Make annotations using Calibre? - Page 2

piovac · 10-23-2015, 06:48 PM

I just posted an applescript program to automate the process in the same thread:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=230740

truth1ness · 10-30-2015, 11:03 PM

Any update on annotations in the Calibre viewer? ETA? The viewer app is a primary reading device for me and many other calibre users.

There's no need for the annotations to sync to other devices or wait until an interoperable standard emerges. Lack of interoperability hasn't stopped other e-readers from implementing their own, I don't think that's a reason to not have annotations. Calibre's bookmarks feature isn't interoperable with other devices but it's there and works great. Just a quick and dirty select text and press a key to highlight is all that's needed.

eschwartz · 11-01-2015, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

I believe it is on Kovid's long-term to-do list (he'll correct me if I'm wrong).

In other words, yes but maybe not for years, depending on what else he has on his mind.

And it took a couple of years, but we have an update!

Currently Kovid is renovating the Content Server. Among the eagerly awaited changes is an in-browser ebook-viewer and proper calibre support for annotations.

Rest assured, it is being worked on (he's still working on the glue that holds it all together).

If I had to guess on an ETA, I'd say "sometime in the next couple months".

truth1ness · 11-01-2015, 09:51 PM

Nice! Integrated annotations will be amazing!

planetbrian · 01-16-2016, 12:00 PM

I too really need the ability to highlight and save. For now I don't care if it doesn't transfer to other readers. I am using Calibre on a Surface Pro 4 with Intel i5 if that matters.

Other than GUI scaling looks too small on this tablet when booting without an external monitor connected, the highlighting is all that is needed in my view. As soon as highlighting is implemented I will donate $25 as this program will then serve all my needs.

Good job... nice work.

r0bis · 11-12-2016, 06:20 AM

I would hope there is a way to annotate e-pubs eventually in Calibre reader. The reader is already is very good - it does not offer many distractions, full screen mode is nice, you can add bookmarks. Annotations would be really important, though. I use Moon+ reader and I think the way of storing annotations in a hidden file (i.e. a text file in the book folder in Calibre library) might be the simplest. Capability to export highlights and notes would be very important too. I understand that currently the ePub format does not allow embedding notes in it, and perhaps that would be too big a task.

jakubwludarski · 05-09-2017, 03:35 AM

Calibre is my the best, primary reader but missing one important function.
Annotations and highlights in epub. As Moon+ reader does (android) is the best way. I found that many other people want to use this function. I have been lookinkg long time for such a reader but no luck under windows.

Sam Sahara · 05-09-2017, 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

I believe it is on Kovid's long-term to-do list ...

Where can I read that long term to-do list?

theducks · 05-09-2017, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam Sahara

Where can I read that long term to-do list?

Nowhere for:
What gets delivered. When it gets delivered

That causes no user disappointment. No grief for the Author

Soon it will be in beta. How soon will it be live??
Depends on what beta users suffer

eschwartz · 05-10-2017, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

And it took a couple of years, but we have an update!

Currently Kovid is renovating the Content Server. Among the eagerly awaited changes is an in-browser ebook-viewer and proper calibre support for annotations.

Rest assured, it is being worked on (he's still working on the glue that holds it all together).

If I had to guess on an ETA, I'd say "sometime in the next couple months".

18 months later, the calibre v3 beta has just been announced.

Incidentally, his TODO list for the things that he will be adding to the content server "soon" is linked there. Bookmarks/annotations are on the list of things to add now that the server itself is finished and ready to be shipped.

(This isn't just me saying it, Kovid said it too. So if it takes another 18 months, it's not my fault for predicting it too soon this time.

)

jharrop · 09-01-2018, 08:35 PM

Annotations is a killer feature, conspicuous by its absence.

Since I read in tablet mode (no keyboard, and on-screen keyboard distracts from reading),
I'd love to be able to do it using speech recognition, whether that's provided by the operating system (eg Win 10), or user's preferred cloud service.

nixsee · 06-26-2020, 10:34 AM

Has there been any progress on this? I have been yearning for Calibre built-in annotations for 6+ years... I hate having to export a separate file to Kindle or Book Bazaar Reader.

kovidgoyal · 06-26-2020, 10:41 AM

It is already implemented and will be in calibre 5

nixsee · 06-26-2020, 12:48 PM

Oh wow! Is there an estimate of when Calibre 5 will be released? I'm just wondering how committed I should get to a new workflow that I'm implementing with various tools, as I'll certainly be switching my annotations to Calibre when it is available.

kovidgoyal · 06-26-2020, 01:20 PM

Betas for it should be available within a month.

11-12-2016, 06:20 AM	#21
r0bis Member Posts: 12 Karma: 14200 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: Boox Note Pro / Linux Laptop	Annotate ePub is great idea I would hope there is a way to annotate e-pubs eventually in Calibre reader. The reader is already is very good - it does not offer many distractions, full screen mode is nice, you can add bookmarks. Annotations would be really important, though. I use Moon+ reader and I think the way of storing annotations in a hidden file (i.e. a text file in the book folder in Calibre library) might be the simplest. Capability to export highlights and notes would be very important too. I understand that currently the ePub format does not allow embedding notes in it, and perhaps that would be too big a task.

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10-23-2015, 06:48 PM	#16
piovac Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2014 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Samsung Note 4, Samsung Tab S, MacBook Pro	I just posted an applescript program to automate the process in the same thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=230740

10-30-2015, 11:03 PM	#17
truth1ness Zealot Posts: 126 Karma: 50000 Join Date: Mar 2015 Device: none	Any update on annotations in the Calibre viewer? ETA? The viewer app is a primary reading device for me and many other calibre users. There's no need for the annotations to sync to other devices or wait until an interoperable standard emerges. Lack of interoperability hasn't stopped other e-readers from implementing their own, I don't think that's a reason to not have annotations. Calibre's bookmarks feature isn't interoperable with other devices but it's there and works great. Just a quick and dirty select text and press a key to highlight is all that's needed.

11-01-2015, 09:51 PM	#19
truth1ness Zealot Posts: 126 Karma: 50000 Join Date: Mar 2015 Device: none	Nice! Integrated annotations will be amazing!

01-16-2016, 12:00 PM	#20
planetbrian Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2016 Device: surace pro 4	I too really need the ability to highlight and save. For now I don't care if it doesn't transfer to other readers. I am using Calibre on a Surface Pro 4 with Intel i5 if that matters. Other than GUI scaling looks too small on this tablet when booting without an external monitor connected, the highlighting is all that is needed in my view. As soon as highlighting is implemented I will donate $25 as this program will then serve all my needs. Good job... nice work.

05-09-2017, 03:35 AM	#22
jakubwludarski Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2017 Device: none	Calibre is my the best, primary reader but missing one important function. Annotations and highlights in epub. As Moon+ reader does (android) is the best way. I found that many other people want to use this function. I have been lookinkg long time for such a reader but no luck under windows.

09-01-2018, 08:35 PM	#26
jharrop Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2018 Device: Yoga 900	Annotations is a killer feature, conspicuous by its absence. Since I read in tablet mode (no keyboard, and on-screen keyboard distracts from reading), I'd love to be able to do it using speech recognition, whether that's provided by the operating system (eg Win 10), or user's preferred cloud service.

06-26-2020, 10:34 AM	#27
nixsee Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 24858 Join Date: Feb 2020 Device: none	Has there been any progress on this? I have been yearning for Calibre built-in annotations for 6+ years... I hate having to export a separate file to Kindle or Book Bazaar Reader.

06-26-2020, 10:41 AM	#28
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,859 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	It is already implemented and will be in calibre 5

06-26-2020, 12:48 PM	#29
nixsee Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 24858 Join Date: Feb 2020 Device: none	Oh wow! Is there an estimate of when Calibre 5 will be released? I'm just wondering how committed I should get to a new workflow that I'm implementing with various tools, as I'll certainly be switching my annotations to Calibre when it is available.

06-26-2020, 01:20 PM	#30
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,859 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Betas for it should be available within a month.

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