Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Readwise helps thousands of readers get the most out of their digital highlights.
They are a beloved app used by thousands of people. Their app pulls in and syncs highlights from Kindle, Instapaper, Pocket, iBooks, and more.
Their app also integrates with note apps like Evernote, Notion, Roam…and now…Obsidian.
Dan and Erin will be joining me and we are going to focus on their new integration with Obsidian. I’ll ask them my questions. They will screenshare. I will screenshare. And they will field your questions.
Very exciting!
Learn more about Readwise…
readwise.io
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0:00:00 - Start
0:00:50 - What is Readwise and what does it do?
0:02:28 - The different sources that Readwise supports
0:03:30 - Bringing your Readwise highlights into your note-taking tool
0:05:02 - Readwise’s markdown export
0:05:53 - How to search for the Readwise plugin in the Community plugins
0:07:57 - A major feature of this Readwise export to Obsidian
0:09:51 - Changing the category of your highlights
0:11:04 - The least intuitive of the Readwise export to Obsidian page
0:13:56 - The holy grail that Readwise is working on for next year or so
0:14:50 - What Obsidian reminds Nick of
0:15:39 - A demo on how to do a Readwise test
0:19:51 - Another feedback they got about the Readwise plugin
0:20:11 - The V2 roadmap
0:21:22 - The second most requested feature
0:22:40 - Another thing that’s quite requested
0:23:02 - Run through of the template options
0:24:10 - YAML Front Matter
0:24:21 - Sync Notification
0:25:13 - The programming language used
0:25:33 - Where to go when you need help with Readwise’s plugin
0:26:30 - The commanilities between Readwise and Obsidian
0:27:25 - Daniel’s thoughts on not having VC money
0:30:51 - More information about the Readwise plugin
0:31:16 - You can customize how often the Readwise to Obsidian sync runs
0:31:44 - Sync automatically when Obsidian opens
0:31:56 - Resync deleted files
0:32:25 - Two power user features in Obsidian’s Readwise plugin
0:32:55 - Inline tagging with the Readwise plugin
0:33:48 - You can also add tags while reading
0:35:41 - Q&A section
0:35:48 - What is Daniel using the highlight website articles and what's unique about it compared to the other highlighting tools
0:37:23 - Will the Readwise highlighting plugin get Safari support as well
0:38:40 - Will this highlighting plugin support Firefox
0:39:03 - How to block quotes for individual quotes instead of individual groups
0:39:53 - If we use dataview is it much better to include all hashtag metadata as a YAML at the top of the page?
0:41:05 - What is the difference with the Kindle Obsidian plugin
0:42:16 - Will the new highlights still be added when the files are moved in Obsidian
0:42:59 - What is the best reading app that will connect Readwise with Obsidian
0:45:42 - How to highlight PDFs and send them to Obsidian
0:46:24 - Is PDF Expert the best way to create annotations and highlights per parsing within Readwise
0:47:40 - Are Zotero or Paperpile in the road map for automatic importing into Obsidian
0:48:42 - Thoughts in using a web highlighter versus Instapaper’s highlighter
0:50:34 - From a data protection standpoint, is the Readwise data passed through from Readwise to the end user or is it stored in Readwise’s managed platform?
0:54:49 - Could Readwise replace Instapaper and Pocket?
0:55:27 - Have you considered exporting each individual file for more atomic note taking?
0:58:32 - How do you make the Obsidian index visible?
0:58:51 - Things to be cautious of in the meantime
1:00:26 - Chat transcript of the call
1:00:59 - Zotero into Readwise integration
1:04:09 - Final thoughts with the Readwise team
🐦 TWEET: twitter.com/NickMilo
📖 READ: medium.com/@nickmilo22/my-pkm-story-3763985b7a3e
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🗿 DOWNLOAD OBSIDIAN: https://obsidian.md/
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🏷 TAGS: #Obsidian #obsidianapp #Obsidiannotetakingapp #LinkingYourThinking
Readwise helps thousands of readers get the most out of their digital highlights.
They are a beloved app used by thousands of people. Their app pulls in and syncs highlights from Kindle, Instapaper, Pocket, iBooks, and more.
Their app also integrates with note apps like Evernote, Notion, Roam…and now…Obsidian.
Dan and Erin will be joining me and we are going to focus on their new integration with Obsidian. I’ll ask them my questions. They will screenshare. I will screenshare. And they will field your questions.
Very exciting!
Learn more about Readwise…
readwise.io
🔆 Free Weekly Creative Productivity Insights: linkingyourthinking.com/learn-more-now?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=lyt_house_episode_4
🚀 MASTER OBSIDIAN: linkingyourthinking.com/obsidian-flight-school?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=lyt_house_episode_4
🗺 MASTER KNOWLEDGE: linkingyourthinking.com/workshop?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=lyt_house_episode_4
🌌 GET IDEAVERSE (Formerly the LYT Kit): linkingyourthinking.com/join/ideaverse-lite?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=lyt_house_episode_4
📚 MASTER READING: linkingyourthinking.com/how-to-work-a-book?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=lyt_house_episode_4
📺 SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL » youtube.com/channel/UC85D7ERwhke7wVqskV_DZUA?sub_confirmation=1
0:00:00 - Start
0:00:50 - What is Readwise and what does it do?
0:02:28 - The different sources that Readwise supports
0:03:30 - Bringing your Readwise highlights into your note-taking tool
0:05:02 - Readwise’s markdown export
0:05:53 - How to search for the Readwise plugin in the Community plugins
0:07:57 - A major feature of this Readwise export to Obsidian
0:09:51 - Changing the category of your highlights
0:11:04 - The least intuitive of the Readwise export to Obsidian page
0:13:56 - The holy grail that Readwise is working on for next year or so
0:14:50 - What Obsidian reminds Nick of
0:15:39 - A demo on how to do a Readwise test
0:19:51 - Another feedback they got about the Readwise plugin
0:20:11 - The V2 roadmap
0:21:22 - The second most requested feature
0:22:40 - Another thing that’s quite requested
0:23:02 - Run through of the template options
0:24:10 - YAML Front Matter
0:24:21 - Sync Notification
0:25:13 - The programming language used
0:25:33 - Where to go when you need help with Readwise’s plugin
0:26:30 - The commanilities between Readwise and Obsidian
0:27:25 - Daniel’s thoughts on not having VC money
0:30:51 - More information about the Readwise plugin
0:31:16 - You can customize how often the Readwise to Obsidian sync runs
0:31:44 - Sync automatically when Obsidian opens
0:31:56 - Resync deleted files
0:32:25 - Two power user features in Obsidian’s Readwise plugin
0:32:55 - Inline tagging with the Readwise plugin
0:33:48 - You can also add tags while reading
0:35:41 - Q&A section
0:35:48 - What is Daniel using the highlight website articles and what's unique about it compared to the other highlighting tools
0:37:23 - Will the Readwise highlighting plugin get Safari support as well
0:38:40 - Will this highlighting plugin support Firefox
0:39:03 - How to block quotes for individual quotes instead of individual groups
0:39:53 - If we use dataview is it much better to include all hashtag metadata as a YAML at the top of the page?
0:41:05 - What is the difference with the Kindle Obsidian plugin
0:42:16 - Will the new highlights still be added when the files are moved in Obsidian
0:42:59 - What is the best reading app that will connect Readwise with Obsidian
0:45:42 - How to highlight PDFs and send them to Obsidian
0:46:24 - Is PDF Expert the best way to create annotations and highlights per parsing within Readwise
0:47:40 - Are Zotero or Paperpile in the road map for automatic importing into Obsidian
0:48:42 - Thoughts in using a web highlighter versus Instapaper’s highlighter
0:50:34 - From a data protection standpoint, is the Readwise data passed through from Readwise to the end user or is it stored in Readwise’s managed platform?
0:54:49 - Could Readwise replace Instapaper and Pocket?
0:55:27 - Have you considered exporting each individual file for more atomic note taking?
0:58:32 - How do you make the Obsidian index visible?
0:58:51 - Things to be cautious of in the meantime
1:00:26 - Chat transcript of the call
1:00:59 - Zotero into Readwise integration
1:04:09 - Final thoughts with the Readwise team
🐦 TWEET: twitter.com/NickMilo
📖 READ: medium.com/@nickmilo22/my-pkm-story-3763985b7a3e
🎬 LEARN OBSIDIAN: youtu.be/QgbLb6QCK88
🗿 DOWNLOAD OBSIDIAN: https://obsidian.md/
📩 EMAIL: support@linkingyourthinking.com
🖼 SOURCES/BROLL:
🏷 TAGS: #Obsidian #obsidianapp #Obsidiannotetakingapp #LinkingYourThinking
