Upload My Clippings.txt
Best for Kindle e-readers. Connect your Kindle by USB and upload the My Clippings.txt file — including highlights from sideloaded and personal documents. It's parsed entirely in your browser and never leaves your device.
- Plug your Kindle into your computer with a USB cable.
- Open the documents folder on the Kindle drive.
- Find My Clippings.txt and upload it.
Use the free extension
Best for books purchased on Amazon. Install the free Web Highlights extension, open your Kindle notebook, and import every highlight and note with one click.
- Install the free Web Highlights browser extension.
- Open read.amazon.com/notebook and pick a book.
- Click Import Highlights & Notes to Web Highlights.
One Deck Per Book
Every book you highlighted becomes its own flashcard deck, so you can review one title at a time instead of a giant list of quotes.
Study With Spaced Repetition
Learn each highlight in a session that schedules it for review at the right moment — the proven way to actually remember what you read.
Highlights Become Cards
Each highlight is a card you flip and grade. Your Kindle notes come along as the answer side, and you can add your own question anytime.
Parsed in Your Browser
Your My Clippings.txt file is read on your device and never uploaded — your reading stays private.
Free, No Signup
Import and start learning without an account. Sign up only when you want your decks and progress saved and synced across devices.
E-Reader and Kindle App
Use the clippings file from your Kindle e-reader, or the free extension on your Kindle notebook for books bought on Amazon.
How It Works
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Bring In Your Highlights
Upload your Kindle
My Clippings.txtfile, or import from read.amazon.com/notebook with the free extension. - 2
Pick Your Books
We show every book we found with its highlight and note counts. Choose the ones you want to study.
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Get a Deck Per Book
Each selected book becomes a flashcard deck of your highlights, ready to review.
- 4
Learn It
Start a spaced-repetition session and let the scheduler bring each highlight back exactly when you're about to forget it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this work with the Kindle app, not just an e-reader?
My Clippings.txt file exists on Kindle e-readers. If you read in the Kindle app, use the free Web Highlights extension on read.amazon.com/notebook instead to import your highlights with one click. Do purchased and sideloaded books both work?
Why are some highlights missing?
My Clippings.txt file from your e-reader is not affected by that cap, so it's the most complete source. Is my data private?
My Clippings.txt file is parsed entirely in your browser — it never leaves your device and is not uploaded to any server.