didn’t work for my .drmz file.
Do you have any advice or tools that could help me convert this .drmz file to a PDF? I appreciate any guidance you can offer!
Hi there, I'm really sorry but I never worked with .drmz format and password protected files. There's a Mobile Read forum that I would suggest you review for this type of question.
@@howtotechstuff I understand, could you please guide me to the forum? Thanks a lot!
The website is www.mobileread.com/forums/ . There's a category called ' E-book formats ' and then ' Other formats '. I would start there.
@@howtotechstuff thank you, will try!
Highly technical post.
By your existing speed: some day a post is expected " how you can trace the 🪔 lamp of Allah Din" from your kindle
But please remember that lamp was taken a magetion from the mother of Allah Din !
windows 11 worked great. note: get the kindle reader from file puma, the above link is not the right version.
Hey,
Which file do you mean ?
hello bro. well done work. thanks for your videos. can we download sample books in calibre to full books ??? or find a way to download sample boos to full book in calibre.
Hello sir, I have a problem. When I try to convert individually the book, the text box: This book has DRM with the message: This book is locked by DRM. To learn more about DRM and why you can not read or convert this book in calibre, click here (with the link to the calibre website explaining why they are not supporting). So, any way to overcome this issue? Love your content very much!!
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@@TheDaidai05 Thank you very much!! I have done it!!
Ive got 3000 kindle books lol That’d take forever to download individually into Kindle for PC 😮 Now we need a way to bulk download our Kindle books.
I have several Kindles with all the books downloaded onto it. Do you suppose I could copy the entire Kindle documents folder to my PC and then drag all the azw files into Calibre?
This does not work for me. I get the error "This book is locked by DRM". Any solutions? The EPUB file I have is not from Kindle.
this happens the same :(