InkMorning

Guide

Put InkMorning on your e-reader

The KOReader plugin keeps your sleep screen fresh automatically. No KOReader? You can still download any wallpaper at your device’s exact resolution and copy it over by hand.

Setup in three steps

  1. Step 1: Install KOReader

    The free, open-source reading app the plugin runs in. Skip this if it’s already on your e-reader.

    koreader.rocks (opens in a new tab)

  2. Step 2: Install the plugin

    Unzip it and copy the inkmorning.koplugin folder into koreader/plugins/, then restart KOReader.

    Download the plugin (.zip)

  3. Step 3: Pair with your phone

    In KOReader: Tools → InkMorning → Pair device. Scan the QR code on the reader with your phone and sign in. That’s it.

    No camera? Enter the code

Recommended

KOReader plugin

For e-readers where KOReader controls the sleep screen: jailbroken Kindles, Kobo and reMarkable. On PocketBook and Android readers (including BOOX), KOReader can’t change the system sleep screen, so download a wallpaper and set it in the device’s own settings instead.

Before you start: the plugin runs inside KOReader, a free, open-source reading app. If it isn’t on your device yet, install it first from koreader.rocks. No KOReader? Use the daily wallpaper link instead.

Pair a deviceSee today’s wallpaper
  1. 1

    Get the plugin

    Download the plugin (.zip)
    Unzip it to get the inkmorning.koplugin folder. Keep the folder name exactly as it is: KOReader only loads plugin folders ending in .koplugin.

  2. 2

    Copy it to your e-reader

    Connect the e-reader over USB and copy the folder into koreader/plugins/. On a Kindle that is usually /koreader/plugins/ at the root of the USB drive; on Kobo it is .adds/koreader/plugins/. On reMarkable it is wherever your KOReader launcher installed KOReader (commonly /home/root/koreader/plugins/).

  3. 3

    Restart KOReader

    Eject the device safely, then fully exit and reopen KOReader so it picks up the new plugin.

  4. 4

    Pair your device

    Connect to Wi-Fi and open the Tools menu (the wrench icon) → InkMorning → Pair device. A QR code and a 6-character code appear on screen.

  5. 5

    Scan it with your phone

    Point your phone’s camera at the QR code. It opens My devices with the code filled in; if asked, create a free account or sign in, and the code is kept. Older KOReader versions show only the code: sign in here and type it. Codes expire after 30 minutes. The e-reader confirms within a few seconds.

  6. 6

    Enjoy

    Use Set as sleep screen: Daily pick and turn on Auto-update daily. Your purchases are under Browse my library and the wallpapers you saved under Browse my favorites; Sleep screen source → Rotate shows a different one each day. InkMorning never turns Wi-Fi on by itself.

New in 0.6

Reading screens

Show your own reading on the sleep screen, over the InkMorning image: the book with its progress and time left, your reading streak and the last four weeks, the cover, or one of your highlights. It is drawn on the e-reader from KOReader’s reading statistics, so your books never leave the device.

In KOReader: InkMorning → Reading screen.

Manual install

Without KOReader

Open any wallpaper, choose your device in the picker and press Download. The file is rendered at exactly your screen resolution, in grayscale. Where it goes depends on your device:

Kindle (stock firmware)

Stock Kindle firmware doesn’t support custom screensavers without a jailbreak, and some models show ads or the book cover instead. The simplest route is to install KOReader (where your model supports it) and use the plugin above, or turn on the Kindle’s own Display Cover option where available.

If your Kindle is already jailbroken with a screensaver hack, download at your model’s preset and follow that hack’s documentation for where images go (commonly a linkss/screensavers folder; PNG, grayscale).

Kobo

Recent Kobo firmware can show your own images while the device sleeps: copy them into a screensaver folder inside the hidden .kobo folder and turn on the full-screen sleep image option. Our Kobo sleep screen guide has the steps. With KOReader, simply use the plugin.

Download at your Kobo preset so the image fills the screen exactly. Folder and option names can change between firmware versions.

reMarkable

reMarkable tablets don’t offer custom sleep screens in their settings. Community tools replace the suspended.png image over SSH; this is unofficial, may be reset by software updates, and is at your own risk.

Download at the reMarkable preset (PNG, grayscale) so the image matches the display exactly.

PocketBook & Android e-readers (BOOX and others)

On PocketBook and Android, KOReader can’t replace the system sleep screen, so the plugin can’t set it for you. Download at your screen size (pick Custom size if your model isn’t listed) and choose the image in the device’s own settings: on BOOX usually Settings → Desktop & Screen saver → Screen saver, on PocketBook the logo or sleep image option in the screen settings. Menu names vary by firmware.

Other e-readers & KOReader without the plugin

Pick Custom size in the device picker and enter your screen resolution. In KOReader, go to Settings → Screen → Sleep screen → Wallpaper and choose Custom images → Choose image or document cover to use any downloaded file (menu names vary slightly by version).

Device software changes often. These notes are general guidance, not official instructions from the device makers, and modifying your device may void its warranty.