# aceinnolab/Inkycal

Create awesome e-paper dashboards within minutes! Modularity? Check! Python3? Check? Works on Raspberry Pi Zero W? Check! Support for own modules? Check!

Repository: https://github.com/aceinnolab/Inkycal
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/inkycal
Homepage: https://aceinnolab.github.io/Inkycal/
Language: C
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: e-paper, raspberry-pi, python, e-ink, epd, inkycal
Last push: 2026-08-06T14:22:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 84/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 58, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2929, "days_push": 27, "days_rel": 64, "gap_med": 197, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1476, forks 152 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:50.269766+00:00)

## What it is
Inkycal is a modular Python application that renders information dashboards (calendars, weather, tasks, photos, custom modules) on e-paper displays connected to Raspberry Pi devices. It supports Waveshare and Papirus panels, web-based configuration, battery-friendly rendering, and runs even on the Pi Zero W.

## Use cases
- build an e-paper dashboard on a raspberry pi
- display calendar and weather on an e-ink screen
- show tasks and photos on an e-paper display
- create a low-power always-on info panel
- write custom python modules for an e-paper dashboard
- set up a waveshare e-paper display with a raspberry pi zero

## When to choose
- you have a Raspberry Pi and a Waveshare or Papirus e-paper display
- you want a modular, extensible dashboard with custom Python modules
- you need low-power, battery-friendly rendering with ghosting prevention
- you want web-based configuration and boot-startup support

## When to avoid
- you need a full-color or high-refresh-rate display
- you don't have a Raspberry Pi or compatible e-paper hardware
- you want a general-purpose screen dashboard rather than e-paper
- you need real-time updates, since e-paper refresh is slow

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: data-visualization, gui, plugin-system, scheduling, configuration-management
- domain: iot, embedded-systems, developer-tools, hardware, self-hosted
- platform: python, iot, embedded, self-hosted
- tags: e-paper, e-ink, raspberry-pi, dashboard, waveshare, epd, low-power, calendar, weather-display, linux

## Member repositories
- aceinnolab/Inkycal (main) score 84

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:50.269766+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 2026-08-30T04:34:26.728536+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/aceinnolab/Inkycal (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:50.269766+00:00, sha 11766fc66c3b)
  - homepage: https://aceinnolab.github.io/Inkycal/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:41:34.990771+00:00, sha a04c95d5b5f1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.