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So the obvious question, how does this compare to KOReader? That's had a long, stable life and, at first glance, seems to have the same goals. I didn't see any kind of acknowledgement or comparison in the wiki.
I will add it to the FAQ
This is an OS, not an 3 party app for the stock OS. Why does it exist? ( In my opinion at least):
We have a reader up but it's not great. A rewrite is ongoing, will finish this year for sure. It won't be better than koreader for sure, we don't have 200 developers but it uses Qt, which enables us to use better looking UI than simple menus like Koreader / Plato.
Oh did i mention we have koreader as a user app? you can use it ;)
it also enabled us to do some crazy things: https://youtu.be/hRqquXvsR1Q
Yes, most or many of those things could be done on the stock OS - but no one did it for a simple reason: you want to control things or there will be chaos.
As for now, InkBox is mostly an app launcher for me, but I really like it for it. No more stock OS resets :) For the average user? if you are not interested in those apps, in not hacking your ereader, not doing something unusual with it InkBox is probably not interesting for you. But if you use koreader anyway, dislike the stock OS and like open source, you are welcome.
We are also looking for contributors ( Rust / C++ or anything really ), this project has more potential than it seems
More questions appeared, I will update this message on the wiki: https://github.com/Kobo-InkBox/inkbox/wiki/FAQ
Nice very solid answer. I didn't understand it was a replacement OS. Do you have a browser?
I'd love an e-reader with a browser. Nothing fancy, just something for looking up lore or related topics while reading.
We have netscape and midori browser but they arent great and you cant switch between them fast and reading.
A new rewrite for the current reader is on the go, it could improve on that
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
https://piped.video/hRqquXvsR1Q
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
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