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Remove Images From EPUB
Drop the pictures, keep the words: this tool removes every embedded image from an EPUB — cover optional — and hands back a much smaller file that opens faster on e-ink readers, low-memory devices and slow connections. The text is untouched. Everything runs locally in your browser; your book never leaves the device. Free.
01Select your EPUB
How to remove images from an EPUB
Select your EPUB file
Open the book from your device. The tool counts its images and totals their size — locally, nothing uploaded.
Decide on the cover
The cover is kept by default so your shelf keeps its thumbnails. Uncheck to strip it as well.
Download the lighter EPUB
Save the slimmed file and copy it to your reader — same text, a fraction of the size.
Who needs an image-free EPUB
E-ink readers refresh slowly, and image-heavy pages are where they struggle most. Old Kindles and Kobos with limited storage benefit too, and on metered mobile data a 40 MB illustrated book becoming a 2 MB text file speaks for itself.
It is also the reliable fallback when a book's images are broken or missing anyway — the text survives without them.
What exactly gets removed
Every image file in the package, its manifest entry, and the <img> references inside chapters. Paragraphs reflow naturally into the space the images occupied — EPUB text is reflowable by design.
The cover is kept by default because readers use it as the shelf thumbnail; one checkbox removes it too.
Frequently asked questions
Why would I remove images from an ebook?
Faster page turns on e-ink readers, more space on old devices, less data on the go — and a clean fallback when a book's images are already broken.
Is the cover removed too?
Not by default — the cover is the shelf thumbnail, so removing it loses the book's visual identity on the reader. One checkbox lets you remove it as well.
How much smaller will my EPUB get?
It depends on the artwork: illustrated titles often shrink 80–95%, pure-text novels barely change. The tool shows the exact saving before you download.
Will the text or layout break?
No. Image references are cleaned out of the chapters and paragraphs reflow into the freed space — that is exactly what reflowable EPUB text is designed to do.
Can I remove only some of the images?
Not yet — the tool is all-or-nothing (plus the cover option). Selective removal is on the roadmap if the need shows up.
Is my book uploaded to a server?
Never. The whole process runs in your browser — the network inspector confirms zero uploads while you work.