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Render reMarkable documents to PDF
https://github.com/rschroll/rmrl

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Render reMarkable documents to PDF

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rmrl: reMarkable Rendering Library

===================================

rmrl is a Python library for rendering reMarkable documents to PDF files.

It takes the original PDF document and the files describing your annotations,

combining them to produce a document close to what reMarkable itself would

output.



Demo

----

The same notebook was rendered to a PDF via the reMarkable app and rmrl.

The resultant PDF files were converted to PNGs with ImageMagick at 300

dpi.



 reMarkable output | rmrl output

:-----------------:|:-----------:

[![reMarkable](demo/app.png)](demo/app.png) | [![rmrl](demo/rmrl.png)](demo/rmrl.png)



The biggest differences are the lack of texture in the pencils and paintbrush,

which we hope to address in the future.  Two differences are intentional:

- The highlight color is more saturated, since we feel the default color is

  too subtle.

- The grid lines from the template are less saturated, to better reflect the

  appearance on the device.  This is configurable.



Installation

------------

rmrl requires Python 3.7 or later.  If that's installed, the easiest installation

is to do a

```bash

pip install rmrl

```

Alternatively, you may clone this repository.  [Poetry](https://python-poetry.org/) is used for development, so once that is installed you can run

```bash

poetry install

```

to get a virtual environment all set up.



Usage

-----

The main interface to rmrl is through a single function:

```python

from rmrl import render



output = render(source)

```

`source` may be:

- The filename of a zip file containing the document.

- The filename of any (root-level) file from an unpacked document.

- Any object that provides `open()` and `exists()` methods.  See

  `rmrl/sources.py` for more details on this API.



The output is a filestream with the contents of the PDF file.



The `render` function takes the following keyword arguments:

- `progress_cb`: A callback function to be called periodically during the

  rendering process.  It will be called with a single argument, a number

  from 0 to 100 indicating the progress.  This function can abort the

  process by raising an exception.



Command-line Usage

------------------

rmrl may be called as a command-line tool.  Once it has been installed, run

```bash

python -m rmrl filename

```

to convert `filename` to an annotated PDF.  The default output is to stdout.

Use

```bash

python -m rmrl -h

```

to see all of the options.



Templates

---------

rmrl can use the reMarkable templates as a background when rendering notebooks.

We cannot ship copies of these templates.  You may be allowed to copy them from

your own reMarkable device on to your computer for personal use.  If this is

legal in your jurisdiction, you may connect your device to your computer by the

USB cable and run

```bash

python -m rmrl.load_templates

```

This will copy these templates to `~/.local/share/rmrl/templates` (assuming

default XDG settings).



History

-------

rmrl derives from the [reMarkable Connection Utility](http://www.davisr.me/projects/rcu/),

by Davis Remmel.  RCU is a full-featured GUI for managing all aspects of a

reMarkable device.  Do check it out if you are looking for a stand-alone

solution for getting documents on and off of your device.



RCU was chosen as a base for rmrl due to its high-quality rendering.  The

following are the major changes:

- rmrl is designed as a library, for incorporation into other programs.  RCU

  is designed as a stand-alone program.

- rmrl uses the pure-Python [ReportLab Toolkit](https://www.reportlab.com/dev/opensource/rl-toolkit/)

  for rendering PDF files.  RCU uses the Qt framework, which is a significantly

  heavier installation.

- rmrl only supports vector output, while RCU offers both raster and vector

  rendering.

- RCU supports PDF layers (Optional Content Groups).  At this point, rmrl does

  not.

- RCU can add PDF annotations corresponding to highlights.  At this point, rmrl

  does not.



Trademarks

----------

reMarkable(R) is a registered trademark of reMarkable AS. rmrl is not

affiliated with, or endorsed by, reMarkable AS. The use of “reMarkable”

in this work refers to the company’s e-paper tablet product(s).



Copyright

---------

Copyright (C) 2020  Davis Remmel



Copyright 2021 Robert Schroll



This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify

it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by

the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or

(at your option) any later version.



This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,

but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of

MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the

GNU General Public License for more details.



You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License

along with this program.  If not, see .