IMPORTANT:
Both Windows and Mac users can follow the guide below to decrypt Kindle books, including those published after April 22, 2025.
Windows users can also refer to this guide to decrypt books published before April 22, 2025.
Or you can try Epubor Kindle DeDRM Assistance: We can assist with Kindle DRM removal on our Windows computer if you can share your Amazon email, password, and required OTPs.
How to proceed:
1. Purchase a license for Epubor Ultimate here.
2. Send your Amazon credentials to epubor.alice@gmail.com.
Kindle ebook owners should have the right to unlimited access to their purchased ebooks and the ability to share them with friends. It is unfair for Amazon to remove purchased Kindle books from your account, as that constitutes theft. Therefore, it is crucial to remove Kindle DRM to back them up for your own benefit.
How to Remove Kindle DRM with Kindle e-ink Devices?
For Mac users, the only effective solution to remove Kindle DRM is by downloading books using a Kindle e-ink device. Please note: Kindle Fire tablets are not supported for this method.
For Windows users, you can download Kindle books using Kindle for PC 2.4.0 to remove Kindle DRM(works only for Kindle books ublished before April 22, 2025). Follow this guide to back up Kindle books on Windows computers.
Step 1Download Kindle Books via Kindle eInk Device.
Log in to your Kindle account, then tap on a book cover to begin downloading. If you have a large library, it may take some time to download all your Kindle books completely.
Step 2Download and install Epubor Ultimate
Epubor Ultimate is a powerful DeDRM tool to help you remove Kindle DRM with ease.
Step 3Connect your Kindle eInk Device to Computer via USB
Epubor Ultimate will automatically detect your device’s serial number and locate the downloaded Kindle books. You’ll find your books listed under the device tab on the left panel.
Why Fail to Detect Kindle eInk Device?
There are two situations to address: one where Epubor Ultimate can't detect the Kindle eInk device on a Windows computer, and another where MacOS fails to detect the Kindle eInk device after plugging it in. Here’s how to resolve both issues.
1. Solution: Epubor Ultimate Can't Detect Kindle eInk Device on Windows:
After plugging in your Kindle eInk device, navigate to your downloaded KFX files at this path: E:\documents\Downloads\Items01\
Note: If your Kindle eInk device appears as "Kindle Paperwhite" (or another specific model name) and your Kindle books are stored under the Internal Storage/documents/ directory, you’ll need to copy the KFX files along with their corresponding .sdr folders to the same directory on your desktop. Once done, follow the steps below to remove Kindle DRM.
Then, go to Epubor Ultimate settings > Kindle, enter the serial number of your device, and click OK.
Next, drag and drop the KFX files into the Epubor Ultimate interface, and the Kindle DRM should be removed.
Note: If Epubor Ultimate cannot detect your Kindle eInk device on Mac, you can still follow the steps above to remove Kindle DRM.
2. Solution: Mac Can’t Detect Kindle eInk Device:
Due to MTP issue, MacOS might not detect your Kindle eInk device when plugged in. However, you can use Send to Kindle to transfer books from your Kindle device to Mac:
1. Download and install Send to Kindle.
2. Open Send to Kindle, then click "Open USB File Manager".
3. Plug in your Kindle eInk device and connect device.
4. Allow send to Kindle app to access file.
5. With your kindle connected, browse into "documents", however the trick here is that what you see here will be books you transferred over USB yourself when it was mounted. To see the encrypted books, you need to go into the Downloads/Items01 subdirectory in documents. There you'll find the kfx files and sdr folders and can drag them onto your desktop.
6. Open Epubor Ultimate, go to Settings > Kindle, enter your Kindle serial number, and click OK.
7. Finally, drag and drop the KFX files into Epubor Ultimate to remove DRM.
Note: Ensure that you've downloaded Kindle books to your Kindle eInk device beforehand.
Step 4Remove Kindle DRM.
Drag and drop the Kindle files into the right panel of Epubor Ultimate. The DRM will be removed instantly, and a “Decrypted” label will appear to confirm success. Once decrypted, you can convert your Kindle books to EPUB, PDF, or other formats as needed.
Step 5Explore Kindle Converted Files.
Click the "Decrypted" label or the folder icon in the lower-right corner of Epubor Ultimate to quickly access all your converted Kindle files.
For a more intuitive walkthrough, you can check out the video tutorial below.
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I guess your Kindle version is Kindle for PC/Mac 1.25, or your Kindle device firmware is higher than 5.10.2. Amazon changes its DRM scheme which causes the drm removing failed.
Use older version to download your kindle files again to remove DRM please.
https://youtu.be/wQIEI0-SbIA
the download doesn't work anymore since august 2...
So its impossible to use KCR Converter.
What can we do ?
Thanks. Gilda
Dear Sir/Madam,
We're sorry to tell you that Amazon has upgraded Kindle Cloud Reader in August 2020 for security reasons, which has finally made it impossible to download books from Kindle Cloud Reader. As a result, Epubor KCR Converter can’t help you convert the Kindle books from now on.
As per your purchase for Epubor KCR Converter, here we provide you with several solutions. Please have a try and tell us how it works. If you meet any questions during the process, just feel free to contact us and we will try our best to help you.
For Windows users:
You can follow this guide to decrypt and convert Kindle books with Epubor Ultimate:
https://www.epubor.com/how-to-remove-drm-from-kindle-kfx-ebooks.html#meth2
For Mac users:
If you have a Kindle e-ink device,
you can follow this guide to decrypt and convert Kindle books with Epubor Ultimate:
https://www.epubor.com/how-to-remove-drm-from-kindle-kfx-ebooks.html#meth4
If you don't have a Kindle e-ink device,
and your macOS is below than 10.15 Catalina,
you can follow this guide to decrypt and convert Kindle books with Epubor Ultimate:
https://www.epubor.com/how-to-remove-drm-from-kindle-kfx-ebooks.html#meth2
and your macOS is 10.15 Catalina or higher,
we're sorry to tell you that there is no any other effective way to decrypt Kindle books, including using Epubor Ultimate, Epubor KCR Converter or any other tool in the market.
At last and once again, we're sincerely sorry and apologize for the inconvenience caused.
What do you do if you have a 12th generation kindle or an older kindle with software version 5.17.1.0.3?
I had a really old kindle (2012) which just died on me and now I am having issues trying to convert books.
Thank you!
If you have a kindle device or have a windows computer, you can remove drm from kindle books. Otherwise, there is no way to remove drm from kindle books.
But it needs to be an older kindle not a new one? ie before 12th gen??
I have a new 2024 kindle and the download and transfer via USB does not work?
Requesting a response.
I emailed epubor.alice@gmail.com several days ago. No reply.
I emailed mailto:support@epubor.com yesterday. No reply.
I purchased this product on March 1st, and it is not operating correctly - it does not do what it says it should do. And to not receive a response from anyone at the company, not even acknowledging receipt of my communications, feels suspicious.
Is there a different email address to which I should be communicating my requests?
Thank you.