This is for epaper tablets, just tiny ones.
Remarkable looks like it has a pretty active hacking community: https://github.com/rehackable/awesome-remarkable#launchers
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Awesome reMarkable
The reMarkable is a paper tablet for those who prefer writing on paper. Its remarkably fast paper-white display, Linux based operating system and awesome community make it highly attractive amongst hackers and developers.
Contributions are welcome as long as they follow the guidelines.
Disclaimer
No project here is affiliated or endorsed by reMarkable AS. If you modify your device official support might refuse to help you.
Write down your SSH password
⚠️ WARNING, READ THIS FIRST ⚠️
Make sure you have saved your SSH password somewhere secure, or you have setup a SSH key
You can find the SSH password in your settings: Settings > Help > Copyrights and licenses > General information (scroll down).
Failure to do so could result in a soft-bricked device that requires emergency recovery.
Factory reset may brick your device
This function may not do what you are expecting. While it resets all user data, it will not restore the device to the original factory condition. It will reset your SSH password and remove all SSH keys, which may make it impossible to connect to your device if it is malfunctioning.
See remarkable.guide for more information on how to properly factory reset your device.
Take special care if you are using a reMarkable 2.
System recovery requires some hardware. See https://remarkable.guide/tech/recovery.html#remarkable-2-recovery for more information.
The screen on rm2 and rm1 are different. Workarounds have been developed to interact with the rM2 framebuffer but some projects might not work on it. See ddvk/remarkable2-framebuffer and ddvk/remarkable2-framebuffer#14.
Contents
APIs
Cloud API
Lines Format
Other APIs
Applications
Games
Launchers
Cloud Tools
Custom Templates
Device Tools
GUI Clients
Interface Customization
Other
Screen Sharing/Streaming
APIs
Cloud API
(Unmaintained) google-drive-remarkable-sync - Apps Script API for reMarkable Cloud. Includes Synchronizer capability to automate mirroring of documents from Google Drive to reMarkable Cloud.
jrmapi - A Java API for the reMarkable Cloud.
(Unmaintained) reMarkableAPI - Docs and implementation of the reMarkable file sync API.
(Unmaintained) reMarkable-typescript - TypeScript API for reMarkable Cloud.
Remarkable.jl - Julia API Interface to the reMarkable cloud.
remarkdav - A tool to sync PDF files from a WebDAV directory to the reMarkable Cloud.
rMAPI ReMarkable Cloud Go API.
(Unmaintained) rmapy - ReMarkable Cloud Python API.
rmcl- Asynchronous Python library for the reMarkable Cloud.
rmfakecloud - Fake Cloud Sync, server implementation of the Cloud API.
Lines Format
librm_lines - A C++ library for reading & writing & rendering v6 files with the original reMarkable quill library, includes multiple languages wrappers for python and npm.
lines-are-beautiful - C++ File API for the reMarkable tablet.
lines-are-rusty - Rust File API for the reMarkable tablet.
reMarkable-kaitai - Kaitai Struct format specification for the binary lines format.
(Unmaintained) reMarkable-layers - Python API for reading & writing reMarkable Lines format. Supports very basic conversion of PDFs and SVGs to Lines format.
rmrl - The reMarkable Rendering Library for Python converts annotated documents to PDF files.
rmscene - Python library to read v6 files / software version 3.
Other APIs
libreMarkable - A framework for developing applications with native refresh support for reMarkable Tablet.
Applications
harmony - a low latency sketching app with procedural brushes.
KOReader - An ebook reader application supporting PDF, DjVu, EPUB, FB2 and many more formats.
darvin/plato LinusCDE/plato - Plato reader port. Supports pdfs, epubs, many other formats.
Rebook - The missing book store for reMarkable.
reGenda - An agenda-based calendar for reMarkable.
reMarkable keywriter - A distraction free keyboard notes app.
reMarkable SSH explorer - An on-device ssh explorer for downloading pdf files from a server to the reMarkable tablet
reMarkable wikipedia - Offline wikipedia reader for reMarkable.
(Unmaintained) remarkaBot - Fetch your documents from Telegram.
whiteboard-hypercard - Live collaboration, drawing, chat, whiteboarding.
Writerdeck for reMarkable 1 - Distraction-free Markdown word processor with keyboard support via a companion app or usb. With optional syncing and encryption of documents.
Browser extensions
rePub - unofficial browser extension that creates ePubs from websites and can either upload them to reMarkable cloud or save them locally, currently for Chrome only
rePubfox - a hard fork of rePub for Firefox
Games
chessMarkable - Play chess against a bot or a friend.
DOOMarkable - Play DOOM on the reMarkable 1.
minesweeper - A mine detection game.
recrossable - Crossword game with simplistic handwriting recognition and automatic generation of crosswords.
retris - Play a clone of the popular block stacking game with either buttons or swipe guestures.
Launchers
draft-reMarkable - A launcher for the reMarkable tablet, which wraps around the standard interface.
oxide - A launcher application for the reMarkable tablet.
remux - A multi-tasking launcher for the reMarkable tablet.
Cloud Tools
AgentNews-RemarkableRSSReader - An AI agent for processing RSS news feeds and sending them to reMarkable via Google Drive API.
Aviary - A webhook-driven document uploader for reMarkable Cloud and rmfakecloud, featuring a static UI and a Go backend. Optional integration for email via AWS SES.
CUPS Printing - Script to print directly to reMarkable Cloud from CUPS using rMAPI.
mendeley-rMsync - Script to sync PDFs (with annotations) from/to a Mendeley folder.
Moss - An app for working with your documents in the reMarkable/rmFakeCloud cloud
pdf2remarkable - Script to upload PDFs to the reMarkable Cloud.
(Unmaintained) reCatchable - Turn websites into ebooks, upload them to reMarkable.
reGitable - Backup your reMarkable with git and sync changes to a remote repository automatically.
Remarcal - Sync Google, Outlook, Apple, and more
Read the full README on GitHubWhat Hacker News says
61 sourcesRemarkable itself does not promote the devices as hackable. That's the community that has evolved around it taking advantage of the company leaving the device open in this way. Furthermore, there is quite a thriving ecosystem[1] of custom software for the devices, so your assessment of it not working in practice is empirically untrue.
> the very restrictive underlying software
This is by design, based on publicly espoused principles, and everything about the product branding makes it very explicit and obvious. No one should buy a Remarkable device and be surprised about how restrictive it is.
> the user-hostile changes to the subscription
The "user-hostile" changes to the subscription is that they are charging for it.
It is worth emphasizing that nothing is restricted with device usage if you do not have a subscription. They expect you to
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pay if you want to use anything which runs through their cloud services, which is undeniably reasonable.
You can sync to other cloud providers without an active subscription.[2]
[1] https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable
[2] https://support.remarkable.com/s/article/Using-reMarkable-wi...
Also for anyone with a remarkable 1 or 2 there's fun to be had with the following:
https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable
In NetSurf on ReMarkable 2https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable is a great resource to get other resources, including getting onto the discord if you want some interactive conversations.
In Ghostwriter – use the reMarkable2 as an interface to vision-LLMsLet me know if you need any help, I think only one other person has tried to get this working. I'm over on the reMarkable discord server, https://discord.gg/u3P9sDW (linked from https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable)
Rust binary so should be easy to install. In theory :)
In Ghostwriter – use the reMarkable2 as an interface to vision-LLMsJust yesterday the news was Nvidia's personal AI supercomputer (on Linux). Today the news is about gaming and SteamOS. The "cloud" is already for decades overwhelmingly Linux. There are remarkable devices (pun) [1] based on Linux. Whether for fun or serious work, if we connect the dots the future is Linux, or at least Linux-like.
Yes, it is a painfully slow journey. People acting as individuals or in organizations have enormous inertia (which is not totally a bad thing- upgrading a Linux desktop is still a dance at the precipice). But the real cause is mostly the extreme centralization and suppression of competition in the broader tech space. This has not helped the adoption of mass-market oriented devices based on Linux. But slowly the wheels of computing history are turning...
[1] - https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable
In Bye-bye Windows gaming? SteamOS officially expands past the Steam DeckYeah, running Linux and having SSH are a massive plus for me too. I can use them as substitute Wacom tablets for basic drawing (design diagrams, sketches on calls etc) and check https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable every so often to see what cool new things I can do with them. :)
In Using Two ReMarkablesI think there may be a misunderstanding of my point.
The fact that GNOME works well on typical tablets isn't really relevant here. The PineNote is an E-ink device with very specific hardware constraints and use cases. It's primarily meant for reading and writing, and these tasks require software specifically optimized for E-ink displays and low-power operation.
I've personally experimented with desktop environments like XFCE and i3 on a reMarkable 2. While it was an interesting technical exercise, the experience wasn't practical for daily use. For comparison, look at the reMarkable's unofficial/hacked ecosystem (https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable) - it's full of applications and utilities specifically designed for E-ink displays and writing/reading workflows.
This is why I'm hesitant about the "community device" designation.
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Simply saying "it runs GNOME" doesn't tell us anything about the actual user experience for reading and writing on E-ink. To be clear, my concern isn't that it runs GNOME - it's that this seems to be the only information available about the software experience.
Remarkable is very tinkerable[1]. I've had a lot of fun hacking mine! It could be better, but all in all, very good.
[1]: https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable
In Amazon reveals first color Kindle, new Kindle Scribe, and moreWhile I really like the color, and IMHO the back-light works quite well in my eyes, there are a couple of shortcomings of the RMPP and reMarkable in general which are barely mentioned, but which you should know if you consider buying one:
- while the total resolution is slightly higher on the RMPP (229 PPI) compared to RM 1/2 (226 PPI), the effective resolution is lower, especially for ebooks/PDFs. When you have text on say grey background you can barely read the text on the RMPP while there is no problem on RM 1/2.
- starting with RMPP there is coil whining (not loud but you hear it in quite settings)
- while the advertising sais "Can render 20,000 colors", you have actually a very limited number of colors when it comes to one pixel. Colorful images or highlighted text is being rendered quite coarsly as on those cheap 7-color e-ink devic
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es (but faster and with higher resolution)
- you can't use the (quiet expensive) pen which works for RM 1/2
- the software feels quite unfinished in a lot of aspects. This is hard to summarize of course but includes very slow processing of and poor interaction with ebooks/pdfs or the close to non-existing integration of typed text.
- without the cloud it's hard to get documents on your device. The web interface is fiddly and for some documents it simply doesn't work.
On the plus side you get root access on a relatively native Linux system and there is a community providing cool stuff [0]
[0]: https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable
There is quite a lot of hacking possible on the RM1 and RM2 at least. This repo has a nice overview over the many projects: https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable
In ReMarkable Paper ProSeems like you can, but not clear how easy it is - https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable
In ReMarkable Paper Pro> with some linux distro with touch support, unlocked bootloader and ssh, powered by a microcontroller with mainline linux support, no fancy apps, no cloud service and no subscription
I am also not a fan of the subscription model & pricing scheme but I guess that is how they want to pay back their investors. However, besides this they are (relatively speaking) also a pretty open company with a sizable community on github maitaning a lot of custom tools / applications. They do not provide official support for these modifications, but these tablets are definitely not locked-in like an ipad or impossible to tinker with because of obscure undocumented chinese hardware
https://github.com/reMarkable
https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable
In ReMarkable Paper Pro> As much as I love the hacker spirit of cracking open hardware and software and bending it to your will (whether or not it was designed towards that end), I enjoy my reMarkable precisely because I can get away from the ubiquity of computing and needing to constantly tinker with and repair software.
Personally I completely agree with you, and could have written almost exactly that paragraph - I too have a ReMarkable (the 2nd / current version), and love using it as it ships for both note taking and especially for reading ebooks/PDFs ("especially" just because it's what I use it for more, not because that's what it's better at - in fact, its UI for reading documents is among its weaker points and I hope they improve it in future software updates).
However it is worth pointing out that you can SSH into it, and there are a fair few 3rd party
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tools and hacks for it - so far I've avoided trying any of them as there's nothing that I want strongly enough to have even a 1% risk of bricking it to worry about. But I'm tempted to start playing around with it someday.
This is the best list of stuff for the ReMarkable that I'm aware of, though I don't know how complete it is / how many released tools or guides there might be that aren't included here:
https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable
Haven't been using it as much but the builtin Pocket integration is also really convenient & slick for reading articles.
The Kobo also has a fantastic aftermarket world of open source software. https://github.com/topics/kobo?o=desc&s=updated
For a while folks were starting to get their own regular distros running on Kobos too but I'm not seeing much follow-through.
The reMarkable probably has an edge in overall open source tooling. They definitely have a much better page showing off what's available, https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-remarkable.
But Kobo is quite impressive & flexible. Great out of box & hackable ecosystem. Prices are reasonable, the base software is pretty great, and as you say, software updates just keep coming. I was running an ancient but lovely Kobo Aura HD until a year or so back, a fairly ancient device, & was
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still getting updates, getting faster/snappier & ever improving navigation/UI. My newer cheaper device has been great. Kobo has been such an excellent company to their users; it's been, ah, "remarkable" to see.
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