I built a CLI to break my highlights out of Apple Books

说明与用途

macOS CLI 将 Apple Books 高亮导出为 Markdown，并通过 MCP 服务器让 AI 助手直接访问笔记，支持摘要、闪卡和跨书搜索。

问题

Apple Books lacks a way to export highlights and notes, forcing users to copy each highlight manually.

结果

Users can now easily export highlights to Markdown or query them via AI assistants, enabling summaries, flashcards, and cross‑book searches without manual copy‑paste.

工作流

• Install the CLI via Homebrew
• Run ibooks_notes_exporter books to list available books
• Run ibooks_notes_exporter export --book_id <id> to export a book’s highlights to Markdown
• Optionally start the MCP server with ibooks_notes_exporter mcp and configure your AI editor to connect via MCP

证据

Apple Books problem: There’s no export. No API. No menu option.

来源

The CLI reads two SQLite databases and gives you Markdown.

来源

MCP server exposes list_books, get_notes, search_notes tools.

来源