Thread: Remove azw DRM from Kindle Download
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Old 07-25-2019, 12:10 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by narmour View Post
I am using Kindle v1.17.1 and current version of Calibre will remove drm and give me an epub format. Will any later version of Kindle app allow Calibre to remove DRM? Kindle 1.17.1 will no longer work on Mac when next version of MaC OS [Catalina] is released this fall.
Kindle for Mac 1.25 & 1.26 are 64-bit and should run on Catalina. It's a little tricky, but in some — but not all — cases it should also be possible to get the key to successfully remove DRM. I say "should" because no one has tested it on Catalina yet (that I'm aware of). However, it works on High Sierra and Mojave. More details here. I plan to experiment with Catalina if I can do so without compromising my Mac.

Note: De-DRM'ing ebooks from 1.25 & 1.26 is only possible on Kindle for Mac. It does not work on Kindle for PC.

In the long-run, however, getting an e-ink Kindle and using the Download & Transfer via USB option is a better bet — unless a Mac developer is motivated to figure out the new key. (I suspect Windows developers will be less inclined since Kindle for PC is still an option for Windows users.)
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