# Readwise
[site](https://readwise.io)
Readwise is a service that collates ideas from different sources you've consumed and sends highlights to other services for future processing. It fits well within the [[Zettelkasten]] methodology, and serves as middleware: it accepts a variety of inputs as well as outputs.
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Readwise is a web app that I use to save my highlights from:
- Books
- Web articles
- Podcasts
- Tweets
Readwise then syncs my highlights from these sources to Obsidian using the [[Readwise Official]] Obsidian plugin.
## Export settings
You might have already seen my video on [how I use Readwise with Obsidian](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw1L5sxlnuU), but in that video, I only briefly covered my export settings. I've gotten a few messages asking for them, so I thought I would share them here!
(If you would like to use Readwise, [use this link](https://readwise.io/nicole) to get double the usual trial - this is an affiliate link, but only because I love to talk about Readwise!)
These settings cover how my Readwise highlights are exported to Obsidian. Just like with the sample vault, feel free to change these to suit you better. You can change your [Obsidian Export settings here](https://readwise.io/export/obsidian/preferences).
- **Group Files in Category Folders**: enabled (I used all of the default folder names.)
- **Use Custom File Name:** disabled
- **Use Custom Formatting**: enabled
- **Page title:** `# {{ title }}`
- **Page metadata:**
```
{% if image_url -%}
{% endif -%}
{% if url -%}
URL: {{url}}
{% endif -%}
Author: {{author}}
```
- **Highlights header:**
```
{% if is_new_page %}
## Highlights
{% elif has_new_highlights -%}
## New highlights added {{date|date('F j, Y')}} at {{time}}
{% endif -%}
```
- **Highlight:**
```
> {{ highlight_text }}{% if highlight_location and highlight_location_url %} ([{{highlight_location}}]({{highlight_location_url}})){% elif highlight_location %} ({{highlight_location}}){% endif %}{% if highlight_note %}
- Note: {{ highlight_note }}{% endif %}
```
- **YAML front matter:**
```
Title: {{full_title}}
Author: {{author}}
Tags: TVZ, readwise, {{category}}
date: {{date}}
```
**Sync notification:**
```
- [[{{date|date('Y-m-d')}}]] {{time}} — Synced {{num_highlights}} highlight{{num_highlights|pluralize}} from {{num_books}} document{{num_books|pluralize}}.
{% for book in books %} - {{ book.num_highlights_added}} highlights from {{ book.title }}
{%endfor %}
```
## Notable Integrations
### Input
- [[Snipd]]
- [[Amazon Kindle]]
- [[Readwise Highlighter]]
- [[obsidian-playbook/other tools/Shortform]]
### Output
- [[Readwise Official]] is a plugin for [[Obsidian]]
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