E-readers · Rakuten Kobo
Kobo e-readers
The friendliest e-reader to tinker with: it installs add-ons copied over USB, no jailbreak needed.
ModelsClaraLibraSageElipsaClara ColourLibra Colour
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What it can become
What owners already do with it, easiest first.
Easy~15 minNo risk
Add your own menu items
NickelMenu adds entries to the stock interface: launch apps, run scripts, toggle settings Kobo hides.
An evening~30 minNo risk
Add KOReader next to the stock reader
Copy the files over USB and launch it from a menu entry. Better PDFs and comics, sync, dictionaries. Removing it is as easy.
An evening~30 minNo risk
Try another reader built for e-ink
Plato is a fast alternative reader that drives the screen directly.
Everything built for it
19 projects from the index, most active first.
- koreader/koreaderEbook reader app for Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook and reMarkableActive★ 30.6K
- baskerville/platoPlato, an alternative document reader for Kobo e-readers that drives the e-ink hardware directlyActive★ 1.7K
- pgaskin/NickelMenuAdd custom menu items to Kobo e-reader firmwareActive★ 1.2K
- Quill-OS/quillQuill OS, an open-source Qt-based OS and eBook reader for Kobo e-readersActive★ 798
- NiLuJe/FBInkLibrary/tool to draw text and images to Kindle/Kobo/reMarkable eInk framebuffersActive★ 553
- NiLuJe/kfmoninotify-based launcher for custom apps on Kobo devicesActive★ 437
- karlicoss/kobuddyKobo database backup and parser for notes, highlights and progressActive★ 184
- pgaskin/kobopatchPatching system for Kobo e-reader firmwareActive★ 134
- notmarek/KoboTolinoFindingsFindings on the new Kobo/tolino 5.x firmwareActive★ 111
- pgaskin/NickelHookLibrary for creating mods for Kobo's Nickel e-reader softwareActive★ 90
- nicoverbruggen/NickelTypeFixFixes typesetting issues in the Kobo Nickel reader software for all fontsActive★ 38
- nicoverbruggen/NickelHomeModification customizing the home screen of Kobo e-readersActive★ 23
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- shermp/Kobo-UNCaGEDWireless Calibre connection for Kobo devices integrated into NickelSlow★ 133
- Podginator/KoboOmnivoreConverterProxy letting the Kobo Clara read Omnivore articles through its Pocket integrationSlow★ 120
- shermp/NickelDBusMonitor and control Kobo's Nickel reader app via D-BusSlow★ 41
- mollykannn/kobo-book-exporterExports Kobo book highlights and book lists from the device databaseSlow★ 22
- potatoeggy/kobinkSelf-hosted reimplementation of the Kobo sync APISlow★ 14
- tylpk1216/kobo-libra2-uhid-moduleKernel module adding support for Bluetooth page turners on the Kobo Libra 2Dormant★ 34
- tomglvng/kobo-annotations-exporterExports annotations from Kobo readers in a readable formatDormant★ 12