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MrSilverstrike · 07-17-2026, 07:36 AM

Hello everyone,

I wanted to share another mod that I've been working on and just finalized. I tried out a Kindle for a bit and I found that I really liked the "page animations" as it's a really nice touch that also makes it unambiguously clear which page turn you just did (forward or back?) by just looking at the page turn direction.

I missed it on my Kobo, so I did a deep dive on how screen refreshes and such work, and was able to get animated page turns working on the latest models, meaning: Kobo Libra Colour, Kobo Clara Colour, Kobo Clara BW on the 4.x firmware.

Turns out the animation on Kindle is nothing more than a fancy staggered "sweep" of the screen, a special kind of screen refresh. While it's likely it's baked into the hardware, I was able to replicate it on Kobo in software and I think it turned out pretty nice!

Unlike my other mods, this one actually also gets a toggle in the built-in settings menu. So if you go to Reading settings you can find an easy toggle to turn the animations on or off. Uninstalling is also super easy.

You can find the mod here: https://github.com/nicoverbruggen/NickelDissolve

Note: If you have an older device, your device revision may be supported if you have a Libra 2 or Clara 2E, but some older board revisions unfortunately don't work and use a lower quality screen refresh, which results in aliased/unclear text. I really tried to get more devices supported, but unfortunately it's a little hit and miss.

I hope you all find it cool, and enjoy!

07-17-2026, 07:36 AM	#1
MrSilverstrike Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 113263 Join Date: Apr 2024 Location: Belgium Device: Kobo Libra Color, Kobo Clara Color	NickelDissolve: a mod that give you Kindle-style animated page turns Hello everyone, I wanted to share another mod that I've been working on and just finalized. I tried out a Kindle for a bit and I found that I really liked the "page animations" as it's a really nice touch that also makes it unambiguously clear which page turn you just did (forward or back?) by just looking at the page turn direction. I missed it on my Kobo, so I did a deep dive on how screen refreshes and such work, and was able to get animated page turns working on the latest models, meaning: Kobo Libra Colour, Kobo Clara Colour, Kobo Clara BW on the 4.x firmware. Turns out the animation on Kindle is nothing more than a fancy staggered "sweep" of the screen, a special kind of screen refresh. While it's likely it's baked into the hardware, I was able to replicate it on Kobo in software and I think it turned out pretty nice! Unlike my other mods, this one actually also gets a toggle in the built-in settings menu. So if you go to Reading settings you can find an easy toggle to turn the animations on or off. Uninstalling is also super easy. You can find the mod here: https://github.com/nicoverbruggen/NickelDissolve Note: If you have an older device, your device revision may be supported if you have a Libra 2 or Clara 2E, but some older board revisions unfortunately don't work and use a lower quality screen refresh, which results in aliased/unclear text. I really tried to get more devices supported, but unfortunately it's a little hit and miss. I hope you all find it cool, and enjoy!