Import Overview
Becoming brings the passages you highlight while reading into one place, so they can grow into small daily practices. Use a single source or combine several to build a rich library.
New here? Start with Kindle Sync — it’s the fastest way to bring in a large library of highlights. Nothing to import yet? Start from a starter shelf.
Supported Sources
Section titled “Supported Sources”Stays in sync
Section titled “Stays in sync”Connect once, and new highlights keep arriving:
- Readwise and Goodreads sync once a day on their own, while you have an active subscription or trial.
- Kindle syncs once a day through the Chrome extension, while Chrome is open.
- Email arrives as soon as you forward it.
- X syncs when you open your bookmarks or likes, if you turn on the extension’s automatic option.
You can still sync yourself at any time from Integrations.
| Source | Best for |
|---|---|
| Kindle Sync | Kindle readers (recommended) — from the Becoming app, or from the web app with the Chrome extension |
| Goodreads | Your Goodreads shelves and popular quotes |
| Readwise | People already using Readwise |
| Newsletters and forwarded emails | |
| X (Twitter) | Posts you bookmarked or liked on X |
One-time imports
Section titled “One-time imports”Bring in a file or a page whenever you like.
| Source | Best for |
|---|---|
| YouTube | Learning from videos |
| Web Articles | Articles you read online — a passage you marked, or the whole page |
| Apple Books | Highlights exported from Apple Books |
| Google Play Books | Notes exported from Google Play Books |
| Kobo | Your KoboReader.sqlite file |
| Annotated PDFs | |
| Kindle Clippings | A Kindle device’s My Clippings.txt |
| Photos | Pages you marked up in a paper book |
Add manually
Section titled “Add manually”For books you read on paper, or highlights you want to type in yourself.
| Source | Best for |
|---|---|
| Book Search | Adding a book you read on paper |
| Paste Highlights | Pasting many highlights for one book |
How Importing Works
Section titled “How Importing Works”- You choose a source and give it what it needs — a file, a URL, or an account connection.
- Becoming processes the import — parsing the content, extracting highlights, and matching them to their source.
- Your highlights appear in your library once the import completes.
Deduplication
Section titled “Deduplication”Highlights are deduplicated by content, so importing the same passage twice never creates a copy. Sync or re-upload as often as you like — only new highlights are added.
Import Status
Section titled “Import Status”Each import moves through a few states:
- Pending — queued for processing.
- Processing — currently being imported.
- Needs review — a photo capture is waiting for you to choose what to keep. Held for 24 hours.
- Completed — all highlights are in your library.
- Failed — something went wrong. Check the details and try again.
Goodreads, Readwise, YouTube, and PDF imports run in the background, so you can keep using the app while they finish.
If an import fails, see Import Failures.