Kindle E-Ink Weather, Markets & Calendar Dashboard
Transform an Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (tested on Paperwhite 3, 7th Gen) into a dedicated, high-contrast, always-on e-ink dashboard displaying Canadian weather, live financial market tickers, and upcoming calendar bookings.
- Add-on
- Stable
- Low brick risk
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Before you start
- How hard is it?
- HardUses the command line or developer tools.
- 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.
Did it work for you?
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Compatibility
Devices: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3.
No compatibility information yet.
Getting started
From the project's README ("Installation to Kindle"):
- Connect your Kindle to your computer via USB.
- Run the automated installer: ./installtokindle.sh This script will:
- Detect and mount the Kindle partition (/media/$USER/Kindle).
- Copy dashboard/ and extensions/ to /mnt/us/.
- Set executable permissions.
- Sync disk cache and safely unmount the device.
- Disconnect the USB cable.
- On your Kindle, open KUAL from your library.
- Tap Weather Dashboard -> Start Dashboard (Auto).
Risk and recovery
- Brick risk
- Low
- Requires opening the device
- No
From the project's README ("Operating the Dashboard"):
Start Dashboard (Auto): Starts the background daemon, fetches the latest dashboard immediately, and refreshes every 15 minutes. Refresh Now: Triggers a single fetch and screen refresh immediately. Test Screen (Local Image): Renders the local test.png without network access to verify alignment and contrast. Stop Dashboard: Terminates the background refresh loop and resets power management. Exit / Return to E-Reader Mode: Press and hold the power button for 15 seconds until the Kindle screen flashes and restarts to the normal Amazon reader interface.