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is there anyway to directly transfer files to the tablet without using their cloud services?


You can connect the device to your computer via USB and SSH into it. There's a web interface that you can access, or you can use rsync, scp, etc.


In fact you can ssh to the device over wifi, even without connecting the device via USB. The device just needs to be awake (not sleeping/suspended). The web interface works only over USB, but you can scp files onto the device directly (and create an appropriate .metadata file with a one-liner) — see https://remarkablewiki.com/tech/filesystem and https://gist.github.com/Utopiah/e2d5c944bbd632e3ae0530e60297...

I'm yet to figure out (haven't searched enough yet) how to export the files out of the device (i.e. convert from their format to PDF/SVG) without using the USB web interface though; when I do, my workflow will be complete.


  > I'm yet to figure out (haven't searched enough yet) how to export the files out of the device (i.e. convert from their format to PDF/SVG) without using the USB web interface though; when I do, my workflow will be complete. 
My software does that: reMarkable Connection Utility (RCU). Paid, but GPLv3+, and works over USB or WiFi. It has a custom renderer that exports bitmap PDFs very close to what the screen shows--reMarkable's PDF export looks like a photocopy because they rotoscope a bitmap (why? dunno).

http://www.davisr.me/projects/rcu/


ok, thanks for the reply. I was wondering to buy, but was a bit skeptical if the access was only through their servers.



Correct me if I'm wrong but the problem I have with script you linked is that it relies on the WebUI provided by the tablet.

This WebUI does not work unless the USB interface is connected or you give it an IP after each reboot [1]. I wish there were a simple way to push and retrieve files from the tablet without relying on too many hacks or too much patching that would reveal maintenance heavy over time. There is one script that might be the one but I haven't tested it yet [2].

And I am wary of the direction ReMarkable is going : "recurring revenue, with a focus on software functionality" [3], it might be in their best interest to shut down any hacking possibility in the future.

Funny how the company advertises for a simple experience that will let you focus on the essentials, but because the software is lacking many fundamental features, you spend more time hacking it than working with it.

[1]: https://github.com/reHackable/scripts/issues/20#issuecomment... [2]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ddvk/remarkable-touchgestu... [3]: https://shifter.no/nyheter/okte-inntektene-med-150-millioner...




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