07-13-2021, 12:58 PM | #1 |
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Script to import highlights from kobo device to Calibre reader
Hey everyone,
tl;dr I've written a script to import highlights from a kobo book to calibre app viewer; please go ahead and try it! My reading workflow is very much about the highlights, so I like to have them backed up, and easy to come back to in the future. The key point is to be able to see not only the highlight but also the concrete page in the book as if it's a note in a paper book. I use Calibre to manage my ebook library, and would love to keep using it for my highlights collection as well. I've recently got a Kobo Forma reader (which I love!) and was happy to find out that all highlights are stored in the SQLite database, with some precise location that looks like that: Code:
span#kobo\.46\.1 You can find the script here. So in a nutshell the script does the following:
I don't think that amending the original calibre DB is the best approach, but consider that a hacky solution before I find out the proper one Current limitations:
I've tested the script on ~10 epub books (in English and Russian), and it works well, I personally use it for each book I read now. I've only tested this on Mac Os manually, and I'm planning to add some proper tests later when other people also give it a try. Please make sure to backup your calibre library! I hope the script will work for you too, and looking forward to hear your opinion! |
07-14-2021, 05:48 PM | #2 |
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I can't wait to try this! Does the sync go in the other direction? I'd love to be able to restore lost annotations on my Kobo if that happens.
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07-14-2021, 07:45 PM | #3 |
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I will be trying this out too, I look forward to being able to restore lost highlights to my kobo devices as well.
Of course my use case is also to keep highlights in sync across all my kobo devices. |
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07-16-2021, 05:02 AM | #5 |
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Can this be converted to a Calibre plugin?
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07-16-2021, 05:31 PM | #7 |
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I may have to experiment with this another time. I've got a big project this weekend, and I don't have poetry installed. I get that it's like homebrew or apt, but I only have a little window for playing this weekend, so I'll explore poetry another time, then revisit your script. Cheers!
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