Pinotate is a Python-based tool designed to export highlights from iBooks. It offers both a command-line interface and a GUI version for user flexibility.

• Export highlights: Ability to export all highlights per book.
• Export highlights of a specified book: Ability to export highlights of a book with a specific title.
• List books: Display all book titles.
• Markdown headings: Add headings to the markdown export.
• Sort options: Sort the highlights either by location or by time.

To use Pinotate, run the following command:

usage: pinotate.py [-h] [-o OUT] [-l] [--headings] [-s] [title]

• Positional Argument:

  • title: Export highlights of the book with a specific title (optional).

• Optional Arguments:

  • -h, --help: Show the help message and exit.
  • -o OUT, --out OUT: Specify the output directory.
  • -l, --list: Print book titles.
  • --headings: Add headings to markdown.
  • -s, --sort: Sort by location instead of time.

To export all highlights to the current directory, simply run:

pinotate.py

• Python 3

For those who prefer a graphical interface, Pinotate also offers a GUI version.

python3 -m venv .pyenv
source .pyenv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
./pinotate-gui.py

• Python 3
• wxPython
• markdown

This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT license. You can find the full license in the LICENSE.txt file located in the root directory.