What is Clippings used for?

Clippings.io lets users import Kindle highlights and export them to various formats and services. It is a good fit for students managing research highlights from Kindle books, authors or academics organising notes for writing, and casual readers saving and exporting book highlights.

Is Clippings open source?

No. Clippings is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Utilities & System Tools category, open-source options include Alt Tab Macos, Amethyst and Clipy.

What are some alternatives to Clippings?

Clippings competes with Readwise.

Clippings: features, pricing and alternatives

About Clippings

Clippings.io is a tool for importing Kindle highlights made on Kindle devices or the Kindle reader app on iOS, Android, or Windows. Highlights can be imported via a browser extension or by uploading the 'my clippings.txt' file from the Kindle. Duplicate highlights are automatically removed during import.

Users can export their Kindle highlights to integrations such as Notion, Obsidian (as Markdown), Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, OneNote, and Evernote. Highlights can also be downloaded in formats including PDF, Word, Excel, text, EPUB, JSON, OpenDocument Text, and OpenDocument Spreadsheet. Automated exports and advanced formatting options (citation styles, tags, notes) are available.

Key features

Import Kindle highlights from any device via browser extension or 'my clippings.txt' file
Automatic deduplication of highlights from multiple sources
Export to Notion, Obsidian, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, OneNote, Evernote
Download highlights as PDF, Word, Excel, text, EPUB, JSON, OpenDocument formats
Automated exports on import
Advanced export formatting with citation styles (Chicago, MLA, APA) and inclusion of tags and notes

Good fit for

Students managing research highlights from Kindle books
Authors or academics organising notes for writing
Casual readers saving and exporting book highlights

Tags: kindle; highlights; export; notes; notion; obsidian

Clippings: questions and answers

What is Clippings used for?: Clippings.io lets users import Kindle highlights and export them to various formats and services. It is a good fit for students managing research highlights from Kindle books, authors or academics organising notes for writing, and casual readers saving and exporting book highlights.
Is Clippings open source?: No. Clippings is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Utilities & System Tools category, open-source options include Alt Tab Macos, Amethyst and Clipy.
What are some alternatives to Clippings?: Clippings competes with Readwise.