apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools on Hacker News

…but Amazon is cracking down hard on the workarounds lately. So free any books you need to asap. https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/discussions/...

comment by bariumbitmap · 2025-10-17 · in How I bypassed Amazon's Kindle web DRM

https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/releases Import the plugin into Calibre, provide your Kindle serial number, and then DRM removal is transparent. I have over 2000 books in my library, all DRM-free, thanks to these excellent…

comment by fractallyte · 2023-10-19 · in DRM-free e-books are a big deal (2019)

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ePub DRM Removal Tool

story by vincent_s · 2023-07-09 · 0 comments

Alf no longer updates his repo[0], best to switch to noDRM's fork[1] [0]: https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools [1]: https://github.com/noDRM/DeDRM_tools

comment by sphars · 2023-03-04 · in Roald Dahl ebooks remotely updated to censored versions after purchase

…for a newer hash. # clone the old repo noDRM/DeDRM_tools forked from git clone https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools cd DeDRM_tools # fetch the commit hash archive.org tells us about: git fetch origin 8c819c71376ab76445dd79d5cf

comment by codys · 2022-01-15 · in noDRM's GitHub repo DeDRM_tools is disabled due to Readium's DMCA notice

https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/commit/4d436...

comment by EtherTyper · 2022-01-14 · in noDRM's GitHub repo DeDRM_tools is disabled due to Readium's DMCA notice

…offer? none of it. What do companies adopting Readium LCP offer? all of the above. The original https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools is still open, everybody can use it, Amazon, Adobe, B&N, Kobo don't bother, so it can be used,…

comment by julielit · 2022-01-10 · in noDRM's GitHub repo DeDRM_tools is disabled due to Readium's DMCA notice

Yep: https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/blob/master/...

comment by loeg · 2021-11-20 · in Amazon Ion – A richly-typed, self-describing, hierarchical serialization format

…won't be pushed to you if your version doesn't support them. 1. https://calibre-ebook.com 2. https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/releases 3. https://github.com/dougmassay/kindleunpack-calibre-plugin/re... 4.…

comment by RNCTX · 2021-10-22 · in Docs for Developers: An Engineer’s Field Guide to Technical Writing

https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools works pretty well once setup. Allegedly...

comment by stilley2 · 2021-09-22 · in Google Drive of historical footage locked and flagged as terrorist activity

…software has a plugin called DeDRM [1] which provides the ability to decrypt any Amazon eBook. [1] https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools

comment by someperson · 2021-09-22 · in The Open Book Project: open-hardware e-ink eBook reader

…I import the books into Calibre and the DRM is stripped away automatically. Mostly painless. https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools

comment by dunnevens · 2021-03-16 · in How Amazon Crushes Unions

Buy off Amazon, rip the DRM using https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/releases , and then read with KOReader on Kindle.

comment by captn3m0 · 2021-02-20 · in My Life in E-Ink

The GitHub repo for the DRM removal tools is here: https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools The README says this: > Note that DRM can only be removed from KFX format files downloaded with Kindle for PC/Mac 1.26 or earlier. Amazon…

comment by criddell · 2021-02-10 · in Show HN: Epub.to – ePub to pdf, mobi, Kindle, and an API

…a device ID or not. [1] [0]: https://alexwlchan.net/2019/08/removing-the-drm-from-my-kind... [1]: https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/wiki/Exactly...

comment by andrewzah · 2021-02-06 · in Show HN: Epub.to – ePub to pdf, mobi, Kindle, and an API

> including Adobe Digital Editions Which can be removed: https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools

comment by unicornporn · 2020-12-22 · in Introducing the Open Library Explorer

dedrm (and get a pdf) isn't too hard to setup with calibre. https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/releases All books will likely be fingerprinted, which I believe is a far more effective method of controlling piracy.

comment by ece · 2020-10-05 · in Amazon turned off customer’s Kindle account, blocking her from her books (2012)

…to use DeDRM tools from the command line, the plugin just makes it easier. Simply git clone https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/ and then: python2.7 DeDRM_tools/DeDRM_plugin/k4mobidedrm.py \ -k…

comment by Liskni_si · 2020-09-25 · in Calibre 5.0

…Download & transfer via USB. You then drag-and-drop them into Calibre with this add-on set up: https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools There's some initial setup required to get your decryption key (easy if you have their e-reader…

comment by input_sh · 2020-08-27 · in ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

What a baby. There are only 2 steps: 1. install DeDRM in Calibre[0] 2. Strip DRM from epub [0] https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/releases

comment by umvi · 2020-05-26 · in I won’t buy ebooks anymore

…present only in KFX files. If cracking DRM sounds like a fun project, check out the thread here: https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/issues/38

comment by criddell · 2020-05-26 · in I won’t buy ebooks anymore

…run when I import a new book to my collection. From there you can do what you like with it. [0]: https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools

comment by scruple · 2020-05-26 · in I won’t buy ebooks anymore

you don't need the chinese website, you can use github instead... https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools

comment by homarp · 2020-05-26 · in I won’t buy ebooks anymore

…to strip drm from kindle and other books to avoid getting tied to a platform by prior purchases. https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools

comment by michaelmrose · 2020-04-01 · in Apple acquires Dark Sky

…the process is described in the README of the DeDRM plugin that can be downloaded from GitHub: https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/blob/master/... (and I am talking about the README file inside the zip you download there).

comment by b15h0p · 2019-07-02 · in Backing Up My Kindle Ebooks (2018)

…it to Calibre, the DRM is stripped by DEDRM_tools [1][2] before transfering into the Kindle. [1] https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools [2] Note that the tool only removes the DRM, it doesn't anonymise the file. It's still…

comment by calcifer · 2019-04-04 · in When Microsoft's eBook store closes, your books disappear too

…removal tools are based on Apprentice Alf's DeDRM library. Here's the Github issue related to KFX: https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/issues/38

comment by criddell · 2017-06-16 · in The Calibre Content Server

…have purchased one edition of the book, I have the right to convert it to whatever the hell I want. https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/

comment by r3bl · 2017-04-04 · in iPhone App will not stay open - just flashes when trying to launch

…the methods, contribute to open-source tools that allow individuals to exercise their rights. https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools (one example) Artists: Use self-publishing platforms (gumroad, bandcamp, even spotify...) and…

comment by j42 · 2015-10-16 · in The Danger of E-Books

…the methods, contribute to open-source tools that allow individuals to exercise their rights. https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools (one example) Artists: Use self-publishing platforms (gumroad, bandcamp, even spotify...) and…

comment by j42 · 2015-10-16 · in The Danger of E-Books