fatihak/InkyPi
E-Ink Display with a Raspberry Pi and a Web Interface to customize and update the display with various plugins observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
66/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 46
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 655
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 9
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
4184 stars · 565 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
InkyPi is an open-source E-Ink display application that runs on a Raspberry Pi and is controlled through a web interface. It supports plugins for displaying images, clocks, weather, calendars, comics, and AI-generated content, with scheduled playlists for rotating content.
Use cases
- display weather forecast on an e-ink dashboard
- show my google calendar on an e-paper display
- build a raspberry pi e-ink photo frame
- rotate daily newspaper front pages on an e-ink screen
- schedule playlists of content on an epaper display
- generate ai images to show on an e-ink display
When to choose
- you have a Raspberry Pi and a Pimoroni or Waveshare e-paper display
- you want a low-power, distraction-free smart display with a web UI
- you want to extend display content with custom Python plugins
When to avoid
- you need a commercial turnkey smart display with cloud support
- your display hardware is not a supported e-paper panel
- you need real-time or high-refresh-rate content, which e-ink cannot handle
Facets
application · maturity active
image-processing web-framework plugin-system scheduling llm-inference iot hardware self-hosted web-development python iot self-hosted eink epaper raspberry-pi smart-display plugins web-interface maker automation linux web-server
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/fatihak/InkyPi · fetched 2026-08-28 · 2594bdb4d43c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| fatihak/InkyPi | main | 66 |
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