kindleunpack

node-kindleunpack

Simple Node.js wrapper of KindleUnpack to unpack Amazon / Kindlegen generated ebooks:

• Kindle Mobi eBook File (*.mobi)
• Kindle PRC eBook File (*.prc)
• Kindle AZW eBook File (*.azw)
• Kindle Version 8 (*.azw3)
• Kindle AZW4 Print Replica (*.azw4)

Install

npm install kindleunpack

Usage

const { unpack } = require("kindleunpack");

unpack("test.mobi", "output/ebook1");

unpack("test.azw3", "output/ebook2", {
  use_hd: false,
  split_combos: false,
  apnx_file: "",
  epub_version: "2",
  write_raw: false,
  dump: false,
});

unpack(ebookFile[, outputDir][, options]): Promise

• ebookFile string - path to the desired Kindle/MobiPocket ebook
• outputDir string (optional) - output directory (default: ".")
• options object (optional)
  • use_hd boolean (optional) - use HDImages to overwrite lower resolution versions, if present
  • split_combos boolean (optional) - split combination mobis into older mobi and mobi KF8 ebooks
  • apnx_file string (optional) - path to a .apnx file that contains real page numbers associated with an azw3 ebook
  • epub_version 2|3|A|F (optional) - pecify EPUB version to unpack to: 2, 3 or A (for automatic) or F for Force to EPUB2, default is 2
  • write_raw boolean (optional) - write raw data to the output folder
  • dump boolean (optional) - dump headers and other debug info to output and extra files

Returns Promise<{ stdout: string; stderr: string }>

CLI

kindleunpack [-r -s -d -h -i] [-p APNX_FILE] ebookFile outputDir

Arguments

• ebookFile - path to the desired Kindle/MobiPocket ebook
• outputDir - output directory

Options

• -i - use HDImages to overwrite lower resolution versions, if present
• -s - split combination mobis into older mobi and mobi KF8 ebooks
• -r - write raw data to the output folder
• -d - dump headers and other debug info to output and extra files
• --epub_version= - specify EPUB version to unpack to: 2, 3 or A (for automatic) or F for Force to EPUB2, default is 2
• -p APNX_FILE - path to a .apnx file that contains real page numbers associated with an azw3 ebook (optional). Note: many apnx files have arbitrarily assigned page offsets that will confuse KindleUnpack if used

Development

Build kindleunpack executable file

pip3 install -i https://mirrors.aliyun.com/pypi/simple/ pyinstaller
pyinstaller -F "kindleunpack.py"