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Welcome to the tools!
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This ReadMe_First.txt is meant to give users a quick overview of what is available and how to get started. This document is part of the Tools v6.4.4 archive from Apprentice Alf's Blog: http://apprenticealf.wordpress.com/
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The is archive includes tools to remove DRM from:
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- Kindle ebooks (from Kindle for Mac/PC and eInk Kindles).
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- Barnes and Noble ePubs
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- Adobe Digital Editions (v2.0.1*) ePubs (including Kobo and Google ePubs downloaded to ADE)
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- Kobo kePubs from the Kobo Desktop application
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- Adobe Digital Editions (v2.0.1) PDFs
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- Mobipocket ebooks
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- eReader PDB books
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- Scuolabooks (Link to solution by Hex)
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These tools do NOT work with Apple's iBooks FairPlay DRM (see end of this file.)
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* With Adobe Digital Editions 3.0 and later, Adobe have introduced a new, optional, DRM scheme. To avoid this new scheme, you should use Adobe Digital Editions 2.0.1. Some books are required to use the new DRM scheme and so will not download with ADE 2.0.1. If you still want such a book, you will need to use ADE 3.0 or later to download it, but you should remember that no tools to remove Adobe's new DRM scheme exist as of June 2016.
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About the tools
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These tools are updated and maintained by Apprentice Alf and Apprentice Harper. You can find links to the latest updates and get support at Apprentice Alf's blog: http://www.apprenticealf.wordpress.com/
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If you re-post these tools, a link to the blog would be appreciated.
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DeDRM plugin for calibre (Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux)
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Calibre is an open source freeware ebook library manager. It is the best tool around for keeping track of your ebooks. The DeDRM plugin for calibre provides the simplest way, especially on Windows, to remove DRM from your ebooks. Just install the DeDRM plugin from the DeDRM_calibre_plugin folder, following the instructions and configuration directions provided in the ReadMe file and the help links in the plugin's configuration dialogs.
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Once installed and configured, you can simply add a DRM book to calibre and the DRM-free version will be imported into the calibre database. Note that DRM removal only occurs on IMPORT not on CONVERSION or at any other time. If you have already imported DRM books you'll need to remove them from calibre and re-import them.
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Linux users should read the section at the end of the DeDRM_plugin_ReadMe.txt file.
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DeDRM application for Mac OS X users: (Mac OS X 10.4 and above)
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This application is a stand-alone DRM removal application for Mac OS X users.
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For instructions, see the "DeDRM ReadMe.rtf" file in the DeDRM_Macintosh_Application folder.
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N.B. Mac OS X 10.4 users need to take extra steps before using the application, see the ReadMe.
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DeDRM application for Windows users: (Windows XP through Windows 10)
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***This program requires that Python and PyCrypto be properly installed.***
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***See below for details on recommended versions and how to install them.***
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This application is a stand-alone application for Windows users.
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For instructions, see the DeDRM_App_ReadMe.txt file in the DeDRM_Windows_Applications folder.
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Obok plugin for calibre (Mac OS X, Windows)
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This plugin allows you to import kePub ebooks from your kobo desktop application. It is separate from the DeDRM application because it has to work in a different way. It will find all the books downloaded to your kobo desktop application, and let you choose which ones to import, removing the DRM as they are imported.
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For instructions, see the obok_plugin_ReadMe.txt file in the Obok_calibre_plugin folder.
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Other_Tools
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This is a folder of other tools that may be useful for DRMed ebooks from certain sources or for Linux users. Most users won't need any of these tools.
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B_and_N_Download_Helper
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A Javascript to enable a download button at the B&N website for ebooks that normally won't download to your PC. Only for the adventurous.
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DRM_Key_Scripts
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This folder contains python scripts that create or extract or fetch encryption keyfiles for Barnes and Noble, Adobe Digital Editions, Kindle for Mac/PC and old versons of Kindle for Android.
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Kindle_for_Android_Patches
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Definitely only for the adventurous, this folder contains information on how to modify the Kindle for Android app to b able to get a PID for use with the other Kindle tools (DeDRM apps and calibre plugin).
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Kobo
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Contains the standalone obok python script for removing DRM from kePubs downloaded using the kobo desktop application.
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Rocket_ebooks
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Information about the now-obsolete Rocket ebook format and DRM, along with source for a tool to remove the DRM.
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Scuolabook_DRM
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A link to the tool for removing DRM from ScuolaBooks PDFs, created by "Hex".
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Windows and Python
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We **strongly** recommend ActiveState's Active Python 2.7 Community Edition for Windows. This can be downloaded for free from:
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http://www.activestate.com/activepython/downloads
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We do **NOT** recommend the version of Python from python.org as it is missing various Windows specific libraries, does not install the Tk Widget kit (for graphical user interfaces) by default, and does not properly update the system PATH environment variable. Therefore using the default python.org build on Windows is simply an exercise in frustration for most Windows users.
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Note that currently (June 2016) ActiveState Python puts the tcl library in the wrong place, and it needs to be manually moved. See this thread at activestate.com for the latest information: https://community.activestate.com/node/19090
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In addition, Windows Users need PyCrypto:
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There are many places to get PyCrypto installers for Windows. One such place is:
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http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/modules.shtml
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Please get the latest (currently 2.6) PyCrypto meant for Windows Python version 2.7
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Once Windows users have installed Python 2.7, and the matching PyCrypto, they are ready to run the DeDRM application or individual scripts.
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Apple's iBooks FairPlay DRM
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The only tool that removes Apple's iBooks Fairplay DRM is Requiem by Brahms version 3.3.6 and works with iTunes 10.5. Requiem 4.0 and later do not remove DRM from ebooks.
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Requiem has a Tor website: http://tag3ulp55xczs3pn.onion. To reach the site using Tor, you will need to install Tor (http://www.torproject.org). If you're willing to sacrifice your anonymity, you can use the regular web with tor2web. Just go to http://tag3ulp55xczs3pn.tor2web.com.
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Alternatively, you can download it from these download links:
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Requiem 3.3.6 for Windows: http://www.datafilehost.com/download-f7916922.html
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MD5: 10ab191f2d86c692d57f6a07b4622cf8
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Requiem 3.3.6 for Mac OS X: http://www.datafilehost.com/download-47fce8b7.html
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MD5: 6d4167d47e6982ddbb8528212198b520
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Requiem 3.3.6 source code: http://www.datafilehost.com/download-172920e9.html
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MD5: 1636862796d573c693d56bcc526b60bd
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If you have any problems with Requiem, I suggest you contact Brahms directly through their Tor website.
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No support for requiem is provided at Apprentice Alf's blog.
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Credits
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The original inept and ignoble scripts were by i♥cabbages
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The original mobidedrm and erdr2pml scripts were by The Dark Reverser
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The original topaz DRM removal script was by CMBDTC
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The original topaz format conversion scripts were by some_updates, clarknova and Bart Simpson
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The original obok script was by Physisticated
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The alfcrypto library is by some_updates
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The ePub encryption detection script is by Apprentice Alf, adapted from a script by Paul Durrant
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The ignoblekey script is by Apprentice Harper
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The DeDRM plugin was based on plugins by DiapDealer and is maintained by Apprentice Alf and Apprentice Harper
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The DeDRM AppleScript was by Paul Durrant and is maintained by Apprentice Alf and Apprentice Harper
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The DeDRM python GUI was by some_updates and is maintained by Apprentice Alf and Apprentice Harper
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The Scuolabooks tool is by Hex
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Many fixes, updates and enhancements to the scripts and applicatons have been made by many other people. For more details, see the commments in the individual scripts.
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