Plato
Document reader for Kobo e-readers
Plato is an open-source document reader built specifically for Kobo e-ink devices, supporting EPUB, PDF, CBZ, and more. It offers a library view, annotations, and connectivity to OPDS catalogs.
Key features
- Built for Kobo devices
- Multi-format support
- OPDS catalog access
- Annotations and bookmarks
Strengths
- Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
- Active community (1.7k GitHub stars)
- Written in Rust
- Tiny footprint — runs in 128 MB RAM
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