DeDRM ReadMe

First Use for Mac OS X 10.9 and later

The application is not signed, so the first time you run it you
will need to change your security options, or hold down the
option key when double-clicking on the icon, or control-click or
right-button to get the contextual menu to open it.

DeDRM is an application that packs all of the python dm

removal software into one easy to use program that
remembers preferences and settings.
It works without manual configuration with Kindle for Mac
ebooks, Adobe Digital Editions Adept ePub and PDF ebooks,
and Barnes & Noble NOOK Study ebooks.

To remove the DRM of Kindle ebooks from eInk Kindles, other

Barnes & Noble ePubs, eReader pdb ebooks, or Mobipocket
ebooks, you must first run DeDRM application (by double-
clicking it) and set some additional Preferences, depending on
the origin of your ebook files:

eInk Kindle (not Kindle Fire):

16 digit Serial Number, found in your Amazon account web
pages.
Barnes & Noble (not from NOOK Study):
Your account email and password, so the key can be
retrieved from the Barnes & Noble servers.
An active internet connection is required for this.
eReader:
Name and last 8 digits of CC number
Mobipocket:
10 digit PID

A final preference is the destination folder for the DRM-free

copies of your ebooks that the application produces. This can
be either the same folder as the original ebook, or a folder of
your choice.

Once these preferences have been set, you can drag and drop
ebooks (or folders of ebooks) onto the DeDRM droplet to
remove the DRM.

This program uses notifications, so really needs Mac OS X 10.8

or above. It will not work on Mac OS X 10.4 or earlier. It might
work on Mac OS X 10.5-10.7, but the latest Kindle for Mac does
not support those System versions.

Installation
Drag the DeDRM application from from the
DeDRM_Application_Macintosh folder (the location of this
ReadMe) to your Applications folder, or anywhere else you find
convenient.

Use
1. To set the preferences, double-click the application and
follow the instructions in the dialogs.
2. Drag & Drop DRMed ebooks or folders of DRMed ebooks onto
the application icon when it is not running.

Troubleshooting
A log is created on your desktop (DeDRM.log) containing
detailed information from all the scripts. If you have any
problems decrypting your ebooks, copy the contents of this log
in a comment at Apprentice Alf's blog.
http://apprenticealf.wordpress.com/

Credits
The original inept and ignoble scripts were by i♥cabbages
The original mobidedrm and erdr2pml scripts were by The Dark
Reverser
The original topaz DRM removal script was by CMBDTC
The original topaz format conversion scripts were by
some_updates, clarknova and Bart Simpson

The alfcrypto library is by some_updates

The ePub encryption detection script is by Apprentice Alf,
adapted from a script by Paul Durrant
The ignoblekey script is by Apprentice Harper
The DeDRM AppleScript is by Apprentice Alf and Apprentice
Harper, adapted from a script by Paul Durrant

Many fixes, updates and enhancements to the scripts and

applications have been made by many other people. For more
details, see the comments in the individual scripts.