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how to export notes and highlights from kobo
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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.

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

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