💡 WiseUp! Vol. 76 — New markdown uploads, better search, and fixing a broken highlight workflow

📍 Let's start with a reading recommendation

I finally fixed my broken highlight workflow

Oluwaniyi Raji explains in this piece that he has the same problem most Kindle readers have: he highlights everything and revisits nothing. Amazon's export limits make it worse. His highlights were stuck in a locked ecosystem, disconnected from every tool he actually uses for work. His fix? Syncing Kindle to Google Drive through Readwise, then feeding everything into NotebookLM. “Like the highlighted paperbacks piling up on my shelf, going digital didn't fix the habit.”

From the support inbox

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❓ A Readwise question from Michael F:

Can I view my Themed Connections reviews in my web browser, like I can with Readwise Daily Review?

Yes! You can now enjoy Themed Connections in the same browser-friendly format as Readwise Daily, which gives you more space to read and explore each connection. Just use the new link in your Themed Connections email to open the review on the web.

❓ A Reader question from John M:

How can I open Reader links directly in the Mac app?

Reader links can take you straight into the Mac app, which means less time moving between your browser and desktop. Install the Reader app for macOS, then turn on this option from the Preferences page. Once enabled, any Reader link you select will automatically open in the desktop app, which often feels quicker and can keep working when you are offline.

📖 New help doc of the week

Seek and you shall find, now across your whole Library

Reader's new Better Search scours your entire Library from the server, so results are no longer limited to the documents synced to your device. The updated docs cover how it works, how to toggle it, and the offline fallback that keeps search working on airplanes.

🎬 New video of the week

Books to change the world

If you’re looking for a thought-provoking summer read, check out these 10 recommendations from Professor of Economics Ashley Hodgson. We asked her to curate 10 books that will help you apply systems thinking to complex problems and industries, like climate change, politics, and technology.

📰 June 27 - July 3 updates

What's new in Reader and Readwise

🆕 NEW! Markdown Uploads — Thanks to Tristan, you can now upload Markdown files to Reader the same way as EPUBs and PDFs: drag and drop them in or use the file picker on web, or send them to the mobile app through your device's share menu. The document's title comes straight from the file, and the first image in the file becomes its cover.

✅ NEW! Daily Review API — You can now mark your Daily Review as complete through the public API, thanks to Rasul. This is a useful endpoint for anyone building personal dashboards or homepages on top of the Readwise service. It can also be used to complete reviews from the past several days, just like in the app.

🌐 NEW! Article Language Control — Rasul added a language parameter to the Reader API and MCP server, so you can specify a document's language when saving it and that choice sticks so that automatic detection no longer overrides it. If you read in multiple languages, your saves should now end up labeled the way you intended.

🔊 Fixed Text-to-Speech Errors — Artem tracked down a bug where pressing play on text-to-speech could fail with a server error while audio for other listeners was being generated at the same time. Narration now starts reliably, even at peak listening hours.

🤖 Improved MCP Responses — Rasul shipped a fix so the MCP server's document list tool no longer returns entire document bodies by default, since they could sometimes be 100,000+ characters and clog up your AI's context window. AI assistants browsing your Reader library now get fast, lightweight responses, and your agents burn far fewer tokens doing it.

⌨️ Fixed Chat Focus — Thanks to Ibai, pressing esc in the Ghostreader chat panel on web now returns focus to the document, so you can quickly switch back to other reading shortcuts without needing to reach for the mouse.

🖥️ Fixed CLI Hangs — Rasul released v0.5.9 of the Readwise CLI, fixing an issue where commands could hang indefinitely on newer versions of Node. Commands respond promptly again.

📅 Fixed Mobile Date Sorting — Rasul's publish-date sorting fix from last week has made its way to the mobile apps: when you edit a document's published date in its metadata, lists sorted by published date now respect the change on your phone, just like on web.

📱 Fixed App Crashes — Artem upgraded the mobile app's animation library, fixing a crash that could unexpectedly close the app. Reading on your phone should feel more stable all around.

👍 Three featured finds from the team

From product designer Christina

Something to read 📖
Christina recently finished Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, the story of Elizabeth Zott, a brilliant chemist in the 1960s who gets pushed out of the lab and reluctantly becomes the host of a wildly popular cooking show. It's witty and incredibly heartwarming. The characters are wonderful too! It’s a moving and empowering story about women in the workforce.

Something to focus 🫐
Christina has been making the same yogurt bowl for weeks: unsweetened greek yogurt, chia seeds, yuzu honey, granola, strawberries, and frozen blueberries. She says the blueberries have to be frozen!

Something to unwind 🏠
Christina is playing Whisper of the House, a cozy game about unpacking, organizing, and decorating other people's homes. It's exactly as calming as it sounds. Bonus points for how cute the art style is too! It’s the perfect game to wind down with at the end of the day.

💬 From the Readwise group chat

Rumor has it the last word is Messi

Move over, Wordle. There's a new daily word game in town and our team has already tested it: 18 Words. It's not easy, but we love a challenge.

And speaking of a challenge: a few of us are still going strong with the sweepstakes and the World Cup! Are you still watching?