How to Export Highlights and Notes from Kobo: The 2026 Guide | Chapterly Blog
How to Export Highlights and Notes from Kobo: The 2026 Guide Quick Answer: Kobo has three real ways to get highlights and notes out of the app, and none of them are prominently advertised. The official method lives on Kobo.com: go to My Books, click the Actions icon (three dots) next to a title, choose Export Annotations, pick a format (PDF, HTML, TXT, or Markdown), and click Generate File — but this only works for books purchased from Kobo or Kobo Plus, excludes sideloaded and library-loan titles, and the generated file is deleted from your account after 30 days. If you own a Kobo e-reader, there is also a hidden on-device export: editing a config file unlocks an "Export highlights" option per book, though recent firmware has a known bug that truncates long highlights with "…". For sideloaded books, library loans, or a bulk pull across your whole library, third-party tools like Kobo Highlights Export and Kobo Note Up read the device's own database and cover the gap the official tools leave open. If you read on a Kobo e-reader or the Kobo app, you have probably already noticed that "export my highlights" is not a button anywhere near your...