# Kindle Zotero Importer

Import Kindle `My Clippings.txt` highlights into Zotero as native annotations — directly inside Zotero, no terminal needed.

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## Install (30 seconds)

1. Download `kindle-zotero-importer.xpi` from [Releases](../../releases) (latest `0.6.4`, or `0.6.4-beta` for preview).
2. In Zotero: `Tools → Plugins → gear → Install Plugin From File…` → pick the `.xpi` → restart Zotero.
3. `Tools → Kindle Zotero Importer…` to open the manager.

Works with Zotero 7–10, macOS/Windows/Linux, PDF and EPUB.

## Use

1. **Choose your file** — click `Choose My Clippings.txt` and pick your *cumulative* `My Clippings.txt` from Kindle (`/Documents/My Clippings.txt`). Keep the window open — you’ll see live progress.
2. **Check Integrated** — after the run, `Integrated` shows what was imported (`Highlight Text`, `Citekey`, `Added On`, `Integrated`, `Page`). Filter to find anything.
3. **Fix Conflicts** — if a Kindle title didn’t match a Zotero item, `Conflicts` shows it with up to 3 suggestions `citekey · title (score%)`. Click `Use` on the right one, or type any `citation key` / `Zotero key` / `Item ID` under `Use Custom`, or `Ignore Title` to skip it forever. If you map `chabot2013` for one `Simondon` variant, it will offer to apply the same mapping to the other variants with that candidate.
4. **Re-import** — after you’ve fixed one or more titles, click `↻ Re-import with saved overrides` (re-uses the last file, or asks for it). Only new/changed highlights are re-positioned — already integrated ones are skipped, so the second run is fast. Check `Full re-import from scratch` only if you want to rebuild everything.
5. **Mappings** — see all titles you’ve approved or ignored, newest first, with date. `Delete` any entry to send it back to `Conflicts` for re-matching.
6. **Settings / Artifacts** — change `Python`/`Zotero DB` paths and `Save Settings`, or `Open`/`Reveal` any generated file (`mismatch-review.md`, `match-overrides.json`, …).

Your choices are saved in `match-overrides.json` in the project folder — back it up, share it, or delete an entry to undo a mapping.

## Tips

- Keep `My Clippings.txt` cumulative (don’t clear it on the Kindle). The importer remembers what’s already integrated via `kindle-id:<hash>` tags, so re-imports are incremental.
- If a highlight is positioned in the wrong place, check that the Zotero item has the correct PDF/EPUB attached (not a link). `Matched-title-no-attachment` in `Conflicts` means that.
- `Full re-import` is only needed if you changed many mappings at once or want to rebuild from scratch.

## For developers / CLI

```sh
python scripts/build_plugin.py  # → dist/kindle-zotero-importer.xpi
python -m kindle_zotero_importer run "/path/to/My Clippings.txt" --workdir . --pretty
python -m kindle_zotero_importer run ... --full  # ignore incremental, re-process all
```

PDF positioning uses Poppler (`pdftotext`, `pdftohtml`, `pdfinfo`) + `qpdf` fallback; EPUB uses CFI. Zotero writes are only via `Zotero.Annotations` — never direct `zotero.sqlite` writes.

## Releases

Stable releases are on `Releases` with `kindle-zotero-importer.xpi` + `updates.json` attached. Pre-releases (`beta`) are marked `Pre-release` on GitHub. Zotero auto-updates from `releases/latest/download/updates.json`.

## Support

Issues and pull requests welcome at [Issues](../../issues).