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kevinhendricks/KindleUnpack

python based software to unpack Amazon / Kindlegen generated ebooks observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/kevinhendricks/KindleUnpack · Python · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) 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

Full methodology

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

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
kevinhendricks/KindleUnpackmain60

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="kevinhendricks/KindleUnpack")

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