Workflow

Remt supports a note-taking workflow with a combination of the following features

  • import of PDF files to reMarkable tablet

  • export of annotated PDF files and notebooks from the device

  • making an index of a PDF file annotations

File Import

Import a PDF file to reMarkable tablet with remt import command.

For example, to import a-paper.pdf document:

$ remt import a-paper.pdf %i

The %i argument tells Remt to show list of available directories on reMarkable tablet and allows to select the destination directory in an interactive way.

To upload the PDF file to a known destination directory:

$ remt import a-paper.pdf articles

To import multiple files, list the files one by one, or by using wildcards supported by users’ shell:

$ remt import a.pdf b.pdf ?-paper.pdf a01-*.pdf articles

Note

After PDF file import, reMarkable tablet needs to be restarted to refresh list of files on the device.

Remt does not know how to notify reMarkable tablet, that a file is uploaded. At the moment, it is recommended to upload a file or multiple files and then restart reMarkable tablet.

File Export

Export a PDF file or a notebook from reMarkable tablet with remt export command.

The easiest way to export a PDF file from the device is:

$ remt export %i .

The command above allows to interactively select file stored on the tablet and saves exported file in current directory.

Alternatively, if a name of a document is known:

$ remt export articles/a-paper.pdf .

Original Renderer

Remt uses its own, custom renderer for notebooks and PDF file annotations by default. Alternatively, select reMarkable tablet’s renderer with -r option, for example:

$ remt export -r remarkable %i .

To use the original renderer, connect reMarkable tablet to a computer via USB cable and enable USB web interface. More information about the web interface can be found at

PDF Annotations Indexer

Create index of annotations of a PDF document with remt index option.

For example, to create index of annotations for a document and save it in HTML file:

$ remt index %i | rst2html - > doc-index.html

When creating index of PDF file, Remt recognizes highlighter annotations, and tries to merge overlapping horizontal highlights of text.

Use reMarkable tablet text highlighting features for the best experience.