How to Install Plugins to Calibre

Posted on Jan 20, 2016 | 7 comments

1. Install Calibre, download here.
2. Click “Preferences” in the top navigation bar.
3. Click “Plugins”(in lower left corner).
4. Click “Get new plugins” and search the plugin you want to install, then click “install”.
5. If can’t find the plugin in Calibre’s plugins library, then you need to download the plugin file yourself. For example, DeDRM is a popular plugin while it is not listed in the plugins library, you need to download the plugin from some forums.
6. When then plugin file (often a .zip file) is ready, back to the step 4 screen.
7. Click “Load plugin from file”
8. Choose the plugin .zip file and install it
9. Restart Calibre (necessary for some plugins)