
The default key is found and stored in the preferences automatically. On Macintosh and Windows systems no customisation is required for ebooks from Kindle for Mac/PC, Nook Study, 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, Nook Study, or ADE to which the books were downloaded. Click on “OK”.Ĭustomising the plugin with encryption keys A “Success” dialog will appear, saying that the plug-in has been installed.




The DeDRM plugin can remove DRM from Kindle eBooks (but not rented Kindle ebooks, books downloaded to a Kindle Fire, Kindle for iOS or the Windows Store Kindle App), Barnes & Noble ePub ebooks (but not books downloaded to the Windows Store Nook App), any ebooks using Adobe Digital Editions DRM (this includes ePubs from Kobo and Sony that are downloaded for Adobe Digital Editions), and the older Mobipocket and eReader ebooks. The DRM removal plugin (DeDRM_plugin.zip) can be found in the tools archive linked from the most recent post in this blog. The latest version can be downloaded from. To be able to use the DeDRM plugin for calibre, it is necessary to install calibre first. However, it is possible to added third-party software (‘plugins’) to enhance calibre. It is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.Ĭalibre cannot, on its own, remove DRM from ebooks. Calibre is a free, open source, ebook management and conversion utility created and maintained by Kovid Goyal.
