The Luminaria Blog

I read a lot and I highlight even more — but those highlights were just sitting on my device, out of reach. As a former privacy lawyer I also didn't want to hand my reading life to a third party. So I built something else.

A complete guide to getting your highlights off your Kobo — using the native Kobo export, the hidden config file method, and KOReader's one-tap export. Includes how to view them all in Luminaria.

An honest comparison of Readwise, Obsidian, Notion, Kindle's built-in tools, and Luminaria — what each does well, what it doesn't, and which one is right for you.

The features that actually make a difference — custom fonts, gestures, faster highlighting, auto warmth, Calibre integration, and syncing your highlights to Luminaria.