How to export annotations (version 9.11)

jm-85 · 07-03-2026, 09:43 AM

I have just updated to 9.11 and I’m glad to read we can export ‘annotations in the HTML format as a standalone web page’.

I can’t find where or how to do this, can anybody help please.

I assume that it is directly built into calibre but I also have the annotations plugin too.

Forgive me if this has already been asked but I can’t see it here and I couldn’t find it in the user manual.

Comfy.n · 07-03-2026, 09:56 AM

Press B

or add the Annotations Browser to your toolbars and menus

jm-85 · 07-03-2026, 10:05 AM

I can now see the browser but I have no annotations in it.
I have selected a book that has annotations on it but nothing is shown. Does it need to be a specifically named column for the browser to detect the text?

Comfy.n · 07-03-2026, 10:09 AM

No, no need for columns. The browser displays only annotations/highlights made with calibre ebook viewer.

jm-85 · 07-03-2026, 10:16 AM

Thank you for the information, I used the viewer and it immediately worked.

I’m guessing there is no easy way to convert or move the annotations I originally made on my kobo reader (which I’ve then added to calibre via the annotations plugin) to the built in ebook viewer?

Comfy.n · 07-03-2026, 10:23 AM

Not trivial, I assume. For one, I suppose the devices can have very diverse highlighting and annotations formats and syntax; if this was possible, would have already been implemented...

jm-85 · 07-03-2026, 10:27 AM

I shall perhaps try manually adding some of my previous annotations to the ebook viewer in the future.

Thank you for all the useful information anyway.

07-03-2026, 09:43 AM	#1
jm-85 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2026 Device: Kobo	How to export annotations (version 9.11) I have just updated to 9.11 and I’m glad to read we can export ‘annotations in the HTML format as a standalone web page’. I can’t find where or how to do this, can anybody help please. I assume that it is directly built into calibre but I also have the annotations plugin too. Forgive me if this has already been asked but I can’t see it here and I couldn’t find it in the user manual.

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07-03-2026, 09:56 AM	#2
Comfy.n want to learn what I want Posts: 2,338 Karma: 7990245 Join Date: Sep 2020 Device: Libra Colour	Press B or add the Annotations Browser to your toolbars and menus

07-03-2026, 10:05 AM	#3
jm-85 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2026 Device: Kobo	I can now see the browser but I have no annotations in it. I have selected a book that has annotations on it but nothing is shown. Does it need to be a specifically named column for the browser to detect the text?

07-03-2026, 10:09 AM	#4
Comfy.n want to learn what I want Posts: 2,338 Karma: 7990245 Join Date: Sep 2020 Device: Libra Colour	No, no need for columns. The browser displays only annotations/highlights made with calibre ebook viewer.

07-03-2026, 10:16 AM	#5
jm-85 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2026 Device: Kobo	Thank you for the information, I used the viewer and it immediately worked. I’m guessing there is no easy way to convert or move the annotations I originally made on my kobo reader (which I’ve then added to calibre via the annotations plugin) to the built in ebook viewer?

07-03-2026, 10:23 AM	#6
Comfy.n want to learn what I want Posts: 2,338 Karma: 7990245 Join Date: Sep 2020 Device: Libra Colour	Not trivial, I assume. For one, I suppose the devices can have very diverse highlighting and annotations formats and syntax; if this was possible, would have already been implemented...

07-03-2026, 10:27 AM	#7
jm-85 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2026 Device: Kobo	I shall perhaps try manually adding some of my previous annotations to the ebook viewer in the future. Thank you for all the useful information anyway.

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