#How to remove drm from books portable#
Having not used it before I have tried the github portable and installed them there having the bash and cmd options to open but have no idea what commands to run in order to get things going.
#How to remove drm from books how to#
Anyhow they use these same tables (now charge for the open sourse code they use) so I am keen to do this the hard way.Īny chance you could give a detailed instruction of how to install git hub and rainbow tables and the commands required for windows. The first option no longer works I have spent hours trying to find old versions though they all fail even with internet turned off. Unfortunately, this does not appear to migrate the metadata to the new mp3 files created like the OpenAudible approach does. aax files to mp3s using ffmpeg like so (replace XXXX with your key): ffmpeg -activation_bytes XXXX -i audiobook.aax audiobook.mp3 Once you’ve gotten your key you can use it to convert your. aax files (you only need to get the key from one, and it will work for the others) using this website. It can decrypt the Audible DRM but requires you to input the specific 4-byte encryption key unique to your Audible account. One nice thing about OpenAudible over the FFMPEG method is that theīook’s metadata (author, reader, publisher, etc.) will be preserved inįfmpeg is a popular free and open-source command line utility for processing video and audio.
If youĬan’t find the mp3 files then right-click one of the books and select OpenAudible will convert each of your audiobooks to a DRM-free mp3įile and save them in the ~/OpenAudible folder on your computer. With your audiobooks loaded select them (Ctrl + A) and right-click to select “Convert to MP3”. They will show up in a list at the bottom of the window. aax files you downloaded from Audible into it. Once you install OpenAudible from its website you can drag and drop the. You can buy it if you want or try to find an old version, but see below for a free method. It’s specifically designed to remove DRM from your Audible files and hides a lot of the complexity.ĮDIT: OpenAudible appears to have become closed source and paid software. OpenAudible a free open-source graphical program available for Linux, Windows, and macOS. In thisīlog post, I’ll be covering two ways to decrypt the file. Is plenty of software available specifically for that purpose. Key is so short it is trivial to break it using brute force and there This file contains audio data that has beenĮncrypted using a 4-byte key unique to your Audible account. Audible allows you to download encrypted copies of your books from your account library.Ĭlicking on the “Download” link for any audiobook will download a After purchasing audiobooks on Audible you may want to store the files on your computer in case Amazon decides to pull the books later on.