how to export notes and highlights from kobo

how-to-enable-notes-export-from-kobo.md

Steps

1. connect kobo to your device
2. open a file browser and navigate to the mounted kobo folder
3. navigate to the hidden folder .kobo/Kobo
4. open the file Kobo eReader.conf
5. navigate to the section [FeatureSettings], if it doesn't exist, create it.
6. add the line ExportHighlights=true and save
7. disconnect the device
8. 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.

Tested on

Working

• Kobo Clara HD
• Kobo Libra
• Kobo Libra 2
• Kobo Nia
• Kobo Glo

Not Working

• Kobo Elipsa (not necessary, default functionality)
• Kobo Libra Colour

Source

https://www.matteopezzi.com/how-to-export-annotations-on-kobo-aura/

Further reading

See also Export-Kobo.

I can confirm that this works on the Kobo Aura H2O (edition 1).

Tried and tested with Kobo Libra Colour and it works.
Connect device to computer and .txt file can be found in Exported Annotations folder

I tested it in Kobo Clara HD and it works. Annotations are exported to the Exported Annotations folder.

I tested it, Kobo Elipsa 2e, and it works perfectly, to see exported annotations, I needed to connect to the computer