readwise-ibooks ☆

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Description:
Import highlights from Apple Books to Readwise

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 1.0@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Productivity

Tags: readwise apple-books productivity automation notes

Install: brew install --cask readwise-ibooks

About:
Readwise iBooks is a lightweight utility designed to bridge the gap between Apple Books and Readwise. It automatically extracts your highlights and notes from the native Books app database. This ensures your reading insights are seamlessly backed up and synced to your central Readwise repository for review and export.

Key Features:

Automated extraction of highlights from Apple Books
Seamless synchronization with the Readwise platform
Preserves metadata like book titles and authors
Simple, command-line driven workflow

Use Cases:

Migrating existing reading notes from Apple Books to a centralized system
Automating the daily backup of new highlights from Apple Books
Consolidating notes from multiple reading platforms into Readwise

Alternatives:

readwise-exporter – A more comprehensive tool that supports multiple sources beyond Apple Books, but requires more configuration.
Manual Copy-Pasting – The default method, but it is highly time-consuming and prone to errors for large volumes of notes.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 15, 2025 1:02pm	1.0	0	VERSION_BUMP	be066a71