remove all images ?

[hanktmg]

I know this is a two-year-late response, but I figured I would share my solution to the OP's problem. Simply removing the image tag doesn't remove the images from the epub. To remove all images or any file name/type from epubs (and therefore reducing the file size), you need a bulk file renamer (such as ant renamer), 7zip, and either a Windows OS or knowledge of CLI.

1. Change the extension of all epub to zip using Ant Renamer or other bulk file renamer.
2. Run this in command prompt (shift-rightclick in directory of epubs), substituting whats in parenthesis with your own:

   for /r %x in (*.zip) do "PATH TO 7ZIP.EXE" d -r "%x" "FILETYPES OR FILENAMES TO REMOVE"

3. Change the extension of zip files back to epub.
4. (Optional) Remove the image tags using Calibre.

*Note: *.EXTENSION includes ALL files of that extension, so *.jpg will remove all images and covers within the epub files, but not outside of the epub files. This command will run on all files within the directory, so be sure to backup your library/files before attempting.

An example of the commands I used is:

for /r %x in (*.zip) do "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" d -r "%x" *.jpg *.png *.jpeg *.gif *.pdf

[vugtitan]

Originally Posted by cybmole

is there an option anywhere to strip all images from epub, mobi....

the only place I can find a no images option is in PDF input options.

if I have some other ebook format, which has unwanted images , how can I auto-strip them?

SIMPLE.

VERY SIMPLE.

convert it to a text or rtf.

convert back to epub.

simple.

[iamno1monarch]

Originally Posted by vugtitan

SIMPLE.

VERY SIMPLE.

convert it to a text or rtf.

convert back to epub.

simple.

Thanks That Worked Like a CHARM

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by iamno1monarch

Thanks That Worked Like a CHARM

Do you want to lose the formatting? It would be easy enough to edit the eBook in Calibre's eBook editor to remove the images.

[Gudrune]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Do you want to lose the formatting? It would be easy enough to edit the eBook in Calibre's eBook editor to remove the images.

Thank you! Had the same problem, worked like a charm.

[technicaltitch]

I didn't like losing the contents index and page breaks of converting to rtf and back. I'm running on Ubuntu, this also works on macOs. My reader stopped applying `img {display:none;}`, I needed CLI, this just deletes all the images then rezips:

```
# takes the recipe name as $1

# create epub as, eg, 20240312_The Register.epub, with images:
ebook-convert "$1".recipe $(date +%Y%m%d)_"$1".epub
# make working directory
mkdir "$(date +%Y%m%d)_$1"
# unzip epub
unzip "$(date +%Y%m%d)_$1.epub" -d "$(date +%Y%m%d)_$1"
cd "$(date +%Y%m%d)_$1"
#delete all images
find . -name "*.jpg" -exec rm {} +
find . -name "*.png" -exec rm {} +
# delete old epub
rm "../$(date +%Y%m%d)_$1.epub"
#rezip
zip -X0 "../$(date +%Y%m%d)_$1_noimg.epub" mimetype
zip -X9Dr "../$(date +%Y%m%d)_$1_noimg.epub" * -x mimetype
# delete working directory
rm -r "$(date +%Y%m%d)_$1"
```

Save this as `download_without_images.sh`, `chmod +x` it, then call, eg:

./download_without_images.sh "The Register"