Apple Books Integration Beta

Your Apple Books library,
in BookStreak

Books, highlights, reading progress, and collections from Apple Books — flowing into your reading journal automatically. Your reading record compounds over time. Apple Books sync is currently in beta. Email me, message on Threads, or ping me on Discord to enable access for your account.
No other reading tracker captures your Apple Books library automatically

Your highlights, rediscovered

Every highlight you've ever made, on your phone

That passage from the book you read last winter. The note you scribbled three chapters in. All of it — searchable, browsable, resurfacing when you need it. Years of reading, finally portable.

Your reading shows up on your home screen

A widget that shows your current book, your streak, your latest highlight. Every time you unlock your phone, your reading life is right there.

Apple Books + paper + everything else

Your Apple Books library joins the paper books you log and anything else you import. One reading record with stats, heat maps, and a journal that spans formats.

Syncs in the background on your Mac

A companion app watches Apple Books silently. New highlights, books, and progress sync automatically. No Mac? Use the Share Sheet on iPhone for per-book import.

Your data stays yours

BookStreak reads your local Apple Books database. Your data travels over an encrypted connection and is never shared with third parties.

What syncs (Mac Sync)

Books, authors, and metadata
Highlights, notes, and annotations
Reading progress and page counts
Collections — mapped to BookStreak categories
Finish dates and reading status
Automatic sync — real-time
Reading sessions — estimated from highlights
Ratings — rate in BookStreak

Set up iPhone Import

Alternative

No Mac? Share highlights directly from Apple Books on your iPhone into BookStreak using the iOS Share Sheet. Only book info and highlights are imported — no reading progress, page counts, or collections. For full-library sync, use the Mac companion app. Manual, per book

1

Open a book in Apple Books

Navigate to the book whose highlights you want to bring into BookStreak. You can do this from your iPhone or iPad.

2

Go to your highlights

Tap the menu in Apple Books, then open the Bookmarks & Highlights section and switch to the Highlights tab.

3

Select and share

Select the highlights you want, then tap Share. Choose BookStreak from the share sheet. The extension parses the book title, author, and each highlight automatically.

4

Open BookStreak

When you return to BookStreak, your highlights are imported and attached to the correct book. They appear in your Notes tab and are ready to share as quote cards.

No account needed. iPhone import works offline and without a BookStreak account. Sign in later to sync your highlights across devices.

Frequently asked questions

What macOS version do I need?
macOS 13 (Ventura) or later. BookStreak Sync is a lightweight menu bar app that runs in the background.
Does it sync new highlights automatically?
Yes, continuously. BookStreak Sync watches your Apple Books database for changes. New highlights, notes, and books appear in BookStreak on your phone within minutes.
What about books I finished months ago?
All your existing books, highlights, and reading progress sync on first setup. Nothing gets left behind — your entire Apple Books history flows into BookStreak.
Is the Mac app safe to install?
Yes. BookStreak Sync is an open-source companion app. It only reads your local Apple Books database — it never modifies your library, and your data travels over an encrypted connection.
Do I need both Mac and iPhone?
No. Mac Sync gives you automatic, full-library sync including books, highlights, progress, and collections. If you don't have a Mac, the iPhone Share Extension lets you import highlights book-by-book directly from Apple Books.
What happens to books already in my BookStreak library?
BookStreak matches incoming Apple Books data against your existing library by ISBN and title. Matching books are merged — your existing edits, ratings, and reading sessions are preserved. Apple Books only fills in what's missing.
What about my Apple Books collections?
Mac Sync brings over your Apple Books collections. BookStreak will prompt you to map them to BookStreak categories so your library stays organized the way you set it up.
Does it track my reading sessions?
Apple Books doesn't share session-level reading data, so BookStreak generates reading sessions from your highlight activity. Finished books with highlights get realistic page spreads across their reading window. Your streak and reading stats stay accurate.
Does this work on Android?
Apple Books is an Apple-only app, so this integration requires an iPhone, iPad, or Mac running Apple Books. BookStreak itself is available on both iOS and Android — highlights synced from a Mac appear on all your devices, including Android phones.
Do I need a BookStreak account?
Mac Sync requires a free BookStreak account because it syncs through the cloud. iPhone import works without an account — highlights are saved locally first. Create an account later to sync across devices.

Start tracking with BookStreak

Apple Books sync is in beta. Email me, reach out on Threads or Discord to get early access.