If you have a Kindle e-ink device, don’t directly download and import books to calibre as it doesn’t work on these files. To convert KFX to ePub/PDF with Calibre, the KFX Input Plugin (version 1.36.0 at the time of writing) must be installed too.Ĥ. The tools do not work with the Windows 8 AppStore Kindle app.ģ. The plugin doesn’t work on books downloaded from Kindle Fire(HD) tablets, Kindle for Android/IOS applications.Ģ. The DeDRM plugin here works with non-KFX Amazon books only, and the solutions introduced here are walkaround solutions, not the direct (quick) one.ġ. Since Amazon started using new KFX format to Kindle eBooks, calibre plugin no longer works for unlocking DRM from KFX format.
How to unlock DRM from Kindle KFX eBooks with Calibre plugin? If so, you should remove the older version plugin first, and then download the latest one and import them again to calibre. Unzip the DeDRM_tools_6.8.1 archive, and look in the DeDRM_tools_6.8.1 folder for the zip file(named DeDRM_Plugin.zip and Obok_plugin.zip) to load into calibre.Īnother reason is the downloaded drm plugin file is not the latest version.
You see this error may be because you added the whole archive file into calibre. Unhandled exception: does not contain a top-level init.py file
If you’ve added the older version of drm plugins, delete it from calibre first and then re-import.
To resolve this bug, you just need to update your Calibre to the latest version, and then add the DeDRM plugin v7.1.0 to calibre. Have followed the above steps but the calibre dedrm plugin is not working? SyntaxeError: invalid syntaxĪs of calibre 5, calibre has moved from Python 2 to Python 3, because Python 2 has been end-of-lifed.
DRM removal plugin failed to install Issues Ignore the “Are you sure?” warning dialog(Yes”), then A “Success” dialog will appear, saying that the plug-in has been installed. Run calibre, select “Preferences” > “Plugin” > “Load plugin from file”, then choose the “DeDRM_plugin.zip” or “Obok_plugin.zip” from the unzipped DeDRM_tools_6.8.1 archive, click on the “Open” button.
Add downloaded plugin zip file to Calibre. Download DeDRM_tools_6.8.1.zip and unzip it. (Add: You can also download the latest dedrm tools and calibre 5.) This is how you add a plugin to the Calibre program. The Obok plugin handles books that are downloaded from Kobo desktop app. The DeDRM plugin handles books that are downloaded from Kindle, Adobe Digital Editions, and some historical formats. The DeDRM_tools (calibre drm removal plugins 2021) contains two plugins: DeDRM and Obok.
If you are using the older calibre 4.x you should be using the older DRM i.e. Simply download the new Calibre and DeDRM tools v7.1.0 please. Kindle/Kobo/Adobe eBooks downloaded via official desktop app.ġ.Calibre 5 and DeDRM plugin v7.1.0 (Or dedrm v6.8.1 for calibre 4).Calibre supports Linux, if you meet any problems when running calibre drm plugins on Linux, please contact Alf team to ask for help as I didn’t test Calibre DRM Removal for eBooks on Linux. Here what I introduced are all tested on my personal Windows laptop and Mac computer. DeDRM tools only work on our own purchased eBooks, eTextbooks and rented eBooks are not supported.Ĥ. Apple books and Nook ePubs are not supported now.ģ. This post introduces exactly how to dedrm eBooks from Kindle, Kobo and Adobe Digital Editions (such as Google Play books) files. DON’T resell those drm free eBooks and respect every author please.Ģ. DeDRM from eBooks is acceptable only when you want to backup or share your own files. In this post, I’ll focus on DeDRM with Calibre for Kindle/Kobo/ACSM eBooks part by part - and 10+ exclusive and effective solutions if you meet errors.ġ. When talking about Calibre DRM Removal 2020, we will know that we should add DeDRM tools to Calibre because they are must-have if we want to remove DRM from eBooks with Calibre. A script to remove DRM from B&N PDFs has been included but not integrated into the plugin, nor tested. This means that this release now works with the latest (2.8) version of Kindle for PC and Kindle for Mac.Here are the steps for reading it on a Kindle: Navigate to the eBook in a file browser on your computer.
First, let’s assume you’ve got a DRM-free book. In the new pop up window that appears, enter. Select the option e-ink Kindle ebooks to configure in a new Customize DeDRM window. Double click on DeDRM plugin and click the Customize plugin button.