

UPDATE 2016 None of the older versions would run on the latest Mac OS so I tried to get a newer one.

Searching for 'Kindle' got me Kindle for Windows and dozens of totally unrelated products but no Kindle for Mac. 3 Click 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. Click the notification to open the window of downgrading the Kindle for PC and click on 'Start' button to start the automatic downgrading process. What does Epubor Ultimate do? Remove DRM protection from Kindle books Support Kindle for PC/Mac and different Kindle models Support 13 input formats such as AZW, AZW3, KFX, EPUB, MOBI, etc.

Provide 5 output formats for conversion.Įven if you choose to ignore the update when the prompt appears, it will still update the program to version 1.30 whether you like it or not. Some folks have tried reverting back to an earlier version multiple times just to have the forced update take over again. I've also been having the same exact problem with Amazon's Music app for PC. I don't like the newer version since they got rid of the mini player so I keep reverting to an older version and it keeps automatically updating to the new version. There's a great write-up over at MobileRead that outlines all the ways to deal with Kindle for PC/Mac when it comes to ebooks in KFX format. If you own a Kindle e-reader you can still use the download option on Amazon's website to get non-KFX ebooks, but if you rely on the Kindle app you might encounter this forced update problem.įor those of you that are confused by all of this, it all comes down to being able to remove DRM from KFX ebooks to convert them to other formats using Calibre. Removal of KFX DRM isn't yet possible with newer versions of Kindle for PC. Some use version 1.17 to avoid KFX ebooks altogether but now that Amazon is forcing this update it's going to cause issues for those that still use older versions of Kindle for PC/Mac.

If anyone has a solution on how to keep the Kindle for PC/Mac app from updating, please share. Update: Here's a post at MobileRead describing a way to stop the update from downloading by creating a file with the same name. Catalina is the first version of macOS to exclusively support 64-bit applications. Kindle for Mac 1.23 no longer runs at all on MacOS 10.15 Catalina since it is 32bits application. How can I remove Kindle DRM on Mac Catalina or Big Sur?ĭon't worry.
