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DeDRM Tools 6.3.6a Released

January 17, 2016, 5:59 pm
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Version 6.3.6a of the tools is now available. Please update to the latest version if you are having issues.

DeDRM_tools_6.3.6a.zip can be downloaded from
https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/releases/tag/v6.3.6a

Changes in 6.3.6a:

  • Completely removed erroneous checks on Adobe key validity.

Changes in 6.3.6:

  • Fixes for bugs introduced in 6.3.5 to Adobe ePub and PDF decryption.

Changes in 6.3.5:

  • The main change in this release is support for the latest (as of December 2015) Kobo Desktop application, and the Obok DeDRM plugin version number has been changed to match the main DeDRM version number (6.3.5.).
  • In addition, changes have been made to the main DeDRM plugin that I hope will fix the problem people have been having with Linux use of DeDRM when getting keys.

To leave a comment, see the previous post: DRM Removal Tools for eBooks.


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DeDRM Tools 6.4.0 Released

March 14, 2016, 8:51 am
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Version 6.4.0 of the tools is now available. Please update to the latest version if you are having issues.

DeDRM_tools_6.4.0.zip can be downloaded from
https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/releases/tag/v6.4.0

Changes in 6.4.0:

  • The release has a first attempt at a fix for the recent changes to the Kindle for PC encryption. Note that this is strictly a Kindle for PC fix. As far as I can tell, this does not fix the problems with Kindle for Mac.

To leave a comment, see the previous post: DRM Removal Tools for eBooks.


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DeDRM Tools 6.4.2 Released

April 18, 2016, 3:47 pm
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DeDRM Tools 6.4.3 Released

April 28, 2016, 4:29 am
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Version 6.4.3 of the tools is now available. Please update to the latest version if you are having issues.

DeDRM_tools_6.4.3.zip can be downloaded from
https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/releases/tag/v6.4.3

Changes in 6.4.3:

  • Fixes the problem of the plugin working in debug mode but not when running normally.
  • Improves checking of B&N key generation in the plugin.
  • Changes the Mac application to use notifications instead of dialogs after a drag&drop operation.
  • Improves Kindle key retrieval on Macs with multiple Ethernet ports.

To leave a comment, see the previous post: DRM Removal Tools for eBooks.


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DeDRM Tools 6.5.1 Released

August 12, 2016, 3:07 pm
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Version 6.5.1 of the tools is now available. Please update to the latest version if you are having issues.

DeDRM_tools_6.5.1.zip can be downloaded from
https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/releases/tag/v6.5.1

Three minor changes in 6.5.1:

  • Removed debugging dialog from Mac App.
  • Updated plugin version number correctly.
  • No alterations to DRM-free PDFs when importing to calibre.

Changes in 6.5.0:

  • A fix for some more previously unknown Topaz tags.
  • A big update to the Macintosh application, so that keys are only retrieved when necessary, and all possible keys will be retrieved and tried.

To leave a comment, see the previous post: DRM Removal Tools for eBooks.


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DeDRM Tools 6.5.2 Released

October 10, 2016, 6:37 pm
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Version 6.5.2 of the tools is now available. Please update to the latest version if you are having issues.

DeDRM_tools_6.5.2.zip can be downloaded from
https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/releases/tag/v6.5.2

Changes in 6.5.2:

  • Update to obok script and plugin to make them work with Kobo Desktop 4.0
  • Another fix for new Topaz format tags
  • Better checks for XML files in ePub decryption
  • Updates to the documentation to point people to the GitHub repository
  • An attempt to make the Mac Application work more reliably on new installs

To leave a comment, see the previous post: DRM Removal Tools for eBooks.


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DeDRM Tools 6.5.3 Released

January 12, 2017, 8:02 am
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Version 6.5.3 of the tools is now available. Please update to the latest version if you are having issues.

DeDRM_tools_6.5.3.zip can be downloaded from
https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/releases/tag/v6.5.3

Changes in 6.5.3:

  • For the Kindle tools, an attempt has been made to give an explicit error message for the new KFX format ebooks.
  • For the Kobo tools, incorrect linux support has been removed, and the decryption of ePubs with unusual file encodings has been improved.

To leave a comment, see the previous post: DRM Removal Tools for eBooks.


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DeDRM Tools 6.5.4 Released

June 27, 2017, 4:56 am
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Version 6.5.4 of the tools is now available. Please update to the latest version if you are having issues.

DeDRM_tools_6.5.4.zip can be downloaded from
https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/releases/tag/v6.5.4

Changes in 6.5.4:

  • This update fixes a problem with the PDF decryption where the PDF includes very precise (more than 8 or so) decimal places.
  • It attempts to fix a problem with the Macintosh App and folder creation.
  • It has a minor update to the obok script for stand-alone use.
  • It updates various version numbers and copyright dates, and has some FAQ changes.

To leave a comment, see the previous post: DRM Removal Tools for eBooks.


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DeDRM Tools 6.5.5 Released

October 20, 2017, 7:20 am
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Version 6.5.5 of the tools is now available. Please update to the latest version if you are having issues.

DeDRM_tools_6.5.5.zip can be downloaded from
https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/releases/tag/v6.5.5

Two fixes in this release:

  • Windows users with non-ASCII characters in their Windows user names should no longer have problems decrypting Kindle ebooks downloaded using Kindle for PC 1.17.
  • Macintosh users with complex hard disk setups should no longer have problems decrypting Kindle ebooks downloaded using Kindle for PC 1.17.

Note: This release does not include any support for the KFX format Kindle ebooks that are often downloaded when using Kindle for PC/Mac 1.19 or later.

To leave a comment, see the previous post: DRM Removal Tools for eBooks.


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DeDRM Tools 6.6.0 Released

April 6, 2018, 9:57 am
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Version 6.6.0 of the tools is now available. Please update to the latest version if you are having issues.

DeDRM_tools_6.6.0.zip can be downloaded from
https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/releases/tag/v6.6.0

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.

To leave a comment, see the previous post: DRM Removal Tools for eBooks.

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DeDRM Tools 6.6.1 Released

June 2, 2018, 2:06 pm
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Version 6.6.1 of the tools is now available. Please update to the latest version if you are having issues.

DeDRM_tools_6.6.1.zip can be downloaded from
https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/releases/tag/v6.6.1

First release using the new directory structure and release script.  Hopefully fixes the problem with KFX and the stand-alone tools.

To leave a comment, see the previous post: DRM Removal Tools for eBooks.

Decrypting KFX

Thanks to work by several people, the tools can now decrypt KFX format ebooks from Amazon.

If using the calibre plugin, 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.

If using one of the stand-alone apps, create a KFX-ZIP file by creating a ZIP archive of all of the files in a book subfolder within the main Kindle for PC/Mac content folder and then changing the file extension from “.zip” to “.kfx-zip”.

 

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DeDRM Tools 6.6.2 Released

February 23, 2019, 9:31 am
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Version 6.6.2 of the tools is now available. Please update to the latest version if you are having issues. To leave a comment, see the previous post: DRM Removal Tools for eBooks.

DeDRM_tools_6.6.2.zip can be downloaded from
https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/releases/tag/v6.6.2

Release Notes

Another new folder structure, some minor tweaks to the scripts for unusual events, and hopefully a 64-bit Mac OS application that now works from the release download, and doesn’t need an executable bit setting, and doesn’t have an unnecessary splash screen. I can’t do anything about it being unsigned. Apple don’t allow anonymous signing, unsurprisingly. 🙂

Decrypting KFX

Thanks to work by several people, the DeDRM calibre plugin can now decrypt KFX format ebooks from Amazon.

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.

See this post at the MobileRead calibre forum for more information on Dealing with Kindle for PC/Mac 1.19 (and later) and KFX in calibre.

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DeDRM Tools 6.6.3 Released

March 30, 2019, 10:20 am
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Version 6.6.3 of the tools is now available. Please update to the latest version if you are having issues. To leave a comment, see the previous post: DRM Removal Tools for eBooks.

DeDRM_tools_6.6.3.zip can be downloaded from
https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/releases/tag/v6.6.3

Release Notes

This release includes the first support for Kindle for PC 1.25.1’s new key file, .kinf2018. As far as I can tell, this is essentially the same as the .kinf2011 file format, just a new name.

Whether the new key file in Kindle for Mac 1.25.1 is similarly just a file name change is not known at this time.

The release also includes improved cleaning of book name when converting book name to a file name.

Decrypting KFX

Thanks to work by several people, the DeDRM calibre plugin can now decrypt KFX format ebooks from Amazon.

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.

See this post at the MobileRead calibre forum for more information on dealing with the KFX format.

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DeDRM Tools 6.7.0 Released

February 17, 2020, 11:29 am
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Version 6.7.0 of the tools is now available. Please update to the latest version if you are having issues. To leave a comment, see the previous post: DRM Removal Tools for eBooks.

DeDRM_tools_6.7.0.zip can be downloaded from
https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/releases/tag/v6.7.0

Release Notes

This release should fix a compatibility problem with the latest release version of calibre and KFX files.

This release DOES NOT handle Kindle for Mac/PC 1.25 and later.
This release DOES NOT work with the latest calibre beta that requires Python 3 for plugins.

This release release DOES DROP SUPPORT for the stand-alone DeDRM apps. Only the calibre plugins are now included. (& the separate python scripts).

Decrypting KFX

Thanks to work by several people, the DeDRM calibre plugin can decrypt KFX format ebooks from Amazon as long as they are downloaded with Kindle for Mac/PC prior to version 1.25.

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.

See this post at the MobileRead calibre forum for more information on dealing with the KFX format.

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DeDRM Tools 6.8.0 Released

June 18, 2020, 4:12 am
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Version 6.8.0 of the tools is now available. Please update to the latest version if you are having issues. To leave a comment, see the previous post: DRM Removal Tools for eBooks.

DeDRM_tools_6.8.0.zip can be downloaded from
https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/releases/tag/v6.8.0

Release Notes

This release adds full support for the new .kinf2018 key files and the new KFX encryption. Many thanks to Apprentice Sakuya for their work on this.

This means that this release now works with the latest (1.28) version of Kindle for PC and Kindle for Mac.

A script to remove DRM from B&N PDFs has been included but not integrated into the plugin, nor tested.

This release DOES NOT work with the latest calibre beta that requires Python 3 for plugins.

Decrypting KFX

Thanks to work by several people, the DeDRM calibre plugin can decrypt KFX format ebooks from Amazon.

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.

See this post at the MobileRead calibre forum for more information on dealing with the KFX format.

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Pre-Release DeDRM Plugin Only (v7.0.0b1)

November 24, 2020, 12:29 pm
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A pre-release of the DeDRM plugin only (v7.0.0b1) is now available.  This release REQUIRES calibre 5.x which utilizes Python 3 for plugins. Since this is the DeDRM plugin only, DO NOT unzip the downloaded file.  Load the entire zipped file as is into calibre 5.x.

DeDRM_plugin_7.0.0b1.zip can be downloaded from
https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/releases/tag/v7.0.0b1

Pre-Release Notes

Here is an early version of the DeDRM plugin for calibre 5.x.

There will be bugs. It won’t work for everything. It needs a lot more testing and bug fixes.

But I think that it might work for Kindle for PC/Mac (non-KFX, non-Topaz, non-print replica) and downloaded for transfer via USB to an e-ink Kindle (again, non-Topaz, non-print replica).

I think it also works on Adobe Digital Editions (ePubs) with ADE 2.0.1.

I think this includes finding Kindle for PC/Mac and ADE keys.

But much more testing is needed. It might not even work for the items listed above. But I think it is a starting place.

Harper.

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Pre-Release DeDRM Plugin Only (v7.0.0b2)

November 25, 2020, 3:59 am
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A pre-release of the DeDRM plugin only (v7.0.0b2) is now available.  This release REQUIRES calibre 5.x which utilizes Python 3 for plugins. Since this is the DeDRM plugin only, DO NOT unzip the downloaded file.  Load the entire zipped file as is into calibre 5.x.

DeDRM_plugin_7.0.0b2.zip can be downloaded from
https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/releases/tag/v7.0.0b2

Pre-Release Notes

7.0.0b2 just reverts a change that broke ADE ePub decryption. All the following still applies!

Here is an early version of the DeDRM plugin for calibre 5.x.

There will be bugs. It won’t work for everything. It needs a lot more testing and bug fixes.

But I think that it might work for Kindle for PC/Mac (non-KFX, non-Topaz, non-print replica) and downloaded for transfer via USB to an e-ink Kindle (again, non-Topaz, non-print replica).

I think it also works on Adobe Digital Editions (ePubs) with ADE 2.0.1.

I think this includes finding Kindle for PC/Mac and ADE keys.

But much more testing is needed. It might not even work for the items listed above. But I think it is a starting place.

Harper.

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DeDRM Tools 6.8.1 Released

November 28, 2020, 9:29 am
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Version 6.8.1 of the tools is now available. Please update to the latest version if you are having issues. To leave a comment, see the previous post: DRM Removal Tools for eBooks.

DeDRM_tools_6.8.1.zip can be downloaded from
https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/releases/tag/v6.8.1

Release Notes

This release is for calibre 4.x and earlier.

This releases fixes a problem with retrieving the Kindle for Mac key under Mac OS X Big Sur. The Obok plugin hasn’t been changed.

If you are already using 6.8.0 you only need this update if you use Kindle for Mac under Mac OS X Big Sur.

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Pre-Release DeDRM Plugin Only (v7.0.0b3)

November 28, 2020, 9:30 am
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A pre-release of the DeDRM plugin only (v7.0.0b3) is now available.  This release REQUIRES calibre 5.x which utilizes Python 3 for plugins. Since this is the DeDRM plugin only, DO NOT unzip the downloaded file.  Load the entire zipped file as is into calibre 5.x.

DeDRM_plugin_7.0.0b3.zip can be downloaded from
https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/releases/tag/v7.0.0b3

Pre-Release Notes

More fixes for the calibre 5.x version

A fix for getting the Kindle for Mac key under Mac OS X Sur
A fix for KFX files
A fix for Barnes & Noble ePub files
A fix for ancient eReader PDB files
A fix for Android key retrieval (once a database has been obtained from a rooted device)

No doubt there’s lots more to be fixed. Pull requests welcome.

 

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Pre-Release DeDRM Plugin Only (v7.0.0b4)

December 4, 2020, 5:48 am
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A pre-release of the DeDRM plugin only (v7.0.0b4) is now available.  This release REQUIRES calibre 5.x which utilizes Python 3 for plugins. Since this is the DeDRM plugin only, DO NOT unzip the downloaded file.  Load the entire zipped file as is into calibre 5.x.

DeDRM_plugin_7.0.0b4.zip can be downloaded from
https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/releases/tag/7.0.0b4

Pre-Release Notes

More Python 3 fixes.

  • Help in the configuration dialog should now work. But some of the Help files themselves will need updating
  • More improvements to Kindle decryption in the handling of PIDs
  • Some fixes for key handling for PDFs

Still lots to be done.
If your setup is working OK with 7.0.0b3, carry on with that for now.
If you don’t already have 7.0.0b3 or are having problems with 7.0.0b3, give this a go.

Harper.

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