GitHub - n89nanda/pretty-pocket: Convert Pocket Export file from HTML to Json to reveal tags and other metadata

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Pretty Pocket

When exporting data from Pocket, the output file is an HTML file containing the saved URL's without any tags or other metadata visible

Pretty-Pocket parses the html file and retrieves the metadata like tags, time-added and writes to new Json file which is more clear!

Usage

pretty-pocket ril_export.html

How to get the html export file

  • Go to Pocket Export Link
  • Click on Export HTML file which will download a html file
  • Move the export file to the same directory as pretty-pocket

Install

  • Download the correct executable from the releases for your CPU/OS type
  • Unzip the archive and navigate to the directory in the terminal
  • Run ./pretty-pocket ril_export.html
  • Note: In MacOS, There may be a systerm preferences pop-up to enable running apps from third-party developers.