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A phone-style home screen and reading toolkit for KOReader on Kindle and other e-readers, with AI translation, Q&A and curated AI news.

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What is it?

Qiaomu SimpleUI is a customized home screen for KOReader, the open-source e-reader app, aimed at Kindle and other e-ink devices. It puts recently added books first, offers a bottom bar for navigation, and adds a channel-based reader for AI news from the Qiaomu AI RSS public feed. Articles are packaged as EPUB and opened in KOReader's own reader, so fonts, table of contents, dictionary and highlights all work without polluting reading history or statistics.

The project's main addition is optional AI support. Selected text can be translated, looked up as a word, or questioned with one tap, and an API key for DeepSeek or any OpenAI-compatible service can be entered by scanning a QR code with a phone so the key never has to be typed on the device. A shortcut to the separately installed WeRead plugin is also included.

The project is a pre-release forked from Doctor Hetfield's SimpleUI 3.0.0 under GPL-3.0, tested on one Kindle Paperwhite 4 with KOReader v2026.07.1.

Key features

  • 01Home shelf sorted by newest files, with reversible hiding of books and documents.
  • 02Curated AI news feed organized into channels, with per-channel filter and page memory.
  • 03Articles open in KOReader's native reader as EPUB without touching reading history.
  • 04Reading bar with article navigation, typography controls and bundled CJK fonts.
  • 05Optional AI translation, word lookup and Q&A on selected text.
  • 06Phone-based QR code setup for AI service API keys, stored only on the device.

Use cases

  • Reading AI news and articles on a Kindle without leaving KOReader.
  • Translating or looking up words and passages in English books on an e-ink reader.
  • Asking an AI model questions about the page or chapter you are reading.
  • Running KOReader as a home screen with a shelf of recently added books.

Topics

#ebook-reader#koreader#kindle#e-ink#ai-translation#rss-reader#lua#llm#deepseek#kindle-plugin

FAQ

What is qiaomu-simpleui?
A phone-style home screen and reading toolkit for KOReader on Kindle and other e-readers, with AI translation, Q&A and curated AI news. Qiaomu SimpleUI is a customized home screen for KOReader, the open-source e-reader app, aimed at Kindle and other e-ink devices. It puts recently added books first, offers a bottom bar for navigation, and adds a channel-based reader for AI news from the Qiaomu AI RSS public feed. Articles are packaged as EPUB and opened in KOReader's own reader, so fonts, table of contents, dictionary and highlights all work without polluting reading history or statistics.
Is qiaomu-simpleui free to use? What license does it have?
qiaomu-simpleui is open source under the GPL-3.0 license. Check the license terms before using it in commercial products.
Is qiaomu-simpleui still maintained?
Actively maintained. The last commit to qiaomu-simpleui was on Nov 5, 2026.
What can I use qiaomu-simpleui for?
Reading AI news and articles on a Kindle without leaving KOReader. Translating or looking up words and passages in English books on an e-ink reader. Asking an AI model questions about the page or chapter you are reading. Running KOReader as a home screen with a shelf of recently added books.
Where can I get qiaomu-simpleui?
The source code and installation instructions are on GitHub: https://github.com/joeseesun/qiaomu-simpleui

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