Kindle highlights to markdown

Knowledge management
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So these are the tools I’m aware of for getting Kindle highlights into Obsidian:

  1. Readwise (paid) - https://readwise.io/
  2. Bookcision bookmarklet by Readwise (free) - Bookcision: Export/Download Your Kindle Highlights
  3. clippings.io (freemium) - https://www.clippings.io/
  4. Roam Highlighter Chrome plugin (free) - GitHub - GitMurf/roam-highlighter: Chrome highlighter that quickly and easily puts your highlights into Roam format for easy pasting into your notes.

Each has its strengths and weaknesses. Some are paid or proprietary. None are particularly elegant for Obsidian.

  • Would it be desirable to have an Obsidian plugin that made this workflow easier / more automated — with or without interoperating with one of the existing tools above?

  • Do people have some other ways of automating this (scripts, macros, Keyboard Maestro, etc.)?

Those features you mention are what’s missing from any of these solutions. That’s what I’m looking for. But ideally outside Readwise’s proprietary platform.

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