- connect kobo to your device
- open a file browser and navigate to the mounted kobo folder
- navigate to the hidden folder
.kobo/Kobo
- open the file
Kobo eReader.conf
- navigate to the section
[FeatureSettings]
, if it doesn't exist, create it. - add the line
ExportHighlights=true
and save - disconnect the device
- now you can long press on a book and export the note file into a .txt file which will be saved alongside your books. to get it connect your ereader.
See the following links for further updates to Github Desktop for Ubuntu. These are official instructions. (also mentioned by fetwar on Nov 3, 2023)
For the sake of "maintaining the tradition" here is the updated version.