ibooks_anki

A tool to automate the process of creating Anki flashcard from Apple Books highlighted words and got them translated.

How to:

1. Clone the repo and run npm install
2. Install AnkiConnect to your Anki, and keep anki client running.
3. Create a deck on your Anki name ibooks_highlighted.
4. npm run start

Credits

• AnkiConnect: Expose HTTP API for Anki (https://github.com/FooSoft/anki-connect)
• ibooks-highlights: extract highlighted words from Apple Books Mac OS Client (https://github.com/solean/ibooks-highlights)
• dictionary.py: A python script to look up words in MacOS dictionary (https://github.com/alichtman/scripts/blob/master/dictionary.py)

TODO

• Beautify the output.