# 6.0.3 - Fixes for Kindle for Mac and Windows non-ascii user names # 6.0.4 - Fixes for stand-alone scripts and applications # and pdb files in plugin and initial conversion of prefs. DRM removal must be accomplished using a separate calibre plugin. (See the Installation instructions below.) DRM removal for KFX format only works with books downloaded using old versions of the Kindle for PC/Mac apps (versions 1.19 through 1.26) and e-ink Kindle device firmware (versions 5.6.5 through 5.12.1). DRM Removal Tools for eBooksOriginal Posted on September 10, 2012 by Apprentice AlfLast updated on 10th June, 2013Welcome to Apprentice Alf’s blogThis blog is intended to help anyone looking for free and simple software for removing DRM from their Kindle ebooks, stripping DRM from their Adobe Digital Editions ebooks, getting rid of DRM from their Barnes.
I previously wrote EPUB and DeDRM: Why Google Play Store is the best eBookStore for iBooks fans. (Bonus: Fixing Adobe Digital Edition crash.), but my efforts to put the books I own on my personal device were frustrated when it turned out all of my Google Play books were DRM free. So I could easily put the ePUBs in Google Drive, upload to Google Play and drop them into iTunes for use on my iPhone.
Today I purchased a genuine Google Play Adobe Editions DRMd book. I was able to remove the Adobe DRM and open it in iBooks on my iPhone. So it's doable - barely. I fear, however, that my app.net friends who think this is an easy solution to eBook DRM problems are operating on a higher plain than I. DRM removal is not the answer to flat (soon falling?) eBook sales. iTunes music style DRM (signed files) is the answer.
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You need to download the following apps and install the first two.
- Adobe Digital Edition
- Calibre
- The limelinx tools (includes the DeDRM app but, most importantly, the DeDRM_calibre plugin)
- Download your ePub from Google Apps. This process is very cryptic (I think Google wants us to stop downloading these.) Mouseover your book in Play, look for a strange faint dashed line icon, click it to get the download option. You will download a .ascm file.
- Launch Adobe Digital Edition and register yourself with Adobe. Open your .ascm file in ADE, observe that an ePub file is now saved to Documents/Digital Editions. Note that carefully.
- Launch Calibre and then carefully follow the directions for installing DeDRM_plugin.zip into Calibre. Note that Calibre has changed a bit since the directions were written so some interpretation may be needed.
- The directions say: 'On Macintosh and Windows systems no customization is required for ebooks from Kindle for Mac/PC or Adobe Digital Editions (ADE), provided that calibre is run on the same computer and user account as the installation of Kindle for Mac/PC or ADE to which the books were downloaded. The default key is found and stored in the preferences automatically. ' This did not work for me. I had to follow the configuration steps, which are cryptic. I clicked on DeDRM then clicked the customize button the configuration for 'Adobe Digital Editions eBooks', then click on the green + to get 'default_key'. Ignore 'Import Existing Keyfiles'. Then restart Calibre.
- Now, using Calibre, import the ePub file saved in Documents/Digital Editions.
- You should be able to to Save Only ePub format to disk. The ePUB produced at that point is DRM free (or was in my case).
Prior to using Calibre I'd tried DeDRM.app unsuccessfully; it didn't have a key ('.der file') and coulndn't find one. After I'd gotten the Calibre process working I tried DeDRM again and it had the 'default_key'. I ran it again the Documents/Digital Editions ePub and it told me the DRM was removed. This is a much easier process than using Calibre; perhaps there is a shortcut to get directly to this step. Going forward I expect to use DeDRM.app.
Incidentally, the Alf site warns that commercial 'DeDRM' apps are wrapped copies of the DeDRM code. I believe that's true.
Update 3/27/2014:After I got the default_key working I can simply use DeDRM to remove ePUB DRM. The configuration process creates a .der file that is stored in /Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apprenticealf.dedrm. That .der file can be added to a new DeDrm.app install through simple setup — it’s the output of the complex process described above.
Last updated on 10th June, 2013
Welcome to Apprentice Alf’s blog
This blog is intended to help anyone looking for free and simple software for removing DRM from their Kindle ebooks, stripping DRM from their Adobe Digital Editions ebooks, getting rid of DRM from their Barnes and Noble ebooks, freeing their Kobo ebooks of DRM, deleting the DRM from their Sony eBooks, or decrypting their Fictionwise eReader ebooks.
If you want to find out more about ebooks, DRM and why you will probably want to remove the DRM from your ebooks, see this post: Ebook Formats, DRM and You — A Guide for the Perplexed
If you already know that you want to strip the DRM from your ebooks, you’ve found the right place.
The Tools
To get started on removing DRM from your ebooks, just download the tools archive from one of the links below. Unzip the archive, and start reading.
The latest tools_v6.0.7.zip can be downloaded from
http://limelinx.com/deq2g
http://limelinx.com/deq2g
The latest plugin alternative tools can be downloaded from
http://limelinx.com/e5yi4
http://limelinx.com/e5yi4
- The download link is the green button.
- Do not click on the advert on the right-hand side of the page, even if it says “DOWNLOAD NOW”.
- The download will be a .zip file. If your download is a .exe file do not run it, as you have downloaded the download manager. Make sure that the check box is unchecked
- Make sure Javascript is enabled in your browser.
- No credit card or payment of any kind is required to download the tools.
- If you are worried about the integrity of the tools, listed below is the MD5 checksum.
MD5(tools_v6.0.7.zip)= e31e960f63c1503c952d2874c887fd24
MD5(Other_Tools.rar)= 068e3625be5971caeb3c104b870281c7
MD5(Other_Tools.rar)= 068e3625be5971caeb3c104b870281c7
Changes in 6.0.7
- Fixes wine key creation folder issue.
- Fixes DeDRM of PDFs with broken metadata.
Changes in 6.0.6:
- Fixed up an incorrect function call. (Only relevant Linux Calibre users using Wine)
Changes in 6.0.5:
- Fixed a problem that resulted in key issues (thanks, Paul)
Changes in 6.0.4:
- Fixed a problem in the plugin converting earlier preferences (thanks, enno)
- Fixed a problem in the plugin with importing pdb files (thanks, Tina Bird)
- Fixed a problem with unicode characters in path names for the Mac application (thanks, K)
Changes in 6.0.3:
- Fixed a problem with non-ascii characters in Windows user name
- Fixed a problem early versions of Kindle for Mac
- Fix for location of DeDRMed PDF files with Macintosh DeDRM Application
- Fix in Windows DeDRM application for paths with spaces
- Restored ability for calibre plugin to call wine for Kindle for PC decryption key
- Added ability for calibre plugin to call wine for Adobe Digital Edition key
- Hopefully removed any dependency on tinter (although still used if available).
- Updated the readmes
Getting Help with the Tools
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If you have any questions about the tools, ebooks and DRM, check my FAQs post Frequently Asked Questions about the DRM removal tools.
If you have any problems with the current tools, please ask for help in a comment on this post. If you are having a problem with an older version of the tools, please first update to the current version, and see if that solves your problem.
Before commenting here, please check the ReadMe file and the FAQs (see link above).
In any bug report or help request, please include
- which tool was used
- which OS you are using
- where the ebook file came from (device or folder)
- any error messages
- a log of the DRM-removal attempt (see the FAQs on how to get a log).
Anti-Piracy Notice
Please only use this application for gaining full access to your own ebooks for archiving/converson/convenience. How to morph mod for mac. De-drmed ebooks should not be uploaded to open servers, torrents, or other methods of mass distribution. No help will be given to people doing such things. Authors, retailers and publishers all need to make a living, so that they can continue to produce books for us to read. Don’t be a parasite.
Origin of the Tools
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The tools for removing DRM from ePubs were originally posted at i♥cabbages’ blog. The tools for Kindle/Mobipocket were originally posted at The Dark Reverser’s blog.
They have since been improved by many people, but mostly some_updates, DiapDealer and Apprentice Alf. While there are many sites that redistribute these tools, the most up-to-date versions of the tools are currently released here.
Other Sources
Anyone trying to sell you ebook DRM removal tools for Adobe Adept ePub and PDFs, Barnes & Noble ePubs, Kindle ebooks or eReader ebooks has probably just repackaged (an earlier) version of the tools available here.
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