How to Import Highlights from Medium into Glasp
Sep 21, 2025
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Do you save highlights on Medium and want to manage them more effectively? With Glasp, you can now import your Medium highlights directly into Glasp, where you can organize, revisit, and share them with others.
This feature makes it easier to:
Build a personal knowledge library from your Medium reading
Organize highlights by tags, colors, and notes
Export highlights to apps like Notion, Obsidian, and Logseq
Share key insights with your community
In this tutorial, we’ll show you step by step how to import your Medium highlights into Glasp.
If you haven't signed up for Glasp or installed the Glasp browser extension, please do so. You can refer to this tutorial.
How to Import Highlights from Medium into Glasp (YouTube)
Step 1: Go to the Home or My Highlights page
Please click your profile icon at the top right on the Home or My Highlights page. It shows a modal, so click Settings to go to the Settings page.
On the Settings page, click Integrations on the left.
Then, click Import on the Medium section.
Step 2: Connect with Medium
It opens a modal to connect with Medium. If you know your Medium integration token, please insert it. If you don't know it, please click the Medium Integration Token text button.
It opens Medium's setting page.
You can name the token whatever you want. Click Get token.
Then, you can see the token generated. So, copy the token and paste it on the modal to connect Glasp with Medium.
Step 3: Sync Glasp with Medium
After pasting the Medium token, please click Save Integration Token.
It automatically starts syncing Medium highlights with Glasp.
The color of highlights is dependent on your default highlight color setting. To update it, please check the tutorial below.
Step 4: View imported Highlights on Glasp
Once importing highlights is finished, please click Go to My Highlights. It takes you to the My Highlights page.
You can see all the imported highlights on the My Highlights page. The imported date is set to the date when you import highlights from Medium.
By default, the imported highlights are visible to anyone, so be careful when you sync with Medium. If you'd like to hide your highlights, please upgrade to the premium plan.
If you see any issues importing highlights from Medium, please try it again. If the issue continues, please let us know through the bug report form, Slack, Twitter, or LinkedIn 🙏
(Optional) Step 5: Delete the imported highlights
If you'd like to delete the imported highlights, please go to the My Highlights page. Select the imported article you'd like to delete. At the top right, there is the three dots button, so please click it. You can see Delete Highlight to delete the article and highlights.
FAQs
Q. Do I need a Glasp account to import Medium highlights?
Yes. You’ll need to sign up for a free Glasp account and install the browser extension before importing.
Q. How do I get my Medium integration token?
Go to Medium’s settings page, create a new integration token, copy it, and paste it into the Glasp modal. This token is used only for authentication.
Q. Are imported Medium highlights public or private?
By default, imported highlights are public on your Glasp profile. To make them private, you’ll need a Glasp Premium plan.
Q. Do imported highlights keep the original Medium highlight date?
No. Imported highlights show the import date, not the original date from Medium.
Q. Can I change the color of imported highlights?
Yes. Imported highlights use your default highlight color setting in Glasp. You can update this in your settings before syncing.
Q. Can I delete imported Medium highlights later?
Yes. Go to your My Highlights page, select the article, and click the three dots menu → Delete Highlight.
Q. Is the import automatic (real-time sync)?
No. You’ll need to manually sync when you want to update your Glasp highlights with new Medium highlights.
Q. Is importing Medium highlights free?
Yes. The feature is free. Premium is only required if you want private highlights or advanced features.
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Glasp team