The best way to use KoBoToolbox is on one of the two free public instances - kobo.humanitarianresponse.info (if you work for a humanitarian organization) and kf.kobotoolbox.org (for non-humanitarian users). There is no software to be installed on your computer when using these free public servers. For more help deciding which server to use, check this article.
Window does not open to launch the software install, open the Kobo eReader as a drive in “My Computer.” Step 2: Click on the “Desktop Installers” folder. OR Step 4: Click on the Kobo “DesktopInstaller” to begin the downloading process. Step 3: Click the correct folder for your computer— Mac OS X or Windows for a PC. Download Kindle Transfer for Free. Windows Version Download Mac Version Download. Note: Kindle Transfer can also transfer Kindle books to Kobo, or from Kindle to computer, as it's name suggested. Case 3: Copy DRM-Free ePub Books to Kobo with USB Directly. Open up to over 6 million eBooks and audiobooks on award-winning eReaders and the free Rakuten Kobo App. Find Daily Deals, read previews & reviews and get book recommendations. Download Kobo for Mac 3.19.2455 for Mac. Fast downloads of the latest free software!
Installing KoBoToolbox on your own computer is not necessary and is only recommended if 1) you are a developer looking to contribute code to our open source repositories, or 2) if you are an advanced user and work in an environment with absolutely no Internet access or if security circumstances prevent using a cloud server. To learn about installing the software on your own servers, click here.
Installing KoBoToolbox with Docker and kobo-install
Warning: This requires advanced knowledge of terminal/command line programming, a good understanding of installing and maintaining server software, and an ability to self-troubleshoot. Please understand that you shouldn’t use this in a critical environment without having the technical resources in place to troubleshoot if needed.
KoBoToolbox can be installed on Linux or Mac OSX using our own Docker installation, using the latest code as is available on our public websites. The detailed instructions and the source repository are found on Github. For Windows users we recommend creating a virtual machine running Linux (at least 4GB RAM and 20GB storage) and following the instructions within this virtual machine.
With Docker, you can run a small “mini server” on your local computer. This means that the software is still accessed through the browser but from a “local” address. Note: This requires your computer to be connected to a local network (WiFi or Ethernet) for the local server to function (and for your mobile devices to be able to submit data). This local network does not need to be connected to the Internet.
Most of Kobo books are epub format, but for some reasons, you may want to convert Kobo books to PDF, such as read them on tablets or print them to be read on hand, etc. For drm-free ebooks, you just need to download ebook from Kobo website, and convert the epub books to pdf format. it's very easy, there are lots of software and online converter can do it, such as Calibre and free online ebook converter.
But for books which are protected by Kobo drm, it really takes time to convert them. If you download the drm protected books from Kobo website, you will get an acsm file first, you can't open it unless you install adobe digital editions and authorize it with Adobe ID.
If you purchase and sync books in Kobo for PC/Mac, you can only get .kepub files which are hard to find on you computer, and no program can read these kepub files except Kobo.
I was fed up with such inconvenient. After struggled for hours to download and test software, I find a solution that could convert Kobo books to PDF with high quality, and it only takes four steps, if you have the same problem, follow the steps and you can get a new pdf in minutes.
A brief guides to converting Kobo books to PDF file with high quality:
Step 1. Download Kobo eBooks to your computer
There are three ways to get Kobo Books:
Download Books from Kobo website. Go to My Library, click ADOBE DRM EPUB to download the book. Often as not, you will get an urllink.acsm file, open it in adobe digital editions to get the epub books. If you can't open it, read this post how to open acsm file for more details.
Purchase and sync kobo books from Kobo reading app. After log in with your own Kobo account. it will automatically sync the Kobo library book in Kobo for pc or mac app.
As I said before, you will get a .kepub file instead of epub book. it's hard to find on you computer, because it was hide as default.
Note: If your want to convert Kobo epub books to pdf with high quality, remain the same content and layout, I highly recommend you download the epub book from Kobo website and open it in ADE.
Step 2. Download and Install Epubor Ultimate to Your Computer
I have tried many software to strip the drm and convert the epub or kepub to pdf file, such as calibre, online ebook converter, but no one works perfect. At last, I found Epubor Ultimate, it is an all-in-one ebook converter, and it can remove drm and convert ebook format with just 1-click. Click the download button to get this powerful tool.
Step 3. Remove DRM from Kobo eBooks
When open Epubor Ultimate, it will show all Kobo books on your computer, no matter they are from adobe digital editions, or Kobo reading app, you don't need to add the books manually.
Drag&drop the books to the main interface, the drm-protections will be removed automatically. You don't need to click anything.
Step 4: Convert DRM Free Kobo eBooks to PDF
Choose PDF as output format at the bottom of the software and click Convert button, then you will get the PDF soon. And you can find the converted PDF file by clicking Succeeded or the Folder icon on the lower right corner of the software.
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Ada Wang works for Epubor and writes articles for a collection of blogs such as ebookconverter.blogspot.com.