Porting Tachiyomi to PB InkPad 4

szmoli · Today, 05:24 AM

I'm looking to buy an InkPad 4 because the size is just right for both reading books and manga. From the limited amount of research I did I came to the conclusion that Tachiyomi isn't available for these devices out of the box.

How feasible is it to fork Tachiyomi and port it to work with PB devices? I got some experience with both C and C++ since I'm enrolled in a software engineering program at a university. Both languages have extensive documentation so I think this won't be an obstacle.

On the other hand I couldn't really find any documentation for developing apps for PB devices which is a huge problem. I could find bits of information about an SDK on this forum, but the big picture of this whole procedure is still blurry.

Any ideas?

neil_swann80 · Today, 06:38 AM

There aren't any comprehensive guides as far as I know. You'll have to piece things together yourself from multiple sources.

This would be a good starting point however:
https://github.com/pmartin/pocketbook-demo
https://github.com/pocketbook-free/InkViewDoc

Today, 05:24 AM	#1
szmoli Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2025 Device: none	Porting Tachiyomi to PB InkPad 4 I'm looking to buy an InkPad 4 because the size is just right for both reading books and manga. From the limited amount of research I did I came to the conclusion that Tachiyomi isn't available for these devices out of the box. How feasible is it to fork Tachiyomi and port it to work with PB devices? I got some experience with both C and C++ since I'm enrolled in a software engineering program at a university. Both languages have extensive documentation so I think this won't be an obstacle. On the other hand I couldn't really find any documentation for developing apps for PB devices which is a huge problem. I could find bits of information about an SDK on this forum, but the big picture of this whole procedure is still blurry. Any ideas?

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Today, 06:38 AM	#2
neil_swann80 0000000000101010 Posts: 5,892 Karma: 12981955 Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: An island off the coast of Ireland Device: PB632 [HD3]	There aren't any comprehensive guides as far as I know. You'll have to piece things together yourself from multiple sources. This would be a good starting point however: https://github.com/pmartin/pocketbook-demo https://github.com/pocketbook-free/InkViewDoc