diff --git a/papis_extract/extractors/__init__.py b/papis_extract/extractors/__init__.py
index b943913..a49d010 100644
--- a/papis_extract/extractors/__init__.py
+++ b/papis_extract/extractors/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from importlib.util import find_spec
 import papis.logging
 
 from papis_extract.extraction import Extractor
-from papis_extract.extractors import pdf, readera
+from papis_extract.extractors import pdf, readera, readest
 from papis_extract.extractors.pocketbook import PocketBookExtractor
 
 logger = papis.logging.get_logger(__name__)
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ all_extractors: dict[str, Extractor] = {}
 
 all_extractors["pdf"] = pdf.PdfExtractor()
 all_extractors["readera"] = readera.ReadEraExtractor()
+all_extractors["readest"] = readest.ReadestExtractor()
 
 if find_spec("bs4") and find_spec("magic"):
     all_extractors["pocketbook"] = PocketBookExtractor()
diff --git a/papis_extract/extractors/readest.py b/papis_extract/extractors/readest.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d0df08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/papis_extract/extractors/readest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+# pyright: strict, reportUnknownMemberType=false
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import magic
+import papis.logging
+
+from papis_extract.annotation import Annotation
+
+logger = papis.logging.get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+class ReadestExtractor:
+    """Extracts exported annotations from the FOSS Readest book reading app.
+
+    https://readest.com/
+    """
+
+    def can_process(self, filename: Path) -> bool:
+        if magic.from_file(filename, mime=True) != "text/plain":
+            return False
+
+        content = self._read_file(filename)
+        if not content:
+            return False
+
+        # look for star-shaped divider pattern
+        if not re.search(
+            r"\n\*\*Exported from Readest\*\*: \d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}\n", "".join(content)
+        ):
+            return False
+
+        logger.debug(f"Found processable annotation file: {filename}")
+        return True
+
+    def run(self, filename: Path) -> list[Annotation]:
+        """Extract annotations from readest txt file.
+
+        Returns all readable annotations contained in the file passed in, with
+        highlights and notes if available.
+        """
+        content = self._read_file(filename)[2:]
+        if not content:
+            return []
+
+        annotations: list[Annotation] = []
+
+        for i, line in enumerate(content):
+            entry_content: str = ""
+            entry_note: str = ""
+            if line.startswith("> "):
+                entry_content = line.lstrip('> "').rstrip('\n" ')
+                nextline = content[i + 1]
+                if nextline.startswith("**Note**:: "):
+                    entry_note = nextline.removeprefix("**Note**:: ").strip()
+
+                a = Annotation(
+                    file=str(filename),
+                    content=entry_content,
+                    note=entry_note,
+                    # NOTE: Unfortunately Readest currently does not export color information
+                    # color=color,
+                )
+                annotations.append(a)
+
+        logger.debug(
+            f"Found {len(annotations)} "
+            f"{'annotation' if len(annotations) == 1 else 'annotations'} for {filename}."
+        )
+        return annotations
+
+    def _read_file(self, filename: Path) -> list[str]:
+        try:
+            with filename.open("r") as fr:
+                return fr.readlines()
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            logger.error(f"Could not open file {filename} for extraction.")
+            return []