#Ebook drm removal mac for mac

#Ebook drm removal mac for mac

The following descriptions apply both to Kindle for PC and Kindle for Mac unless one is mentioned explicitly. There are several methods for either avoiding or handling KFX format. Unless additional steps are taken, these books will fail to convert in calibre with the error: 'KFXError: This is an Amazon KFX book. Each book will appear in a separate subdirectory of the 'My Kindle Content' folder with a file extension of '.azw'. The Kindle for PC and Kindle for Mac programs use Amazon's KFX format for most books. There is also a new method (#6) using an old version of the Kindle for Android app described here. (Details in this thread.)This means that methods 1, 2, and 4 described below are no longer effective for those books. Important update: Amazon has made a change to their service so the books published since can no longer be downloaded using Kindle for PC or Mac versions prior to 1.39. Older methods that no longer apply in most cases have been moved to the following spoiler. Users who desire that format should use other methods.įor methods of obtaining usable Kindle books that do not involve the PC and Mac apps see the threads Amazon and DRM changes and DRM workaround: Kindle for Android. In most cases KF8 (azw3) format is closer to the original file format provided to Amazon by the publisher. This format is highly processed by Amazon. Most books downloaded using the PC/Mac apps will be in KFX format. The newer Kindle for PC app available in the app store for Windows 11 and the latest Kindle for Mac app (6.85) cannot be used to download usable books. Some books that Amazon always delivers with the strongest encryption may not work when downloaded using these programs, however no other method is likely to work for those books anyway. It is possible to import into calibre and convert the vast majority of books downloaded using the latest release of Kindle for PC (version 2.2.0) or Kindle Classic for Mac (version 1.40.2) as long as both the DeDRM (version 10.0.9 beta) and KFX Input plugins are installed in calibre.