joukos/PaperTTY
PaperTTY - Python module to render a TTY or VNC on e-ink observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
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: 2945
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 874
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1043 stars · 109 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
PaperTTY is a Python module and CLI tool that renders a Linux TTY, framebuffer, VNC desktop, images, or stdin onto SPI-connected e-ink displays, typically driven by a Raspberry Pi. It supports Waveshare panels and others using the IT8951 controller.
Use cases
- display a linux terminal on an e-ink screen
- use a waveshare e-paper display as a monitor with raspberry pi
- render a vnc desktop to e-ink
- show framebuffer output on e-paper
- display images on an e-ink display from the command line
When to choose
- you have a Waveshare or IT8951 e-ink display and a Raspberry Pi
- you want a low-power e-ink terminal or VNC viewer
- you need to push console or framebuffer content to e-paper from Linux
When to avoid
- you need fast refresh rates or video playback - e-ink is slow
- you are not on Linux/Raspberry Pi with SPI enabled
- you need a polished GUI application rather than a CLI tool
Facets
library · maturity active
cli graphics gui hardware embedded-systems developer-tools python iot cli e-ink waveshare vnc framebuffer spi-display raspberry-pi terminal-rendering command-line linux
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/joukos/PaperTTY · fetched 2026-08-28 · ee5be7d35c0f
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/papertty/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8b0761d8fd84
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| joukos/PaperTTY | main | 23 |
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