Why downgrade kindle for pc/mac to older version? As amazon has released its new Kindle for PC/MAC version 1.25, its DRM scheme is much tougher than ever before. Kindle books downloaded via Kindle for PC/MAC 1.25 (or higher version) will be encrypted with the new kindle kfx DRM, namely Kindle KFX 2. For now there is not any software around the world can remove DRM from Kindle books downloaded via Kindle for PC/MAC 1.25 or even higher version. As every software is not perfect, we believe that we can find the direct way to crack kindle new kfx DRM sooner or later. For readers who are reading this article, we have provided the temporary solution to bypass the kindle kfx 2 which is downgrading kindle for PC/Mac to older version. In this way, you can get the older kindle kfx books and find many tools on the market to decrypt these kindle books and convert them to any format as you like.
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Method 1. Manually Downgrade Kindle for PC/Mac
Method 2. Automatically Downgrade Kindle for PC/Mac
Method 2. Automatically Downgrade Kindle for PC/Mac
Kindle For Mac 1.24
Method 1. Manually Downgrade Kindle for PC/MAC
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Since the new kindle kfx DRM has been employed to kindle books from Kindle desktop version1.25, we only need to degrade our Kindle for PC/MAC to version older than 1.25. The latest kindle version before 1.25 for Kindle for PC is 1.24 while kindle for Mac is 1.23. In this part, I will guide you to downgrade Kindle for PC/Mac to older version manually.
Manually downgrade kindle for PC from 1.25 to 1.24.
1Run Kindle for PC. Go to the top menu bar, select “Tools”-->> “Options”.
2The option window will pop up. Select “Registration” at the left side and click on “Deregister”.
3In the popped up window, tick “ I understand….be removed from this device” and then click on “Deregister”.
4Uninstall Kindle for PC 1.25 and download Kindle for PC version 1.24.
5Install Kindle for PC 1.24 and then uncheck the Kindle automatically update option by clicking on 'Tools'-->>'Options'-->>'General'-->> uncheck “Automatically install updates when they are available without asking me.'
The steps for downgrading Kindle for Mac is almost the same as downgrading Kindle for PC, but the older version for Kindle for Mac is 1.23. Referring detailed steps, please check how to downgrade Kindle for Mac to version 1.23.
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Method 2. Automatically Downgrade Kindle for PC/Mac
If you think the above steps are a little bit complex, Epubor Ultimate can help you downgrade your Kindle for PC/Mac to older version. What’s more, it can remove Kindle KFX DRM as well. Below are detailed steps.
1Download and install Epubor Ultimate.
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2Run Epubor Ultimate. Click the menu button at the top left corner to display the book library of this software.
3Click on “Kindle” tab, if you are using the Kindle for PC/MAC version higher than 1.24, there will be a notification to remind you to downgrade your Kindle version, see below picture.
Kindle For Macbook Pro
Click the notification to open the window of downgrading the Kindle for PC and click on “Start” button to start the automatic downgrading process.
Once finished, the old version of kindle for PC(version1.24) will be installed successfully and restart automatically on your computer.
Also, click on “Yes” to accept the Kindle Terms of Use in the popped up window. The Kindle for PC version 1.24 has been successfully installed.
Just a few clicks, you can downgrade your Kindle for PC to older version. If you are using Mac, the steps are the same as on Windows, but the Kindle for Mac will be downgraded to version 1.23.
Note: If your Macos has been updated to the MacOS10.15 Catalina, kindle for Mac 1.23 will no long work on your computer any more because it is the 32 bits application while the new MacOS 10.15 only supports 64 bits applications. Here is the complete guide on How to Remove Kindle DRM on MacOS 10.15 Catalina.
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When the old version of Kindle desktop version has installed successfully, you can just register it and re-download your Kindle books.
Run Epubor Ultimate, then drag the Kindle books from the left bar to the right main interface, and all Kindle books will be decrypted successfully.
For converting kindle books, please choose the output format from central bottom button and click on “Convert to XX”.
Once finished, “succeeded” will appear at the end of each book title. Just click on the “Succeeded” or click on the “Output folder” at the bottom right to locate the converted files.
Since you have liberated your Kindle books, just enjoy it at any devices as you like.
Conclusion
These are two methods I want to share with you today for downgrading Kindle for PC/Mac. Compared with manually downgrading, automatic downgrading is much easier, especially for people who are not familiar with computer. No matter which way you are using to downgrade Kindle application, the final goal you want to achieve is to remove Kindle DRM. Taking this into consideration, downgrading Kindle for PC/Mac automatically is your perfect choice because Epubor Ultimate cannot only help you downgrade Kindle application, but also remove Kindle DRM smoothly and easily. Why not give it a chance to help you now?
Iris Yan joined Epubor since 2017. She always wants to share everything related to ebook reading and improve your reading journey.
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