Calibre syncing highlights with notes between devices?

sheepdog · Yesterday, 05:10 PM

I would like it very much if the highlights and notes I have added to a book would appear on any device where I open the book in Calibre. Is that a reasonable expectation or does Calibre not do this? If it does, how do I get that to work? I have set up a Calibre server, but when I open the server on the same machine and open the book in it the highlights do not show up. Please advise.

kovidgoyal · Yesterday, 09:57 PM

You need to setup user accounts on the server then it will sync automatically.

sheepdog · Today, 12:24 PM

Thank you for responding. I did set up a user account. And I required authentication to access the server. But even then, when I open the book in the server browser interface, after having logged into the account, there are no highlights. Also, I do not see how the user account gets used on a client device running Calibre (not the browser inteface), since Calibre does not appear to require authentication.

kovidgoyal · Today, 12:32 PM

You go to the miscellaneous section of the viewer preferences and add the name of the user account you want to sync annotations with.

Yesterday, 05:10 PM	#1
sheepdog Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2024 Device: calibre	Calibre syncing highlights with notes between devices? I would like it very much if the highlights and notes I have added to a book would appear on any device where I open the book in Calibre. Is that a reasonable expectation or does Calibre not do this? If it does, how do I get that to work? I have set up a Calibre server, but when I open the server on the same machine and open the book in it the highlights do not show up. Please advise.

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Yesterday, 09:57 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,154 Karma: 22670164 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You need to setup user accounts on the server then it will sync automatically.

Today, 12:24 PM	#3
sheepdog Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2024 Device: calibre	Thank you for responding. I did set up a user account. And I required authentication to access the server. But even then, when I open the book in the server browser interface, after having logged into the account, there are no highlights. Also, I do not see how the user account gets used on a client device running Calibre (not the browser inteface), since Calibre does not appear to require authentication.

Today, 12:32 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,154 Karma: 22670164 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You go to the miscellaneous section of the viewer preferences and add the name of the user account you want to sync annotations with.

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