Great news for Calibre users! The latest version of the DeDRM plugin now supports the KFX format, making it easy to import KFX books into Calibre. This allows you to remove KFX DRM for creating backups and converting them to other formats. In this article, I'll show you step-by-step how to remove DRM from KFX books and convert them to Mobi, EPUB, or PDF.
1. How to Convert Kindle KFX to EPUB/PDF/Mobi with Calibre
The DeDRM Calibre plugin is intended to help anyone looking for free software for removing DRM from their purchased Kindle KFX ebooks. But we have to admit that the biggest inconvenience about using Calibre to remove DRM is that you have to install De-DRM Plugin and KFX Conversion Input Plugin to Calibre first. And this is also the most difficult and also indispensable part to use Calibre to convert DRMed KFX books to EPUB/PDF/TXT...
The Calibre DeDRM plugin cannot decrypt Kindle books downloaded through Kindle for PC 2.41 or higher, or any version of Kindle for Mac.
Step 1Download Calibre to your computer and launch it.
Step 2Download DeDRM_tools(v10.0.9) and KFX Conversion Input Plugin to your computer.
Remember to unzip the DeDRM_tools plugin package, or you won't be able to load the plugin to calibre successfully.
Step 3Load DeDRM Calibre Plugin and KFX Conversion Input Plugin to Calibre.
Open calibre's Preferences dialog. Click on the Plugins button. Next, click on the Load plugin from file button.
Navigate to the DeDRM_tools folder and, find the file DeDRM_plugin.zip. Click to select the file and select Open.
Click Yes in the 'Are you sure?' dialog box. Click the OK button in the 'Success' dialog box.
Then repeat the same operation to load the zipped KFX Input folder to Calibre(You do not need to unzip KFX input plugin).
And the DeDRM plugin will be displayed under File type.
The KFX Input plugin will be displayed under 'Conversion input'.
Step 4Add Kindle KFX books to Calibre by clicking Add books in the tool bar.
You need to download KFX books with Kindle for PC/Mac or Kindle e-ink Reader first, then add KFX books from 'My Kindle Content' folder or the Kindle's Document folder to Calibre manually. The book will be decrypted soon after you add it to Calibre library.
The KFX books downloaded with Kindle for PC/Mac will be saved in .azw format.
While the KFX books downloaded with Kindle device will be saved in .kfx format.
When you add KFX books to Calibre library, please make sure that your know exactly where your downloaded KFX books are stored on your computer.
If your KFX books are downloaded to your computer with Kindle for PC/Mac, you need to add KFX books to Calibre library from 'My Kindle Document' folder.
Step 5Convert KFX to EPUB/Mobi/PDF
Click Convert books in the tool bar and choose EPUB/Mobi/PDF/AZW3/TXT/DOCX... as the output format and click OK to start the conversion.
The book will have two formats for you to choose from after the conversion.
2. How to Convert Kindle KFX to EPUB/PDF/Mobi without Installing Plugins
Epubor Ultimate is a powerful tool designed to effortlessly remove DRM protection from Kindle books while offering seamless conversion capabilities for ebooks into various formats such as EPUB, PDF, MOBI, AZW3, DOCX, and TXT.
Step 1Download and install Epubor Ultimate
Step 2Download Kindle Books via Kindle for PC
Unfortunately, all Kindle books downloaded via Kindle for PC version 2.4.1 or higher are now in a KFX-ZIP format, which cannot be decrypted using the Calibre DeDRM plugin and KFX Input plugin. Additionally, Amazon no longer supports Kindle for Mac 1.40 (previously recommended to work with Calibre).
For Windows users: download Kindle for PC version 2.4.0 and re-download your Kindle books to remove DRM.
Download Kindle for PC 2.4.0 here
For Mac users, the only effective solution to remove Kindle DRM is to use the 'Download & Transfer via USB' option, requiring an e-ink Kindle device. This method downloads AZW3 files, which can be decrypted using Epubor Ultimate.
After installing the Kindle app and signing in to your Amazon account, you can start downloading Kindle books by tapping on the book cover.
Step 3Remove Kindle DRM
Launch Epubor Ultimate, your Kindle books, downloaded via Kindle for PC, will be automatically imported and displayed under the Kindle tab. Alternatively, use the 'Kindle' tab in the toolbar to auto-detect newly downloaded Kindle books. Select book titles on the left side bar and drag & drop them to the window on the right to remove Kindle DRM.
Ultimate Solution: If you own a Kindle e-ink device, you can download your Kindle books through the 'Download & Transfer via USB' option on the Amazon website. This method provides AZW3 files, which can be decrypted using Epubor Ultimate.
Step 4Convert Kindle Books to EPUB/PDF/AZW3/MOBI/TXT
Choose PDF/EPUB/Mobi/TXT/AZW3 as the output format from the drop-down menu, select either EPUB or PDF as your desired output format. Then click the 'Convert' button to initiate the conversion process.
After the conversion process is complete, you can find the converted files by clicking on the book folder icon located in the lower right corner of the software.
For more intuitive instructions, here is a video tutorial:
3. Calibre VS. Epubor Ultimate
Calibre is an open source freeware ebook library manager. It is the best tool around for keeping track of your ebooks. The DeDRM plugin for Calibre provides a free way to remove DRM from your Kindle and Adobe DRM ebooks. Though Epubor Ultimate is a paid software, it has absolute advantage over Calibre. First of all, you don't have to download the DeDRM plugins and the KFX Conversion Input Plugin. This could be a pain in the ass if you are a tech newbie. Second, Epubor Ultimate supports removing DRM from KFX books downloaded from Kindle e-Ink Reader. Third, Epubor Ultimate can automatically detect all of your downloaded Kindle books, so you don't need to add your downloaded KFX books to the software manually.
In a word, Calibre is not as easy as Epubor Ultimate, it's a little difficult to handle for some people who is not skillful. Epubor Ultimate can definitely save you a lot of trouble by converting DRMed books to Mobi/ePub/PDF... So it totally worths your money. And if you are not satisfied with Epubor software, you can get your money back within 30 days after you place the order.
Conclusion
When comparing Calibre and Epubor Ultimate, both tools have their own advantages. However, Epubor Ultimate is more efficient and convenient for removing DRM from KFX books and converting them to other ebook formats. If you are not tech-savvy, we strongly recommend using Epubor Ultimate, as it allows you to solve the problem smoothly.
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I don't see any new Plug-Ins:
-De-DRM is 7.2.1 from 2022
-KFX-Input is 1.50.0 also 2022
Neither of them work to convert KFX files.
It would appear that Amazon are now checking the Kindle for PC version. I have a book from 2023 and it will not download into my KfPC V1.17.
J Howell states somewhere that he has still cracked KFX conversion.
Any chance in the near future of sorting out KFX conversion in Calibre?
Hello,
For the ebooks published in 2023, here are 2 solutions to solve this problem:
1.If you have any Kindle device (kindle fire or kindle e-ink device) registered with your Amazon account.
Please download the Kindle books via "download and transfer via USB" and then remove kindle drm with epubor ultimate.
Here is the detailed guide: https://www.epubor.com/how-to-remove-drm-from-kindle-kfx-ebooks.html#meth4
2. If you don't have a Kindle e-ink device, we recommend our new product Kindle Converter to decrypt and convert the Kindle books published in 2023. please learn more here:https://www.epubor.com/kindle-converter.html
User guide: https://www.epubor.com/kindle-converter-user-guide.html
Same here, with Calibre 6.0.0
cannot convert because of DRM.
the 2 extensions are installed
Hello,
Yes after Kindle desktop v1.25 and firmware 5.10.2 released, amazon kindle changed their drm scheme technology, which results in drm removing failed.
You'd better downgrade your Kindle for PC/Mac to 1.24(1.23) and STOP auto-update.
Then, use either Epubor or Calibre to help you.
Hello,
I have followed the process above. However, when I am going to convert the file kindle, I received the message " cannot covert the ...." This book is locked by DRM...
What did I do wrong?
ps: I had downloaded the last versions of DeDRM_tools and KFX Conversion Input Plugin.
I am going to enrol a Master and most of the books are in Kindle format.
Thank for your help.
Have a nice day!
For me, 2.24 version didn't work. I tried 1.17 version, the file was automatically shown in Calibre as AZW instead of KFX-ZIP. Though I had to disable my Windows Defender Firewall and Security Software to be able to successfully download DeDRM 6.8, KFX and Kindle 1.17 version. Now, I’m a happy camper… Enjoy
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Please help. When i tried to install DRM tools this message i got :
calibre, version 5.2.0
ERROR: Unhandled exception: <b>SyntaxError</b>:invalid syntax (calibre_plugins.dedrm.__init__, line 168)
calibre 5.2 embedded-python: True is64bit: True
macOS-10.15.7-x86_64-i386-64bit Darwin ('64bit', '')
('Darwin', '19.6.0', 'Darwin Kernel Version 19.6.0: Mon Aug 31 22:12:52 PDT 2020; root:xnu-6153.141.2~1/RELEASE_X86_64')
Python 3.8.5
OSX: ('10.15.7', ('', '', ''), 'x86_64')
Interface language: None
Successfully initialized third party plugins: Gather KFX-ZIP (from KFX Input) (1, 34, 0) && Package KFX (from KFX Input) (1, 34, 0) && KFX metadata reader (from KFX Input) (1, 34, 0) && KFX Input (1, 34, 0) && Set KFX metadata (from KFX Output) (1, 44, 0) && KFX Output (1, 44, 0) && Obok DeDRM (6, 7, 0)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre/gui2/preferences/plugins.py", line 317, in add_plugin
File "calibre/customize/ui.py", line 472, in add_plugin
File "calibre/customize/ui.py", line 61, in load_plugin
File "calibre/customize/zipplugin.py", line 282, in load
File "importlib/__init__.py", line 127, in import_module
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1014, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 991, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 975, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 671, in _load_unlocked
File "calibre/customize/zipplugin.py", line 174, in exec_module
File "calibre/customize/zipplugin.py", line 170, in get_code
File "calibre_plugins.dedrm.__init__", line 168
print u" v: Copying needed library files from plugin's zip".format(PLUGIN_NAME, PLUGIN_VERSION)
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
I downloaded the DeDRM Calibre Plugin and KFX Conversion Input Plugin, and installed them to Calibre. I'm running Calibre 3.30
I downloaded a Kindle Book (using Kindle 1.26.1), and located the .AZW file.
When added to Calibre, the book cover now appears, and the format is KFX-ZIP. When I try to convert to ePub, I get an error that the book contains DRM and cannot be converted.
What am I missing? Thanks!!
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"A terrific good news for loyal Calibre users is last week Apprentice Alf released a new version of the DeDRM tools with added support for KFX format, so now you can easily import KFX books to Calibre to remove KFX DRM in order to create backups and convert them to other formats."
The link to the dedrm tool on this page references 7.21 from 2021 and does not include kfx, despite the blurb.
This applies to books from Kindle Unlimited
The DeDRM tools with added support for KFX format is NOT working in Calibre with new books from Kindle Unlimited. It will not strip the DRM.
Epubor Ultimate is also not working. When downgrading from version 1.35, you cannot save the book into your Kindle for PC anymore. Will there be upgrade or they already win? :-)
"for now there is no way to decrypt the kindle for pc 1.35..."
well why did I pay for Epubor Ultimate and now have no way of removing drm from my existing books because it tells me that it will no longer download my books that I am purchasing unless I use a newer version of Kindle for pc?
kindle for pc is up to v1.36 and you still have not found a workaround?
Hello, thanks for your comment. Don't worry, luckily we have researched a new method to solve this problem. Once the new solution is launched, we'll inform you as soon as possible, please keep an eye on the updated information from our website.
Any other questions, please feel free to contact us.
Best regards,
Epubor Team
The link to the KFX plugin in your page did not work, it brings you to a page that says "invalid attachment"
I tried to download it somewhere else. And did download some KFX input plugin, but when I tried to import it into calibre there was no plugin at all that I could upload. I could not find any workable one. I am using Mac I don't know if it has something to do with it.
I would be happy for some help. Best regards
Hello, thanks for your comment. We've updated the link to download the KFX input plugin in this article. Please download the files from the correct place. As for Mac, please open Calibre's Preferences dialog at the top. Then click on "Preferences". Next, click on the green button of plugins at the bottom. Then blue Load plugin from the file button at the right bottom to upload the plugin files you downloaded.
Please try again, if there is still the same problem, please feel free to contact us via support@epubor.com. Thank you!
Hello, thanks for your comment.
If you can't remove drm with Calibre, please try our Epubor Ultimate, it allows you to decrypt and convert your Kindle books.
Any other question, please feel free to contact us via support@epubor.com.
Best regards,
Epubor Team