Export Safari reading list to CSV or JSON

Sample results

Requirements

The plistlib module:

pip install plistlib

Tested on mac 11.4 Big Sur, Safari 14.1.1.

Usage

Basic usage:

• Export to CSV:

  python export_reading_list.py csv reading_list.csv
  

  will write the reading list to reading_list.csv.
• Export to JSON:

  python export_reading_list.py json reading_list.json
  

  will write the reading list to reading_list.json.

Options:

• Also copy the reading list icons:

  python export_reading_list.py csv reading_list.csv --dir-icons-out reading_list_icons
  

  copies the icons to the folder reading_list_icons. They match up to the entries through the WebBookmarkUUID key.
• Specify the source directory for the icons:

  python export_reading_list.py csv reading_list.csv --dir-icons ~/Library/Safari/ReadingListArchives
  

  The default is ~/Library/Safari/ReadingListArchives.
• Specify the source directory for the reading list .plist file:

  python export_reading_list.py csv reading_list.csv --fname-bookmarks ~/Library/Safari/Bookmarks.plist
  

  The default is ~/Library/Safari/Bookmarks.plist.
• Include cached data for the websites:

  python export_reading_list.py csv reading_list.csv --include-data
  

  The data is written to the Data field. The default is the --exclude-data option, which excludes the data.

Website

To generate the website from the website_template folder, run:

python website.py reading_list.json reading_list_icons

The output is in the website_out folder.