AZW Converter

Convert AZW (Kindle e-book (AZW)) files online, for free, with nothing to install.

AZW is the e-book format of Amazon's first Kindles: a Mobipocket file with Amazon's own wrapper. Many Kindle store books use it, usually with DRM; a file without DRM can be converted. AZW files can be saved as PDF, RTF, TXT, EPUB, MOBI, AZW3, LRF, OEB, PDB, on our server.

What is an AZW file?

AZW – Kindle e-book (AZW). AZW is the e-book format of Amazon's first Kindles: a Mobipocket file with Amazon's own wrapper. Many Kindle store books use it, usually with DRM; a file without DRM can be converted.

How to convert an AZW file

  1. Click Select File, or drop your .azw files anywhere on this page.
  2. Pick the format you want next to each file, for example PDF.
  3. Click Convert, then Download when it's done.

AZW at a glance

AZW
LayoutFlowing text
EditableWith e-book tools
Created byAmazon, 2007
Best forKindle e-readers

Frequently asked questions

What is an AZW file?

AZW is the e-book format of Amazon's first Kindles: a Mobipocket file with Amazon's own wrapper. Many Kindle store books use it, usually with DRM; a file without DRM can be converted.

How do I open an AZW file?

Kindle e-readers and Kindle apps open AZW files, and so do Calibre and many reading apps. To read it anywhere, convert it to EPUB here.

Is converting AZW files free?

Yes. Everyone gets 25 free credits a day, with no account needed. Conversions on our server use one credit per started minute of work, so most cost a single credit. Credits reset at midnight UTC.

Are my AZW files uploaded anywhere?

This conversion runs on our server, because reading an AZW file needs calibre, which does not run in a browser. Your file is sent over an encrypted connection, and both it and the result are deleted 72 hours after the conversion. The server has no internet access while it works on your file.

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