When Amazon launched the newest version of its Kindle ebook format in 2015, the improved typography and hyphenation came at a price. Each KFX ebook was delivered as a collection of files with no obvious details other than unfamiliar file suffixes and a new type of DRM.
That new DRM was unbreakable, and that caused a lot of problems for those who want to protect their purchases. This problem only intensified last year when Kindle for PC gained support KFX and made it harder to download a Kindle ebook that could be deDRMed, but now we have a solution.
Now press Ctrl + C to Copy the files to the Windows Clipboard. Next connect the Kindle to the PC using the USB cable. In Windows Explorer a Kindle folder will appear as an external drive, open it. Kindle for Mac Free Download Latest Version. If you looking on the internet a Kindle for Mac So, you come to the right place now a day shares with you an amazing application for MacBook User to read a book with a powerful tool features to look up words, search out the books, organize the collection, look up the books facts, switch to full screen reading mood, choose a large selection textbook.
The latest version of the Apprentice Alf DRM-stripping tools was released last week, and it now works on KFX ebooks.
I'd suggest tracking down a copy of Kindle for PC/Mac version 1.17 or earlier. Note #2: If you're trying to de-DRM Amazon's newer.kfx files, you'll also need to install the KFX conversion plugin. Full details and discussion, as well as a.zip archive containing the plugin, are at the provided link. May 03, 2017 I've reopened Calibre in debug mode so I hope this is the right file to include at the bottom. Am running Windows 10 on my laptop with Calibre 1.17 which I've reverted to with Windows de-drm plugin v 6.5.3 which has the default key for Kindle for Mac/PC's displayed. (Well, at least is says it has the default key) but I don't know it's working! To copy a book to your Kindle, just drag the file into the Documents folder, eject the Kindle from your Mac, and unplug the USB cable. The book should automatically appear in the list of books on.
According to the blog post, this is a beta release:
This release incorporates works by several people to give initial KFX support to the plugin. If you are not interested in removing DRM from the new Kindle KFX format, then there is no need to update at this time. We still recommend using the older Kindle formats when possible for more successful conversion into other formats.
Install the KFX Input Plugin to automatically locate all of the files that make up a KFX format book and gather them into a KFX-ZIP. After the DeDRM plugin removes the DRM, then the KFX Input Plugin will package it into a single KFX file.
You can download the files from Github. Bug reports should be left on the Apprentice Alf blog.
This plugin removes DRM from ebooks when they are imported into calibre. If you already have DRMed ebooks in your calibre library, you will need to remove them and import them again.
Installation
You have obviously managed to install the plugin, as otherwise you wouldn’t be reading this help file. However, you should also delete any older DeDRM plugins, as this DeDRM plugin replaces the five older plugins: Kindle and Mobipocket DeDRM (K4MobiDeDRM), Ignoble Epub DeDRM (ignobleepub), Inept Epub DeDRM (ineptepub), Inept PDF DeDRM (ineptepub) and eReader PDB 2 PML (eReaderPDB2PML).
Configuration
On Windows and Mac, the keys for ebooks downloaded for Kindle for Mac/PC and Adobe Digital Editions are automatically generated. If all your DRMed ebooks can be opened and read in Kindle for Mac/PC and/or Adobe Digital Editions on the same computer on which you are running calibre, you do not need to do any configuration of this plugin. On Linux, keys for Kindle for PC and Adobe Digital Editions need to be generated separately (see the Linux section below)
If you have other DRMed ebooks, you will need to enter extra configuration information. The buttons in this dialog will open individual configuration dialogs that will allow you to enter the needed information, depending on the type and source of your DRMed eBooks. Additional help on the information required is available in each of the the dialogs.
If you have used previous versions of the various DeDRM plugins on this machine, you may find that some of the configuration dialogs already contain the information you entered through those previous plugins.
When you have finished entering your configuration information, you must click the OK button to save it. If you click the Cancel button, all your changes in all the configuration dialogs will be lost.
Troubleshooting:
Cached
If you find that it’s not working for you , you can save a lot of time by trying to add the ebook to Calibre in debug mode. This will print out a lot of helpful info that can be copied into any online help requests.
Open a command prompt (terminal window) and type 'calibre-debug -g' (without the quotes). Calibre will launch, and you can can add the problem ebook the usual way. The debug info will be output to the original command prompt (terminal window). Copy the resulting output and paste it into the comment you make at my blog.
Note: The Mac version of Calibre doesn’t install the command line tools by default. If you go to the ‘Preferences’ page and click on the miscellaneous button, you’ll find the option to install the command line tools.
Credits:
Kindle For Pc Mac 1.17
- The Dark Reverser for the Mobipocket and eReader scripts
- i♥cabbages for the Adobe Digital Editions scripts
- Skindle aka Bart Simpson for the Amazon Kindle for PC script
- CMBDTC for Amazon Topaz DRM removal script
- some_updates, clarknova and Bart Simpson for Amazon Topaz conversion scripts
- DiapDealer for the first calibre plugin versions of the tools
- some_updates, DiapDealer, Apprentice Alf and mdlnx for Amazon Kindle/Mobipocket tools
- some_updates for the DeDRM all-in-one Python tool
- Apprentice Alf for the DeDRM all-in-one AppleScript tool
- Apprentice Alf for the DeDRM all-in-one calibre plugin
- And probably many more.
For additional help read the FAQs at Apprentice Alf’s Blog and ask questions in the comments section of the first post.
Linux Systems Only
Generating decryption keys for Adobe Digital Editions and Kindle for PC
If you install Kindle for PC and/or Adobe Digital Editions in Wine, you will be able to download DRMed ebooks to them under Wine. To be able to remove the DRM, you will need to generate key files and add them in the plugin's customisation dialogs.
To generate the key files you will need to install Python and PyCrypto under the same Wine setup as your Kindle for PC and/or Adobe Digital Editions installations. (Kindle for PC, Python and Pycrypto installation instructions in the ReadMe.)
Once everything's installed under Wine, you'll need to run the adobekey.pyw script (for Adobe Digital Editions) and kindlekey.pyw (For Kindle for PC) using the python installation in your Wine system. The scripts can be found in Other_Tools/Key_Retrieval_Scripts.
Each script will create a key file in the same folder as the script. Copy the key files to your Linux system and then load the key files using the Adobe Digital Editions ebooks dialog and the Kindle for Mac/PC ebooks dialog.