MOBI DeDRM plugin not working on Mac

Starko · 01-30-2011, 04:57 PM

Hi, i have written a guide on how to de-DRM Kindle books you own with Calibre. On PC it works just fine but one of Mac users left this message on my blog

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Thanks for the advice, and it’s really easy to follow. Can I check which version of Calibre you are using, because I can follow your instructions until I get to the plugin page, but I don’t have a text box at the bottom, I have a button which reads “add plug in”, but if I click on that and navigate to where I’ve got my plug in file, I can’t open it because everything within the file is greyed out. I’m using Calibre 7.43 on a Mac running 10.5.8. Perhaps this is what the earlier comment means when it says “won’t work on the Mac”. However I don’t have a PC to test it on.
Thanks, This would be really useful if I can get it to work.

Since i don't have a mac i have no idea whether this is something with the plugin, Calibre or her own mistake.

Anyone has any idea?

user_none · 01-30-2011, 06:19 PM

I think she's unzipping the the K4MobiDeDRM archive and trying to add the .py file as a plugin. .py isn't a valid plugin type (they have to be in a zip file) so they're grayed out and unable to be selected. Tell her she needs to select the zip file itself.

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01-30-2011, 06:19 PM	#2
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,487 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	I think she's unzipping the the K4MobiDeDRM archive and trying to add the .py file as a plugin. .py isn't a valid plugin type (they have to be in a zip file) so they're grayed out and unable to be selected. Tell her she needs to select the zip file itself.

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