Are my highlights uploaded anywhere?

No. The conversion, including building the zip file, runs in your web browser. Your reading notes never leave your computer.

How do I get the notes into Obsidian?

Download the .zip file, unzip it, and move the Markdown files into a folder inside your Obsidian vault, such as Books or Reading. Obsidian picks them up straight away.

What is the YAML front matter option?

It adds a short block at the top of each file with the book's title and author. Obsidian, Logseq and similar apps read it as properties, so you can search, sort and build lists of books by author.

What happens if I convert again after reading more?

You get a fresh set of files with everything in My Clippings.txt, old and new. Replace the old files with the new ones, keeping any notes you added to them yourself.

Where is My Clippings.txt?

Connect your Kindle e-reader to a computer by USB, open the documents folder on the Kindle drive and copy My Clippings.txt. The Kindle phone and tablet apps don't create this file.

Kindle My Clippings.txt to Markdown

Turn the My Clippings.txt file from your Kindle into clean Markdown notes, one per book, ready for Obsidian, Logseq, Notion or any notes app.

Private by design. Your file is converted right here in your browser. It is never uploaded to ConvertDepot or anyone else.

1Choose your My Clippings.txt file

Drop a My Clippings.txt file here
or click to choose one

No file handy? Try it with the sample My Clippings.txt.

From Kindle to your notes app

Plug your Kindle into your computer and copy documents/My Clippings.txt.
Drop the file into the box above.
Choose one file per book or a single file, and whether to add front matter and dates.
Download, unzip if needed, and move the notes into your vault or notes folder.

What each book's note looks like

---
title: "Walden"
author: "Henry David Thoreau"
source: kindle
---

# Walden

By Henry David Thoreau

> Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.

*Location 1316-1317, page 89*

Highlights become block quotes, in the order they appear in the book. Your Kindle notes follow the highlight they belong to, labeled Note:. Each highlight ends with its location and page, so you can find it in the book again.

Works with

Obsidian and Logseq: drop the files into your vault. Front matter becomes note properties.
Notion: use Import, choose Markdown, and select the files.
Bear, Craft, iA Writer, Typora and any app that opens Markdown files.

What gets cleaned up

Duplicate highlights left behind when you extended a highlight are removed, keeping the longest version.
Notes are placed under the highlight they were written on.
File names drop characters that Windows, macOS or Obsidian don't allow, such as colons and question marks.

Sample file

The sample My Clippings.txt has highlights from three public-domain books. Drop it in the box above and download the zip to see one note per book.

Frequently asked questions

Are my highlights uploaded anywhere?: No. The conversion, including building the zip file, runs in your web browser. Your reading notes never leave your computer.
How do I get the notes into Obsidian?: Download the .zip file, unzip it, and move the Markdown files into a folder inside your Obsidian vault, such as Books or Reading. Obsidian picks them up straight away.
What is the YAML front matter option?: It adds a short block at the top of each file with the book's title and author. Obsidian, Logseq and similar apps read it as properties, so you can search, sort and build lists of books by author.
What happens if I convert again after reading more?: You get a fresh set of files with everything in My Clippings.txt, old and new. Replace the old files with the new ones, keeping any notes you added to them yourself.
Where is My Clippings.txt?: Connect your Kindle e-reader to a computer by USB, open the documents folder on the Kindle drive and copy My Clippings.txt. The Kindle phone and tablet apps don't create this file.

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