Turn your phone or tablet into a book with the free Kindle apps for iOS, Android, Mac, and PC. Read anytime, anywhere on your phone, tablet, or computer. Go beyond paper with immersive, built-in features. On the contrary, free Kindle apps are available for all of your Apple hardware, including your Mac, with the full functionality as if you were reading on a Kindle itself. After grabbing it from the Mac App Store, Kindle for Mac will sync up your library of content and allow you to start reading straight away. If you need a rollback of Kindle for Mac, check out the app's version history on Uptodown. It includes all the file versions available to download off Uptodown for that app. Download rollbacks of Kindle for Mac for Mac. Any version of Kindle for Mac distributed on Uptodown is completely virus-free and free to download at no cost. With that came the 'upgrade' of the Kindle app that automatically attempts to download or open any Audible versions you may own upon opening a book, launching the Audible controls at the same time. The time it takes for the device to open a book shot through the roof, clocking at 30 seconds or more before the Kindle app fully launches. Jul 29, 2015 Platform: Mac Download Kindle for Mac reading app gives users the ability to read Kindle books on a beautiful, easy-to-use interface. You’ll have access to over 1,000,000. books in the Kindle Store, including best sellers and new releases.
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. Currently 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. With this workaround, you'll download old kindle kfx format ebooks and find many tools on the market to decrypt and convert kindle books.
Notice: If you are on Mac Catalina 10.15 or Big Sur, downgrading kindle to 1.23 or older version will not work any more, but you still can remove Kindle DRM on Mac Catalina.
Method 1. Manually Downgrade Kindle for PC/MAC
Since the new kindle kfx DRM has been employed to kindle books from Kindle desktop version 1.25, we only need to downgrade Kindle App to version 1.24 or earlier. The latest kindle version before 1.25 for Kindle for PC 1.24 and kindle for Mac 1.23. In this part, I will walk you through how 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.'
If the 'Software Update Available' notification pops up, please click on 'Skip this version' button. Then redownload the kindle books again via old kindle for PC/Mac.
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.
Method 2. Automatically Downgrade Kindle for PC/Mac
If the above steps are a little bit complex for you, Epubor Ultimate can help you downgrade your Kindle for PC/Mac to older version automatically. What’s more, it can remove Kindle KFX DRM as well. Below are detailed steps.
1Download and install Epubor Ultimate.
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.
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. But if you have a kindle e-ink device, here is the complete guide on How to Remove Kindle DRM on MacOS 10.15 Catalina.
Bonus tips--Remove kindle drm and convert kindle to any format
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 so good at computer operation. 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.
Reader Larry Weinstein has a question that’s thiisss close to inappropriate. He writes:
I know you write the Mac 911 column, but I have a question about my new Kindle Fire (which I use with my Mac). I’ve been trying to download free books from Project Gutenberg to the Kindle and even though they appear to download, I can’t find them on the Fire. Is there something I can do with my Mac to make this work?
There is. Plug the Fire into your Mac using a micro USB cable (the one that’s not included in the box), double-click the Kindle volume that appears on your Mac’s desktop, open the Download folder, and you’ll find the books you’ve downloaded. Move those files to the Fire’s Documents folder and then tap the Disconnect button on the Fire’s screen. Now tap the Docs item in the Fire’s menubar and you’ll find your books in the resulting Docs screen. Tap a book to read it.
“Wha…!?” I imagine you gasping. “Hasn’t Amazon learned anything from Apple? Why do I have to move files from one directory to another to use them!?”
The answer to that has a little something to do with the reason the Fire exists. And that reason is that Amazon would prefer that you obtain media directly from Amazon. When you do, your media is filed exactly where it’s supposed to be without syncing.
In the case of the kind of books you download from Project Gutenberg, that’s not so bad as many of those same books can be obtained for free from Amazon. However, if you find something on Project Gutenberg or another site that isn’t available from Amazon (at least, not for free) there’s a way to do all of this on the Fire. Like so:
Tap Apps on the Fire and then tap Store. In the Search field on the resulting screen enter AndroXplorer, tap Search, and then download the app that appears. This is a free file manager.
Return to the home screen, tap Apps, and then tap AndroXplorer. On the screen that appears tap sdcard. This presents you with a list of all the folders within the Fire’s storage area. Tap the Download folder and in that screen tap and hold on a book that you want to move. In the sheet that appears tap Cut. Tap the left-pointing arrow at the bottom of the screen to return to the sdcard screen. Now tap the Documents folder, tap and hold on the screen, and tap Paste.
Tap the Settings button at the top of the screen, tap More, and tap Applications. From the Filter By pop-up menu choose All Applications. Tap on the Amazon Kindle entry and in the screen that appears tap Force Stop. Tap OK to confirm. Return to the home screen and tap Docs. Your book will appear on the bookshelf, ready to read.
Kindle On Microsoft 10
In a nutshell what you’ve done is moved a file from Downloads to Documents. In order for the book to appear on the bookshelf you have to force the Fire to take a second look at what’s in its Documents folder. You do this by force-quitting and relaunching the Kindle app.