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.