Kobo screensaver - recommendations?

allanahk · 06-06-2022, 08:18 PM

Hi all, I recently got a Libra 2 and loving the customisability so far (my first kobo, I used to have a kindle).

I want to use custom screensavers as per this thread, but I'm struggling to find nice screensaver images in the correct aspect ratio for the libra 2. Does anyone have any nice ones they would like to share? Thanks!

frostschutz · 06-06-2022, 08:54 PM

I usually grab mine from openclipart and similar sites.

https://openclipart.org/detail/31131...he-caterpillar

allanahk · 06-07-2022, 01:58 AM

Well I feel a bit silly now - for some reason I assumed the libra 2 had a more square aspect ratio compared to the kindle paperwhite/voyage etc (I think the extra width from the page turn buttons skewed my perception) but it seems most ereader screens are 4:3. Knowing this, there are plenty of kindle screensavers available online that work perfectly for the libra 2.

This one is my current favourite find so far!

MGlitch · 06-07-2022, 02:28 AM

You can also try an image editor, there should be a good handful of free ones capable of resizing images

xyclonei · 06-07-2022, 02:36 AM

I've attached a few of my own making.

Deobulakenyo · 06-07-2022, 02:44 AM

If you find a low resolution image that you really like to use, you can use http://waifu2x.udp.jp/ to double and redouble its resolution

ZodWallop · 06-07-2022, 12:03 PM

I use book covers on my Kobo. But on my old Nook ST, I have a bunch of Heavy Metal Magazine covers I use. Especially the older, more surreal ones, before every cover became 'tits in space' (they have gotten better recently).

slantybard · 06-07-2022, 02:01 PM

I like this one:

https://images.app.goo.gl/9gc5WLuKJMEWGLb37

allanahk · 06-07-2022, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xyclonei

I've attached a few of my own making.

I love the cat one!! Thanks very much

codychan · 06-08-2022, 01:57 AM

I've been using the following screensaver for years. The screenshot of attachment is small because of the attachment limitation from mobileread.

Get the original image of high resolution from the following link:
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/01/b6...7831f7658e.jpg

xyclonei · 06-08-2022, 02:17 AM

Adding one more.

JSWolf · 06-08-2022, 04:35 AM

I like a lock screen that looks like the home page (on someone else's Kobo).

Deobulakenyo · 06-08-2022, 04:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I like a lock screen that looks like the home page (on someone else's Kobo).

Why didn't i think of this? Can we swap homescreen screenshots? I pretty much like a screenshot of a homescreen with non-English menus/language.

DNSB · 06-08-2022, 05:42 PM

My screensaver images lean heavily on M. C. Escher. Bond of Union, Drawing Hands, Belvedere, etc.

graycyn · 06-11-2022, 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allanahk

Well I feel a bit silly now - for some reason I assumed the libra 2 had a more square aspect ratio compared to the kindle paperwhite/voyage etc (I think the extra width from the page turn buttons skewed my perception) but it seems most ereader screens are 4:3. Knowing this, there are plenty of kindle screensavers available online that work perfectly for the libra 2.

This one is my current favourite find so far!

I used to have that screensaver image on my Sony PRS-950 ... decked out in an Oberon leather Hokusai Wave cover in navy. Those were the days!

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06-06-2022, 08:18 PM	#1
allanahk Connoisseur Posts: 71 Karma: 2202292 Join Date: Nov 2018 Device: Kobo Libra 2	Kobo screensaver - recommendations? Hi all, I recently got a Libra 2 and loving the customisability so far (my first kobo, I used to have a kindle). I want to use custom screensavers as per this thread, but I'm struggling to find nice screensaver images in the correct aspect ratio for the libra 2. Does anyone have any nice ones they would like to share? Thanks!

06-06-2022, 08:54 PM	#2
frostschutz Linux User Posts: 2,282 Karma: 6123806 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Heidelberg, Germany Device: none	I usually grab mine from openclipart and similar sites. https://openclipart.org/detail/31131...he-caterpillar Attached Thumbnails

06-07-2022, 02:36 AM	#5
xyclonei Zealot Posts: 121 Karma: 67444 Join Date: Dec 2018 Device: Kobo Clara HD	I've attached a few of my own making. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by xyclonei; 06-07-2022 at 04:23 PM.

06-08-2022, 01:57 AM	#10
codychan Groupie Posts: 153 Karma: 27950 Join Date: Nov 2018 Device: Kobo Aura One, Kobo Forma	I've been using the following screensaver for years. The screenshot of attachment is small because of the attachment limitation from mobileread. Get the original image of high resolution from the following link: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/01/b6...7831f7658e.jpg Attached Thumbnails

06-08-2022, 02:17 AM	#11
xyclonei Zealot Posts: 121 Karma: 67444 Join Date: Dec 2018 Device: Kobo Clara HD	Adding one more. Attached Thumbnails

06-07-2022, 01:58 AM	#3
allanahk Connoisseur Posts: 71 Karma: 2202292 Join Date: Nov 2018 Device: Kobo Libra 2	Well I feel a bit silly now - for some reason I assumed the libra 2 had a more square aspect ratio compared to the kindle paperwhite/voyage etc (I think the extra width from the page turn buttons skewed my perception) but it seems most ereader screens are 4:3. Knowing this, there are plenty of kindle screensavers available online that work perfectly for the libra 2. This one is my current favourite find so far!

06-07-2022, 02:28 AM	#4
MGlitch Wizard Posts: 2,857 Karma: 22003124 Join Date: Aug 2014 Device: Kobo Forma, Kobo Sage, Kobo Libra 2	You can also try an image editor, there should be a good handful of free ones capable of resizing images

06-07-2022, 02:44 AM	#6
Deobulakenyo Guru Posts: 706 Karma: 2153490 Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Stupid Philippines Device: Kobo Libra 2, Boyue Likebook P78	If you find a low resolution image that you really like to use, you can use http://waifu2x.udp.jp/ to double and redouble its resolution

06-07-2022, 12:03 PM	#7
ZodWallop Gentleman and scholar Posts: 11,499 Karma: 111164374 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Space City, Texas Device: Clara BW; Nook ST w/Glowlight, Paperwhite 3	I use book covers on my Kobo. But on my old Nook ST, I have a bunch of Heavy Metal Magazine covers I use. Especially the older, more surreal ones, before every cover became 'tits in space' (they have gotten better recently).

06-07-2022, 02:01 PM	#8
slantybard my parent's oops... Posts: 493 Karma: 1477572 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Vx->Handera->Clie-> Axim->505->650->KPW/Aura ->L2->iOS/CBW	I like this one: https://images.app.goo.gl/9gc5WLuKJMEWGLb37

06-08-2022, 04:35 AM	#12
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,782 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I like a lock screen that looks like the home page (on someone else's Kobo).

06-08-2022, 05:42 PM	#14
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 48,175 Karma: 174315444 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	My screensaver images lean heavily on M. C. Escher. Bond of Union, Drawing Hands, Belvedere, etc.

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