clippings-cli 1.0.1

A CLI tool for managing Kindle clippings

Kindle Clippings CLI

Kindle Clippings CLI enables you to convert your Kindle Clippings from raw text file to another format.

Features

• Written in Python.
• No installation necessary - just use the binary.
• Converts My Clippings.txt to formats:
  • .json
  • .xlsx
• Easy to use.
• Works on Windows, Mac and Linux.

Installation

Option 1: Binary

Kindle Clippings CLI is available for Windows, OSX (macOS) and Linux.

Download the latest binary from the Releases page.

Make sure to add the location of the binary to your $PATH.

Option 2: PyPi

Kindle Clippings CLI is available as a Python package in PyPi.

pip install clippings

Option 3: From source

To install Kindle Clippings CLI from source you need to have Python installed (version 12 at least).

• Windows

git clone https://github.com/MateDawid/Kindle-Clippings-CLI.git
cd Kindle-Clippings-CLI
python -m venv venv
.\venv\Scripts\activate
python -m pip install -U pip setuptools
python -m pip install poetry
poetry install --without dev

• OSX (macOS) and Linux

git clone https://github.com/MateDawid/Kindle-Clippings-CLI.git
cd Kindle-Clippings-CLI
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
python -m pip install -U pip setuptools
python -m pip install poetry
poetry install --without dev

Usage

Commands

convert  Convert Clippings file to one of supported formats.

Convert command options

Usage: clippings [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

Options:
  -i, --input_path    Path to Clippings file (full or relative).
  -o, --output_path   Path to output file (full or relative).
  -f, --format        Output format. [json|excel]  [required]

Converting My Clippings.txt to .json

• My Clippings.txt and output in current directory

  clippings convert --format json
  

  clippings convert -f json
  

• My Clippings.txt in other directory

  clippings convert -f json --input_path [PATH]/My Clippings.txt
  

  clippings convert -f json -i [PATH]/My Clippings.txt
  

• Output in other directory

  clippings convert -f json --output_path [PATH]/My Clippings.json
  

  clippings convert -f json -o [PATH]/My Clippings.json
  

Converting My Clippings.txt to .xlsx

• My Clippings.txt and output in current directory

  clippings convert --format excel
  

  clippings convert -f excel
  

• My Clippings.txt in other directory

  clippings convert -f excel --input_path [PATH]/My Clippings.txt
  

  clippings convert -f excel -i [PATH]/My Clippings.txt
  

• Output in other directory

  clippings convert -f excel --output_path [PATH]/My Clippings.xlsx
  

  clippings convert -f excel -o [PATH]/My Clippings.xlsx
  

Bug Reports & Feature Requests

Please use the issue tracker to report any bugs or feature requests.

Contact

Created by @matedawid - if you have any questions, just contact me!