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Quick Start Guide

Go from sign-up to your first highlight review in five minutes: create an account, import from Kindle or another source, install the extension and app, and start reviewing.

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1. Create Your Account

Go to app.screvi.com and sign up with your email, Google, or Apple account. You get a 14-day free trial with no credit card.

2. Populate Your Library

Onboarding asks where you read and imports from there right away. You can always add more sources later from Integrations. The most common starting points:

  • Kindle: install the browser extension, open read.amazon.com/notebook, and click Import Highlights. On your phone, the Screvi app imports Kindle highlights from Settings > Connections > Kindle. Full guide
  • Kobo: connect your Kobo over USB and pick the KoboReader.sqlite file. Full guide
  • Apple Books: upload two files from your Mac, or use the desktop app. Full guide
  • Readwise: paste your Readwise access token and everything syncs over. Full guide
  • PDFs and EPUBs: upload them and read in Screvi. PDFs, EPUBs
  • Paper books: photograph the page and let Screvi extract the highlighted text. Full guide

Onboarding ends with a short first review so you can see what daily review feels like.

3. Install the Browser Extension

The extension for Chrome and Firefox lets you save any article in one click, highlight text on any page with a right-click, import Kindle highlights with daily background sync, and save YouTube videos with transcripts. It connects on its own once you log in to the web app.

4. Get the Mobile App

The iOS and Android apps add a share sheet for saving from any app, camera capture for paper books, offline reading, Kindle import on the go, and on iOS a home screen widget that rotates through your highlights.

5. Start Reviewing

Review unlocks once you have 3 sources and 20 highlights. Then:

  • Web: open Review and click Start Daily Review
  • Phone: open the Review tab and swipe through your cards
  • Email: turn on daily reminders under Review > Preferences to get highlights in your inbox

Set a review frequency (every day, every 3 days, or weekly) and keep your streak alive by reviewing at least that often. See Daily Review & Streaks.

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