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KOHighlights

Viewer and exporter for KOReader book highlights

E-books & Media Library ★ 266 stars Easy setup MIT

KOHighlights is a desktop utility for browsing, editing, and exporting the highlights and notes created by KOReader. It can merge metadata files and export annotations to text, HTML, or other formats for archiving.

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Key features

  • Browse KOReader highlights
  • Export notes to multiple formats
  • Edit highlight metadata
  • Cross-platform desktop tool

Strengths

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Written in Python
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 128 MB RAM

Is KOHighlights secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for KOHighlights's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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