calibre

A guide to uninstall calibre from your PC

calibre is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by Kovid Goyal. You can find out more on Kovid Goyal or check for application updates here. You can see more info on calibre at https://calibre-ebook.com. calibre is normally set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2 folder, regulated by the user's decision. You can uninstall calibre by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /I{F8B80815-02B9-41C3-88C4-DA539BDC1635}. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file is called calibre.exe and occupies 63.94 KB (65472 bytes).

calibre contains of the executables below. They occupy 7.60 MB (7966848 bytes) on disk.

• calibre-complete.exe (29.94 KB)
• calibre-customize.exe (29.94 KB)
• calibre-debug.exe (29.94 KB)
• calibre-parallel.exe (29.94 KB)
• calibre-server.exe (29.94 KB)
• calibre-smtp.exe (29.94 KB)
• calibre.exe (63.94 KB)
• calibredb.exe (29.94 KB)
• ebook-convert.exe (29.94 KB)
• ebook-device.exe (29.94 KB)
• ebook-edit.exe (92.44 KB)
• ebook-meta.exe (29.94 KB)
• ebook-polish.exe (29.94 KB)
• ebook-viewer.exe (85.94 KB)
• fetch-ebook-metadata.exe (29.94 KB)
• lrf2lrs.exe (29.94 KB)
• lrfviewer.exe (85.94 KB)
• lrs2lrf.exe (29.94 KB)
• markdown-calibre.exe (29.94 KB)
• web2disk.exe (29.94 KB)
• calibre-eject.exe (39.44 KB)
• calibre-file-dialog.exe (42.44 KB)
• cjpeg-calibre.exe (682.44 KB)
• jpegtran-calibre.exe (474.94 KB)
• JXRDecApp-calibre.exe (431.94 KB)
• optipng-calibre.exe (152.44 KB)
• pdfinfo.exe (1.37 MB)
• pdftohtml.exe (1.62 MB)
• pdftoppm.exe (1.55 MB)
• QtWebEngineProcess.exe (494.44 KB)

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This info is about calibre version 5.27.0 alone. Click on the links below for other calibre versions:

• 5.24.0
• 2.65.0
• 3.19.0
• 3.22.1
• 5.39.1
• 2.65.1
• 1.36.0
• 0.9.34
• 0.9.41
• 2.23.0
• 5.10.1
• 2.20.0
• 2.0.0
• 2.35.0
• 0.9.12
• 3.17.0
• 3.30.0
• 5.0.1
• 5.22.1
• 3.48.0
• 2.18
• 1.45.0
• 3.31.0
• 1.34.0
• 5.16.1
• 5.29.0
• 3.23.0
• 2.68.0
• 3.47.1
• 3.1.0
• 3.27.1
• 0.9.30
• 2.44.1
• 3.8.0
• 5.1.0
• 2.39.0
• 2.44.0
• 0.9.26
• 0.9.37
• 0.9.16
• 3.22.0
• 2.7.0
• 3.26.1
• 0.9.39
• 1.0.0
• 5.3.0
• 0.9.38
• 3.24.1
• 5.21.0
• 1.33.0
• 1.16.0
• 0.9.18
• 2.73.0
• 2.33.0
• 2.43.0
• 1.13.0
• 3.24.2
• 2.28.0
• 2.83.0
• 0.9.44
• 5.33.2
• 3.43.0
• 1.11.0
• 3.18.0
• 0.9.11
• 3.15.0
• 2.66.0
• 0.9.22
• 2.25.0
• 3.39.0
• 5.42.0
• 4.17.0
• 1.19.0
• 3.28.0
• 3.4.0
• 2.85.1
• 0.9.25
• 3.26.0
• 2.70.0
• 4.3.0
• 3.39.1
• 0.9.29
• 0.9.13
• 3.33.1
• 1.18.0
• 1.28.0
• 1.41.0
• 3.10.0
• 5.37.0
• 3.47.0
• 1.31.0
• 3.41.1
• 0.9.10
• 5.4.2
• 3.20.0
• 3.13.0
• 4.9.0
• 2.37.1
• 3.41.3
• 2.84.0

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calibre has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders left behind when you uninstall calibre:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\calibre-cache
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\calibre-ebook.com
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\calibre

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\_asyncio.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\_bz2.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\_ctypes.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\_ctypes_test.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\_decimal.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\_elementtree.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\_hashlib.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\_lzma.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\_msi.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\_multiprocessing.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\_overlapped.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\_patiencediff_c.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\_queue.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\_socket.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\_sqlite3.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\_ssl.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\_testbuffer.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\_testcapi.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\_testconsole.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\_testimportmultiple.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\_testinternalcapi.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\_testmultiphase.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\API-MS-Win-core-xstate-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\apsw.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\bzzdec.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\calibre-eject.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\calibre-file-dialog.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\calibre-launcher.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\cchardet._cchardet.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\certgen.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\chm._chmlib.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\cjpeg-calibre.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\cpalmdoc.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\crypto.Cipher._ARC4.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\crypto.Cipher._chacha20.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\crypto.Cipher._raw_aes.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\crypto.Cipher._raw_aesni.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\crypto.Cipher._raw_arc2.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\crypto.Cipher._raw_blowfish.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\crypto.Cipher._raw_cast.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\crypto.Cipher._raw_cbc.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\crypto.Cipher._raw_cfb.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\crypto.Cipher._raw_ctr.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\crypto.Cipher._raw_des.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\crypto.Cipher._raw_des3.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\crypto.Cipher._raw_ecb.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\crypto.Cipher._raw_eksblowfish.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\crypto.Cipher._raw_ocb.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\crypto.Cipher._raw_ofb.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\crypto.Cipher._Salsa20.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\crypto.Hash._BLAKE2b.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\crypto.Hash._BLAKE2s.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\crypto.Hash._ghash_clmul.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\crypto.Hash._ghash_portable.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\crypto.Hash._keccak.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\crypto.Hash._MD2.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\crypto.Hash._MD4.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\crypto.Hash._MD5.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\crypto.Hash._poly1305.pyd

Frequently the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\calibre.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre
• HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\calibre
• HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\Microsoft\calibre
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\calibre
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\51808B8F9B203C14884CAD35B9CD6153
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{F8B80815-02B9-41C3-88C4-DA539BDC1635}

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.azw\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.AZW
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.azw1\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.AZW1
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.azw3\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.AZW3
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.book\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.BOOK
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cb7\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.CB7
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cbc\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.CBC
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cbr\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.CBR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cbz\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.CBZ
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.chm\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.CHM
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.djv\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.DJV
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.djvu\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.DJVU
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.doc\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.DOC
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.docm\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.DOCM
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.docx\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.DOCX
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.epub\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.EPUB
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.fb2\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.FB2
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htm\OpenWithProgids\calibre.AssocFile.HTM
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.html\OpenWithProgids\calibre.AssocFile.HTML
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ibook\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.IBOOK
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ibooks\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.IBOOKS
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.imp\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.IMP
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lrf\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.LRF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lrx\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.LRX
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.markdown\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.MARKDOWN
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.md\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.MD
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mobi\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.MOBI
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.odt\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.ODT
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdb\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.PDB
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pml\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.PML
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pobi\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.POBI
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.prc\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.PRC
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ps\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.PS
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rtf\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.RTF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.text\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.TEXT
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tpz\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.TPZ
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.txt\OpenWithProgids\calibre.AssocFile.TXT
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xhtml\OpenWithProgids\calibre.AssocFile.XHTML
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xps\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.XPS
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\calibre.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\calibre.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\ebook-edit.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\ebook-edit.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\ebook-viewer.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\ebook-viewer.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\51808B8F9B203C14884CAD35B9CD6153\ProductName

A way to remove calibre with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

calibre is a program by the software company Kovid Goyal. Some computer users want to erase this application. Sometimes this can be efortful because uninstalling this manually requires some experience related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK practice to erase calibre is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find calibre or simply activate the Search feature and type in "calibre". The calibre program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click calibre in the list of applications, some information regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding calibre, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for calibre:

• The software company is: https://calibre-ebook.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{F8B80815-02B9-41C3-88C4-DA539BDC1635}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove calibre.


8. After removing calibre, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of calibre which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling calibre using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove calibre by Kovid Goyal from your computer, we are not saying that calibre by Kovid Goyal is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove calibre supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.