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Plato

Document reader for Kobo e-readers

E-books & Media Library ★ 1.7k stars Medium setup AGPL-3.0

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.

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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

Is Plato secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Plato's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

Plato replaces

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