I shifted to simple UI from project title and everything is great but quite disappointed with cover folder issue I’ve tried the round folder patch but it doesn’t seem to work , you can see third picture where all the patches are disabled and how the folder cover looks, your inputs are highly appreciated.

I documented the implementation steps for future reference. I'm posting it here in case it helps someone.

DEVICE:

• Model: Kobo Libra Colour
• Software Version: 4.45 (last SW update 03.March.2026)

 

PRE-REQUISITE:

• Working KOReader (Version 2026.03)

‼️ Reminder: Backup your files!

 

PLUG-INS:

• Simple UI v1.4.0  - Github Releases
• Appearance v1.3.7 - Github Releases 
• Simple UI Custom Look v1 - Github Release

 

 

FONT:

• IM Fell English - Download Link

 

 

IMAGE SOURCES: (PNG files)

• Free RPG Dragon Loot Icons - Download Link
• Freepik

 

CONNECT DEVICE TO MACHINE:

Basic Installation:

1.     Download the 3 plugins linked above (Simple UI, Appearance, Simple UI Custom Look)

2.     Add the plugin folders inside koreader/plugins

 

Simple UI Custom Look Customization - Add Background Image:

1.     Download the background image from the dev -> Download Link (Reddit Thread)

2.     Add the image to this file path: koreader/images/backgrounds (if the directory does not exist, create it)

3.     Mandatory filename: homescreen_bg.png 

 

Simple UI Customizations - Add Quick Actions Images:

1.     Download icons for Bookmarks, Dictionary, History, Series, Vocab, USB (I used transparent PNG files from Free RPG Dragon Loot Icons

2.     Rename the file for easier search later. (i.e. bookmarks.png for bookmarks and so on)

3.     Add the icons to the path: koreader/plugins/simpleui.koplugin/icons/custom

 

Simple UI Customization - Add Bottom Navigation Icons: (Home, Power, Library, Continue)

1.     Go to this path: koreader/resources/icons/mdlight/

2.     Add home.png 

3.     Go to this path: koreader/ plugins/simpleui.koplugin/icons

4.     Add power.png, library.png, continue.png

 

Simple UI Customizations - Changing Bottom Navigation Icons:

Files Used: PNG files for Bottom Navigation.

1.     Go to this path: koreader/plugins/simpleui.koplugin/

2.     Open the file sui_config.lua 

3.     Redirect your icons to the PNG files you uploaded.

 

EJECT THE DEVICE FROM MACHINE:

Simple UI Customization - Create a 2-Page Home Screen:

1.     Go to Top Navigation > Simple UI > Settings > Home Screen > Modules > Number of Pages

2.     Set the number of pages to 2.

3.     Tick the following boxes: Clock, Cover Deck, Currently Reading, Quick Action, Reading Stats, Recent Books

4.     Go to Top Navigation > Simple UI > Settings > Home Screen > Modules > Arrange Modules

5.     Select an item and move it up or down using the arrows at the bottom of the device until you get the correct chronological order:

a.     Page 1: Clock, Currently Reading, Reading Stats

b.     Page 2: Cover Deck, Recent Books, Quick Actions 1 

6.     Click the check mark at bottom right of the device.

 

Simple UI Customization - Add Quick Action to Home Page:

I. Create an item in Quick Actions

1.     Go to Top Navigation > Tools icon > Simple UI > Settings > Quick Actions

2.     Click „Create Quick Action“

3.     For Dictionary:

a.     Select Systems Action > Dictionary Lookup

b.      Rename to „Dictionary“

4.     For Vocabulary Builder:

4a.     Select Systems Action > Show Vocab Builder

4b.     Rename to „Vocab“

5.     For USB Storage

5a.     Select Systems Action > Start USB Storage

5b.     Rename to „USB“

 

II. Add both items to Quick Actions

1.     Go to Top Navigation > Tools icon > Simple UI > Settings > Home Screen > Modules > Module Settings > Quick Actions

2.     Select Quick Actions 1

3.     Go to Items

4.     Tick the boxes for Dictionary & Vocab. Do not include USB. That’s for the Bottom Navigation.

III.  Add item to Modules

1. Tick the boxes for Quick Actions 1

 

Simple UI Customization - Modify Items in Quick Actions 1 (Home Screen):

1.     Go to Top Navigation > Simple UI > Settings > Home Screen > Modules > Module Settings > Quick Actions > Quick Actions 1 > Items

2.     Select: Bookmarks, Dictionary, History, Series, Vocab

3.     Optional: Arrange items in that order.

 

Simple UI Customization - Modify Bottom Navigation Items:

1.     Go to Top Navigation > Simple UI > Settings > Bottom > Navigation Bar > Tabs

2.     Tick: Continue, Home, Library, Power, USB

3.     Optional: Go to Arrange Tabs and use this sequence: Power, USB, Home, Library, Continue

4.     You should be able to see all the icons at the bottom with the correct images except for USB. That’s the expected outcome because it’s a Quick Actions item.

 

Simple UI Customization - Change Quick Actions Images:

1.     Go to Top Navigation > Simple UI > Settings > Quick Actions > Change Icons

2.     Click on „Bookmarks“

3.     Select the bookmarks file on the list.

4.     Repeat the same steps for Dictionary, History, Series, Vocab, and USB.

 

P.S.: Should you try to implement this using different versions or device, use this guide at your own discretion. 

P.P.S: I know I posted like a few hours ago but this is the shiny thing I need to get off my system so I can start with important tasks. Hope this helps!

Another big release for Bookends

https://github.com/AndyHazz/bookends.koplugin/releases

^ full release notes on github, but in short:

• Preset library with an online gallery - tap any preset to see it in action
  • Submit your own presets directly from the plugin - I'll get a pull request on github to review and merge (looking forward to seeing what you can come up with)
  • All online features optional, no network requests unless you refresh the gallery or submit a preset to the gallery
  • Font picker now lets you pick font family instead of specific fonts, so you can just say serif or sans-serif and it'll follow your koreader preferences for those fonts. This is recommended if you are sharing your presets, any specific font choices will be left out of the shared version
• Menus have had an overhaul - as Bookends became more complex some of the menu structure needed rationalising, hopefully more intuitive now, and not too confusing for existing users
• Many other smaller tweaks, e.g. extra tokens and symbols to ensure everything that the stock status bar could display is now covered by Bookends.

For anyone new to bookends, it's a plugin that gives you complete control over what's displayed around the edges of your reader view. Progress bars, page numbers, reading speed etc ...

For anyone already using Bookends, you can update from within the app :)
Your existing presets will be shown in the preset library.

I finally have a base UI that I really like. I used to hate KOReader with burning passion for having juvenile file explorer setup until I discovered SimpleUI by doctorhetfield. Now, I love KOReader and I’m promoting it to my friends like I’m on commission.

I’m still undecided on the following (a.k.a. my non-problem problems):

1. Changing the icons - I want different things all the time. I will leave it alone for now.

2. Fonts - I primarily write in cursive and I really want to use cursive but it strains my damn eyes. The bane of my existence: Aesthetics vs. Functionality.

3. Theme - I have an eye on a few themes in plugins and patches.

Finally think I got my setup nailed down. I just wanted to add a few notes for other people wanting to utilize both of these plugins.

- After uploading Appearance, I copied my background image into multiple folders in koreader files, but when on the device I could NOT find the images, or even the folder! It was driving me absolutely nuts! Turns out I needed to go to File Browser > Settings > Show hidden files. After that, the “Screensavers” folder appeared in my library and I could assign my background.

- I modified the default Quotes file in SimpleUI, and as you can see, I have some rather lengthy quotes. I initially had quotes at the top of the screen, and liked the look of that, but finding scaling and settings that would allow the full quote without cutting off other modules was too tricky. So I moved it to the bottom and scaled everything down a little to allow more space at the bottom. And this way, even if it’s a shorter quote the other modules stay put - no shifting with the length variance.

Hopefully this helps some out there! And as always, BIG LOVE to the devs developing these!

I'm new to using koreader on my also new (to me) Kindle Oasis 3 signature edition. I've always dreamt of having a Tolino device, but they don't service my country. So since yesterday when I jailbroke my Kindle and installed Koreader (yes, with Simple UI) I got thinking that now is the best time to find and load the Tolino Sleep Screen to my e-reader, but I wasn't able to find an image of the sleep screen, just photos of devices in sleep mode.

Can somebody help a new (to the scene) guy out, here?

Hey,

After seeing some many amazing SimpleUI setups I wanted to share my own.

Drawn a lot of inspiration from the community to make mine. I'm still pretty new to all this so enjoying the ability to customise.

Haven't done much with the library yet, that will be the next focus :)

Shoutout to the following pluggins; SimpleUI, Appearance&Themes, Zlibrary, Xray & Rakuyomi

Thanks to everyone for the occasional help, for the tips, to the programmers for the patches, and especially to the developers of Simple UI and Appearance. Here are my setups on Kindle and on my Android phone.

Hi my status bar seems to double up when I take it off sleep. Oddly the second status bar is misaligned.

I have Simple UI and appearance plugins.

Then the following patches:

2--disable-all-CB-widgets

2--visual-overhaul

2-browser-double-tap

2-kobo-style-sleepscreen-banner

2-reader-header-centered

2-statusbar-better-compact

Turning off status bar better compact doesn't seem to impact things.

I'm guessing this is something to do with the plugins so I intend to try removing each to see just wondered if anyone had seen this before?

I feel a bit like my early 2000s teen self again, haha. I changed some of the German translations in Simple Ui and also had to translate parts of the module files as they were hardcoded. I also edited koreader's ui font.lua directly as I only wanted a different font (Crush Mine.ttf) in some areas, not throughout all of the UI. I also tried to get rounded covers on the homescreen but they didn't work well with a background image that isn't white. I like it for now.

I recently switched over to KOreader with simple UI and I’m loving it!!! However, I’m wondering if it’s possible to have ALL of my books read filter through to the stat on the first page. I notice simply marking a book as read doesn’t pass it through here, do I have to manually go into every book I’ve read and go to the last page to “finish” the books??

Also wondering if there’s a way to do this without having it go through to my current year stat on the second page. Not sure if what I’m wanting to do is easily possible or if I need to go digging around some files to update my starting numbers

But at least KUAL is still working.