kevinhendricks/KindleUnpack
python based software to unpack Amazon / Kindlegen generated ebooks observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
60/100
- Activity 83
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4341
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 104
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1097 stars · 112 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Python-based tool that unpacks non-DRM Amazon Kindle and MobiPocket ebooks into their component parts, such as HTML, images, PDFs, or epub-like structures. It offers both a GUI (KindleUnpack.pyw) and a command-line interface for extracting and converting ebook formats.
Use cases
- unpack a kindle mobi ebook into html and images
- convert azw3 kf8 ebook to epub-like structure
- extract original pdf from kindle print replica book
- split combination mobi into older mobi and kf8 parts
- recover source files from a kindlegen generated ebook for editing in sigil
- extract high resolution images from a kindle book
When to choose
- you need to unpack non-DRM Kindle/MobiPocket ebooks into editable components
- you want to recover HTML, images, or PDF from a Kindle ebook
- you need to convert KF8/azw3 content into an epub-like structure for Sigil or Calibre editing
When to avoid
- the ebook is DRM-protected, as this tool does not remove DRM
- you need a full-featured ebook converter rather than an unpacker
- you require support for very recent proprietary Kindle KFX formats
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
parser file-system pdf files pdf developer-tools python cross-platform cli ebook kindle mobi azw3 epub drm-free gui
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/kevinhendricks/KindleUnpack · fetched 2026-08-28 · 66dd826cfdbd
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| kevinhendricks/KindleUnpack | main | 60 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="kevinhendricks/KindleUnpack")
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