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Button Map KUAL extension
A KUAL extension that exposes options in the KUAL GUI menu to enable and disable physical kindle buttons.
- Add-on
- Stable
- Low brick risk
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Latest release · 21 Jan 2026v1.0.0
First release after testing all (tequila-keyboard) button enable/disable menu options on a kindle-4-black.
Full Changelog: https://github.com/ogallagher/kbuttonmap/commits/v1.0.0
Before you start
- How hard is it?
- EasyCopy a file or use a web page. No extra software.
- What you need
- A USB or MIDI cable
- Comfort with the command line
- A computer
- Another hack installed first
- Can it break my device?
- Very unlikely to break anything.
- Can I undo it?
- The project doesn't say. Assume you can't.
Get itOpens github.com
Did it work for you?
Did Button Map KUAL extension v1.0.0 work on your Amazon Kindle 4?
No reports yet for v1.0.0.
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Compatibility
Devices: Amazon Kindle 4.
No compatibility information yet.
Getting started
From the project's README ("Install"):
- Access the kindle /mnt/us/ exposed filesystem (ex. plug into computer with usb cable). If accessing from a computer file explorer, the mounted kindle volume is actually /mnt/us/ within the kindle OS.
- Extract kual-kbuttonmap.tar.gz and place the extracted kual-kbuttonmap/ folder within extensions/.
- Eject and disconnect the kindle.
The next time you open KUAL, the new menu options should appear.
Risk and recovery
- Brick risk
- Low
- Requires opening the device
- No
Releases
| Version | Name | Released |
|---|---|---|
| v1.0.0 | —Latest | 21 January 2026 |