fatihak/InkyPi
E-Ink Display with a Raspberry Pi and a Web Interface to customize and update the display with various plugins
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Where it stands
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The project lists 57 contributors on GitHub.
Gained 28% fewer stars in the last 90 days than in the 90 days before.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Provides a customizable E-Ink display solution using a Raspberry Pi with a web interface for easy content updates and plugin management.
- Enables distraction-free, paper-like display updates remotely via a simple web UI, supporting multiple display models and plugin extensibility.
- Use for creating a low-power, eye-friendly digital clock or calendar display in home or office environments.
- Use for displaying daily newspapers, comics, or weather forecasts on an E-Ink screen with scheduled content rotation.
- Use for developers or makers to build and deploy custom plugins that generate dynamic AI-based images or text on E-Ink displays.
Should you depend on it?
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License
GPL 3.0
Copyleft: distributing software that includes it generally requires releasing your source under the same license.
Community files
- README: present
Watch-outs
- GPL-style copyleft: including it in distributed software generally requires releasing your source under the same license.
- No GitHub releases; pin a commit or tag instead of a release.
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From the README
InkyPi is an open-source, customizable E-Ink display powered by a Raspberry Pi. Designed for simplicity and flexibility, it allows you to effortlessly display the content you care about, with a simple web interface that makes setup and configuration effortless.
And additional plugins coming soon! For documentation on building custom plugins, see Building InkyPi Plugins.
Disclosure: The links above are affiliate links. I may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through them, at no extra cost to you, which helps maintain and develop this project.
After the installation is complete, the script will prompt you to reboot your Raspberry Pi. Once rebooted, the display will update to show the InkyPi splash screen.
For more details, including instructions on how to image your microSD with Raspberry Pi OS, refer to installation.md. You can also checkout this YouTube tutorial.
Daily snapshots
Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots
Forks
592+35
Open issues
87-31
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