Kindle clippings converter
Turn My Clippings.txt from a Kindle, or a notebook exported from the Kindle app, into Markdown, Notion, Obsidian or CSV files. Free, in your browser, and the file never leaves your device.
Free. No account. Read in your browser, not uploaded.
Keep them where you will see them again
Highlights in a folder are easy to forget. Import them into Doomreader for free, keep them with your books and search them; with Pro, they sync across your devices and export to Notion and Obsidian whenever you like.
What you get
Markdown
One file, every book under its own heading, each highlight as a quote with your note under it. Paste it anywhere.
Notion
A zip with one Markdown page a book. In Notion, choose Import, then Text and Markdown, and pick the files.
Obsidian
A zip with one note a book, with properties (title, author, counts, tags) and a block id on every highlight, so links to it keep working when you export again.
CSV
One row a highlight: title, author, highlight, note, page, location and date. Opens in Excel, Google Sheets and Numbers.
How to convert your Kindle highlights
- Get the file. On a Kindle, plug it into a computer by USB and open the documents folder: the file is My Clippings.txt. In the Kindle app, open a book, open Notebook, then Export notebook, and choose the file it emails you. The guide has every step.
- Drop the file on this page, or tap Choose My Clippings.txt.
- Check the books and highlights it found, then download Markdown, Notion, Obsidian or CSV.
Your highlights stay on your device
The file is read by this page, in your browser, with the same code the Doomreader app uses for its Kindle import. Nothing is uploaded, and the downloads are made on your device. Repeats are taken out: when you edit a highlight on a Kindle it writes a new clipping, and only the latest is kept. Notes are put under the highlight they belong to.
Questions
Is the Kindle clippings converter free?
Yes, with no sign-up. Importing them into the Doomreader app is free too. Doomreader Pro adds sync across devices and export from the app.
Where is My Clippings.txt on a Kindle?
Connect the Kindle to a computer with a USB cable. It shows up as a drive; open the documents folder and you will find My Clippings.txt. It holds every highlight, note and bookmark made on that Kindle, sideloaded books included.
Can I export highlights from the Kindle app on a phone?
Yes. In the Kindle app, open the book, tap Notebook, then Export notebook, and choose a citation style. The app emails you an HTML file; drop that file here.
How do I get Kindle highlights into Notion?
Download for Notion here, unzip the file, then in Notion choose Import, then Text and Markdown, and select the Markdown files. Each book becomes a page with its highlights as quotes.
How do I get Kindle highlights into Obsidian?
Download for Obsidian here and unzip the folder into your vault. Each book is a note with properties and a block id on every highlight.
Why are some highlights missing or cut short?
Publishers set a clipping limit, often around 10 percent of a book. Past it, the Kindle saves a notice instead of the text, and this converter counts and leaves out those notices.