Have you upgraded your Kindle for Mac to version 1.40? If so, you may have noticed that you now get thekindle kcr format instead of the old Kindle format. Is there a way to download the older Kindle format using Kindle for Mac? Yes, it is possible to download the older Kindle format and even remove Kindle DRM with Kindle for Mac version 1.31, but not with version 1.40. However, you need to patch Kindle for Mac 1.31 in order to do this. If you want to know how, keep reading.
If you're using macOS 10.14 or an older system, downgrading kindle for mac to old version is all you need to do. You just need to downgrade Kindle for Mac to an older version, and then you can download Kindle books in the old Kindle format.
However, if you're using macOS Catalina or a later version, please follow the steps below to patch kindle for Mac for decrypting your Kindle books smoothly.
This method is published by odamizu and initially posted on MobileRead Forum.
Note Please ensure your Kindle for Mac is older than 1.32 because books downloaded via kindle for Mac 1.32 is unable to be cracked. If you've already installed the kindle for MAC 1.32 or later version, please uninstall it and then download & install kindle for MAC 1.31.
Step 1. Remove downloaded kindle books from computer at first.
Step 2. Close Kindle for Mac and open the terminal window and input following code:
chmod -x /Applications/Kindle.app/Contents/MacOS/renderer-test
Some users will fail to remove Kindle DRM even if they have executed this command. That's because some of you don’t have the root privilege to stop the render-test program. To ensure you remove Kindle DRM successfully, please add Sudo before the above command.
sudo chmod -x /Applications/Kindle.app/Contents/MacOS/renderer-test
When you put the above code in the Terminal and then press “Enter”, you will be requested to fill in your computer passwords. Just fill in it and press “Enter” again. All done.
Step 3. Re-download Kindle books.
Note: Please right click on the book title and then select “Download” from the drop-down menu. Or download from the menu bar “File-->Download”.
Important:
If you double-click on the book title to download the Kindle book, you will receive the Kindle KCR format with the latest DRM scheme which cannot be stripped at the moment. Therefore, please ensure that your books are downloaded correctly. Additionally, please do not open or read your downloaded books before removing Kindle DRM. Otherwise, the Kindle files will be converted from .azw to .kcr, which cannot be cracked for now.
Step 4. Remove Kindle DRM on Mac with Epubor Ultimate---the best ebook DRM Removal and converter.
When you run Epubor Ultimate, it will detect the Kindle books and display them on the left column under the Kindle tab. Simply drag the books to the right column, and the Kindle DRM will be successfully removed.
If you have a kindledevice, you can follow the Ultimate guide to remove Kindle drm 2023 or watch the below video to remove kindle drm.
If you still have not updated your MacOS system to 10.15 Catalina or later version, please read How to Remove DRM from Kindle Books .
Tip: After executed the above command, your kindle for Mac may be crashed every time you open it, you can reverse to it to the original by using the following command: sudo chmod +x /Applications/Kindle.app/Contents/MacOS/renderer-test.
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It is out of our control. If you can download kindle cloud reader, then epubor kcr converter can still handle them.
Anyway, we are sincerely sorry for this issue.Also, we offer the some workaround. Please contact support@epubor.com to get further assistance.
We are sincerely sorry for the inconvenience caused.
We've tested your license and ensure it can register well at our side.
Please try to register it again. If you are still failed, please let us know. We'll help you check this issue via Teamviewer.
We are sincerely sorry for the inconvenience caused.
If you have any issue on removing kindle drm, please feel free to contact us via support@epubor.com to get further assistance.
Secondly, we've already sent the email to you. Please check your mailbox, even spam.
is it normal that the software only converts the first 20/30 pages of the ebook?
thank you
Thank you for asking. Are you using the trial version of Epubor Ultimate?
Please note that the trial version of Epubor Ultimate only converts 20% content of each book. To obtain the full content, please upgrade it to full version.
Any more problem, please feel free to contact us via support@epubor.com
after running the sudo command, downloading and convertig kindle books to pdf-files, I can no longer use the kindle app to read books/ display book contents. The kindle app crashes. Even reverting the chmod command (sudo chmod +x …) does not help. Any advice?
Then you need to redownload your kindle books again.
Hi Would you send an email to me for the below issue?
1. Not decrypt a book: The trerasury of David: The Complete Seven Volumes (Best Navigation) 8.18MB
2. Cannot upload here png or pdf Screen Shot.
Thanks,
ST Lee
Hi,
I cannot decrypt a Kindle book (azw3): The Treasury of David (8.18MB).
Please send a corresponding email for this case as I cannot upload the screnshot in any format of png & pdf.
Thanks,
SungTae Lee
Hello, I just finished using your software on my mac with kindle version 1.30 and Big Sur OS. It definitely works and I am very happy with it. If I could make a few suggestions that I think will help you and other buyers. It wasn't working at first and then in one of your explanations I saw where you said to make sure Kindle was off while I convert my files. I had not remembered reading that in any of the other write ups and that's what it took to work. Second...after converting the files, my kindle would crash. I remembered seeing the terminal command in one of the reader comment sections to reverse what I had performed prior but it took me a while to find it. I would suggest that everywhere you put the thermal line to change Kindle, you would include the terminal line to change it back the way it was. Lastly, you have done a tremendous amount of work on this product and depending on what your source is and what you are converting it to, it can be somewhat overwhelming which directions to follow. For a bit, I even tried to go back to kindle version 1.23 but then realized that that was a 32bit software and those instructions wouldn't work for me. If you had a page that had a decision tree or algorithm where at the top you start with your source material identification after a few other pertinent questions that guide you different directions down the algorithm, end with your destination choice and there would be a link to directions specific to your situation that would be fantastic. I really liked the video you put in the KFK section to confirm my steps were correct.
Again...love the software and will be a great resource to have from now on.
Steven
Look forward to your early reply.
Thank you so much for this! It worked perfectly for months, but I tried opening my Kindle app this morning to download some books and it will no longer open on my Mac (OS 10.15.7). I opened Terminal and entered the command again in case it had somehow gotten erased (can that even happen???) but it still won't open.
Any advice?
Do you mean that your kindle for Mac cannot open anymore on Mac catalina? Please close the kindle app and you can reverse to it to the original by using the following command: sudo chmod +x /Applications/Kindle.app/Contents/MacOS/renderer-test.
Then try to open the kindle for mac again on your Mac platform.
Any more problem, please feel free to contact us via support@epubor.com
Ok so here is the guide for people that have Big Sur 11.1
1. Go to mac.filehorse[DOTCOM]/download-kindle-for-mac/
1.1 and select OLDER VERSIONS from the tab
1.2 download the 1.26.1 version of kindle
2. Then to stop the kindle from updating !
2.1 Amazon has gotten aggressive with forced auto-updates, even if you have unchecked auto-updates in
Preferences. To get around this, go to User > Library > Application Support > Kindle folder and
replace the "updates" folder with an empty txt file named "updates" (no extension)
OR
apply chmod -w to the "updates" folder. After you do that, K4Mac will ask if you want to download a
new version every time you launch the app, and you can choose no.
3. Folow the guide on this page:
3.1 - Remove all books
3.2 - Run the terminal command - sudo chmod -x /Applications/Kindle.app/Contents/MacOS/renderer-test
3.3 - Right click then download
3.4 - Run Epuber and convert the book
IT DOESN'T WORK AND IS A WASTE OF MONEY!!!!!!!!!
Thank you for using our software and sincerely sorry for this issue. That's because the kindle app 1.32 has changed something. To remove kindle drm, please install kindle for MAC 1.31 and then run the command to avoid the kindle kfx format. Please follow this guide to get this issue fixed: https://www.epubor.com/updating-kindle-for-mac-to-132-or-higher-will-prevent-you-from-removing-kindle-drm.html
Any more problem, please feel free to contact us via support@epubor.com.
i bought epubor today and spend all day trying to make it work with no success.
i am in the exact same situation as Marion (owner of Mcbook air) and followed the instructions to the letter, even download older version of kindle, looked at all your videos, tutos, FAQs and whatnot but when it comes to the input on the terminal, i have the same message "No such file or directory" which is blocking me once i want to convert my book.
You do have great reviews so please find us a solution or please make a commercial gesture and give us a refund.
Glad I checked the comments and found this - I think because I was jumping around these articles/tutorials and they're not all updated accordingly I did not think downgrading to Kindle 1.31 would work (another epubor article states that downgrading will not work on Big Sur).
Anyways, I was able to successfully downgrade within the epuborUltimate app (trial). The process was unbelievably easy and smooth for me. Command line worked properly after doing so but very important that the command is entered PRIOR TO opening Kindle 1.31 after downgrade.
Had some minor issues getting Ultimate to find my downloaded Kindle books (they were not automatically showing up in the list) but was able to resolve this by redirecting my Kindle downloads in the Kindle app to a folder I created on my desktop. Altered the Kindle Source Location to that same desktop folder in Ultimate. Tested two ebooks this way and seems to be working perfectly now.
Wanted to share in case anybody else is still having issues. I'll be purchasing the full version now.
8 months later and still no fix. After I wasted my money buying a new computer, my paid-for version of epubor-ultimate would not run on it. I had to buy this version. And it never worked. I went through these instructions many times, making sure I didn't miss a space or something when I typed in the command, etc and still doesn't work. I am using MACOS Monterey 12.0.1, and have tried with kindle 1.31. Anything older (someone suggested 1.26) does not work with this OS. I am so F*CKING frustrated. I have used older versions of this software with no real problems on older computers. I bought a $2000 machine that I can't use for a simple task. I have to connect my old computer and use an older version of 3.0.7.1 (where I get constant pop-ups that registration code is expired) to remove drm from kindle, then put them on a flash drive, pack up the old computer and move the files to the new computer. Such a hassle. 8 months ago I had planned on selling my old computer when I bought the new one, but I can't because I still need it for this one single thing.
How can you sell a product that does NOT work??!!!
Thank you for using our software and sincerely sorry for this issue. That's because the kindle app 1.32 has changed something. To remove kindle drm, please install kindle for MAC 1.31 and then run the command to avoid the kindle kfx format. Please follow this guide to get this issue fixed: https://www.epubor.com/updating-kindle-for-mac-to-132-or-higher-will-prevent-you-from-removing-kindle-drm.html
Any more problem, please feel free to contact us via support@epubor.com
I NEVER GOT MY REFUND! AND IT STILL DOESN'T WORK!!!
I am using Mac version Kindle 1.31 as suggested. I typed in the command in terminal exactly as stated. The file that downloads IS a .azw. I still get "failed" when dragging and dropping the file into Epubor Ultimate.
I don't understand why you want to scam people by selling a product that does not work. Only to collect people's money and never offer support, no replying to emails, and refuse to give refunds.
Yes, please screenshot and send it to us via support@epubor.com. Then we will try our best to help you. Also, you can try to fix your problem by following this instructions at first: https://www.epubor.com/updating-kindle-for-mac-to-132-or-higher-will-prevent-you-from-removing-kindle-drm.html
Look forward to your early reply.
I am in the same boat
MacOS Monterey v12.1
epubor ultimate 3.0.13.1216
verified and documented Kindle device ID
Kindle version 1.26.1 for mac
ran sudo chmod -x.....
downloaded books via Kindle app
used Epubor Ultimate
getting KFX error
Worked before just fine, could it be the version of Mac OS ???
any help would be appreciated (BTW, long time supporter of this group, thanks for having this solution)
Thank you for contacting us. Please check your mail box again, even spam. We've sent the email again to show you how to fix this issue. Please don't worry. If you still have not received the email, please just feel free to contact us via support@epubor.com.
Have a nice day!
It dosen't work anymore... I downloaded the 1.31 version. When I type the codes into terminal, I get following Message: Applications/Kindle.app/Contents/MacOS/renderer-test: No such file or directory
What to do? I have tried it a few times without any success I have Catalina 10.15.7
I don't know what to do now.
Thank you for any help you can give me!
Please install kindle for mac 1.31 and then run the command. If you are still failed, please contact us via support@epubor.com to get further assistance.
Hi. I'm on MacOS Ventura, and have downloaded the 1.31 version. After entering the command "sudo chmod -x /Applications/Kindle.app/Contents/MacOS/renderer-test", I get the error message "chmod: Unable to change file mode on /Applications/Kindle.app/Contents/MacOS/renderer-test: Operation not permitted"
I have administrator access. Please help? Thanks
Using Mac Ventura 13.0.1
We aware of this issue. It seems the amazon kindle has changed something in the new published kindle books. It requires the latest kindle app to download it.
Now we are working on this issue. Once there is a solution, we will let you know.
There is still another way to remove drm from this kind of kindle books if you have any kindle eink device registered with your amazon account. Please download the kindle books via "Download and transfer via usb" and then remove kindle drm with Epubor Ultimate. Here is the detailed guide: https://www.epubor.com/how-to-remove-drm-from-kindle-kfx-ebooks.html#meth4