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Official Readwise plugin for Obsidian
https://github.com/readwiseio/obsidian-readwise

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Official Readwise plugin for Obsidian

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# Readwise Official 📚

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This official plugin maintained by the [Readwise](https://readwise.io) team enables you to easily and automatically export all your digital highlights to [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md) from a variety of sources such as Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, Google Play Books, Instapaper, Pocket, Medium, Twitter, PDFs, and more.

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/readwiseio/obsidian-readwise/master/screens/readwise_obsidian_export.gif)

Note: This plugin requires a subscription with [Readwise](https://readwise.io) — a paid service that makes it easy to aggregate and review all your reading data into one place.

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## Features

* **Continuous, automatic syncing** — Take a highlight while reading in bed and wake up to the highlight in your Obsidian vault
* **Powerful, flexible templating** — Customize the format of the export to your bespoke preferences using the Jinja2 templating language
* **Enriched metadata** — Upgrade your highlight exports with extra data including the cover image, original URL, author name, chapter headings, tags (taken while you read), and more
* **Premium support** — As a paid product, receive prompt replies to your questions and continuous upgrades to the plugin per your feedback

## Usage

* Install the Readwise Official plugin within Obsidian
* Enable the plugin
* Connect the plugin to your Readwise account
* Customize the export settings, if desired
* Initiate the first sync
* Thereafter, the plugin can be configured to sync automatically or manually

## Support

* Please see our [Documentation](https://help.readwise.io/article/125-how-does-the-readwise-to-obsidian-export-integration-work) or email us at [email protected] 🙂

## Community Resources

* [Readwise Obsidian Plugin - Is It Any Good?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_5Pk7XwDFg) video by Santi Younger
* [First Look at the Official Readwise Obsidian Plugin](https://medium.com/@benenewton/first-look-at-the-official-readwise-obsidian-plugin-5d553c0d0521) article by Ben Newton
* [Getting Started with the Readwise Official Plugin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr7kMb-Fwj8) video by Effective Remote Work
* [Building a Second Brain with Readwise + Obsidian](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lYwz-oK_YM) video by Systematic Mastery
* [Making Unexpected Connections with Readwise and Obsidian](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUfTaEhqZU8&t=27s) video by Curtis McHale
* [How I View My Latest Readwise Highlights in My Obsidian Daily Note](https://benenewton.medium.com/how-i-view-my-latest-readwise-highlights-in-my-obsidian-daily-note-3d321dd6ed07) article by Ben Newton
* [Color Code Your Readwise Highlights in Obsidian](https://github.com/chetachiezikeuzor/Obsidian-Snippets/blob/main/Pretty%20Highlights.css) with Chetachi's CSS snippets
* [How to Import Your Shortform Highlights Into Obsidian Using Readwise](https://nicolevanderhoeven.com/blog/20210815-shortform-to-readwise/) article by Nicole van der Hoeven