User Documentation
Import from Kindle
Use Kindle import when you have highlights stored in a Kindle My Clippings.txt file. This is the file Kindle devices create for highlights, notes, and bookmarks saved on the device.
Kindle import is best for moving a personal reading history into Acorny. It is also useful when your Kindle highlights never went through Readwise or another sync service.
Get My Clippings.txt
Section titled “Get My Clippings.txt”- Connect your Kindle device to your computer.
- Open the Kindle documents folder.
- Find
My Clippings.txt. - Copy the file to your computer before uploading it.
Import into Acorny
Section titled “Import into Acorny”- Open Acorny, then go to Import.
- Choose Upload File.
- Set Source type to Kindle My Clippings.txt, or leave Source type as Auto-detect.
- Upload
My Clippings.txt. - Review the preview.
- Choose Confirm import.
What Acorny imports
Section titled “What Acorny imports”Acorny reads Kindle clipping blocks separated by ==========. It imports highlight text, source title, author, location labels, and the original added date when the file contains those fields.
Kindle notes can be paired with nearby highlights when the clipping file has enough location information. Bookmark-only records do not contain reviewable quote text, so they are not useful as highlights.
What transfers
Section titled “What transfers”Kindle import can preserve:
- Highlight text
- Book title
- Author
- Kindle location or page label
- Date added
- Notes when they can be matched to a nearby highlight
This data helps you search imported highlights and gives Review enough context to create recall cards.
What does not transfer
Section titled “What does not transfer”My Clippings.txt does not contain everything from your Kindle account. It usually does not include cover images, full book files, reading progress, Kindle collections, or cloud library metadata.
If the same highlight exists in multiple clipping files, Acorny attempts to avoid duplicates based on the available source and location data.
Large files
Section titled “Large files”Long-time Kindle users may have a very large My Clippings.txt. Importing the whole file is fine, but the first preview is where you should check quality.
Look for one recent book and one older book in the preview. If both look right, the file format is probably being read correctly.
If the file does not import
Section titled “If the file does not import”Make sure the file is the plain text My Clippings.txt file from the Kindle device. If you edited the file manually, keep the original clipping separators and metadata lines intact.
If the file contains mixed languages, keep the original UTF-8 or Kindle text encoding when copying it to your computer. Avoid opening and re-saving it in a word processor.