# baskerville/plato

Document reader

Repository: https://github.com/baskerville/plato
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/baskerville-plato
Language: Rust
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: kobo, e-ink, e-reader, pdf, epub, djvu
Last push: 2026-03-30T09:43:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 65/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 74, release rhythm 33, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3423, "days_push": 156, "days_rel": 234, "gap_med": 412, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1694, forks 152 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:23.573040+00:00)

## What it is
Plato is a document reader application for Kobo e-ink e-readers, written in Rust. It supports PDF, EPUB, DJVU, CBZ, FB2, MOBI, XPS and TXT formats with features like margin cropping, annotations, and dictionary lookups.

## Use cases
- read pdfs and epubs on a Kobo e-reader
- replace the stock Kobo reader with a faster alternative
- annotate and highlight documents on an e-ink device
- look up word definitions while reading
- crop pdf margins for better reading on small screens
- read djvu and cbz files on an e-reader

## When to choose
- you own a supported Kobo device and want a responsive, feature-rich reading app
- you need better pdf handling (cropping, fit-to-width, rotation) than the stock reader
- you want annotations, bookmarks, and dictionary support on e-ink

## When to avoid
- you don't own a Kobo e-reader
- you need a document reader for desktop or mobile platforms
- you require DRM-protected ebook support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: pdf, file-system, image-processing
- domain: pdf, files, cross-platform
- platform: embedded
- tags: e-reader, kobo, e-ink, epub, djvu, document-reader, embedded-linux, linux

## Member repositories
- baskerville/plato (main) score 65

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:23.573040+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:37:59.079583+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/baskerville/plato (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:23.573040+00:00, sha 56ccca3c53b4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.