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Inx

Inx is a community firmware for the Xteink X4. It is focused on a cleaner reading experience, better EPUB support, native image rendering, and practical device tools.

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  • Free
  • Open Source (MIT)

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What is Inx?

Inx is a community firmware for the Xteink X4. It is focused on a cleaner reading experience, better EPUB support, native image rendering, and practical device tools.

What you can do:

  • Read EPUB, XTC / XTCH, TXT, and MD files.
  • Browse books from Recent, Library, Settings, Sync, and Statistics tabs.
  • Use EPUB features such as bookmarks, annotations, go-to-percent, table of contents, per-book settings, and KOReader sync.
  • Render JPEG, PNG, and BMP images directly.
  • Use 1-bit or 2-bit image rendering.
  • Cache rendered images and system data for faster repeat loads.
  • Use custom sleep screens, JPEG wallpapers, recent-book sleep screens, or transparent cover sleep screens.
  • Connect to Wi-Fi, Calibre, OPDS catalogs, KOReader sync, and the local web file manager.
  • Tune reader layout, buttons, fonts, status bar, refresh behavior, and display options.

Main features:

Reader

  • EPUB paging with saved progress.
  • EPUB text annotation and highlight support.
  • EPUB bookmarks.
  • Go to a specific percentage in an EPUB.
  • Table of contents, bookmark, annotation, and footnote navigation from the in-book menu.
  • Per-book reader settings.
  • Reading statistics.
  • KOReader sync support.
  • TXT / MD reader.
  • XTC / XTCH reader with chapter selection.

Images

  • Native JPEG rendering.
  • Native PNG rendering.
  • BMP rendering.
  • JPEG wallpapers.
  • 1-bit and 2-bit image modes.
  • Display cache for faster repeated image draws.
  • Improved image scaling and dithering.
  • Cover and sleep-screen rendering options.

Library

  • Recent books page.
  • Folder-based library browser.
  • Flat all-books view.
  • Favorites.
  • Sort options.
  • Optional indexed library mode for faster browsing.

Display

  • Text anti-aliasing.
  • Configurable refresh frequency.
  • Sunlight fade fix.
  • Sleep screen modes:
  • Dark
  • Light
  • Custom image
  • Recent book
  • Transparent cover
  • None
  • Custom sleep images from /sleep/ or /sleep.bmp.

Sync & Network

  • Join Wi-Fi networks.
  • Create a hotspot.
  • Connect to Calibre.
  • Browse OPDS catalogs.
  • Use KOReader sync.
  • Upload files through the local web interface.

Settings

Settings are split into simple System and Reader panels.

System settings include:

  • Sleep screen.
  • Sleep image picker.
  • Recent page mode.
  • Button layout.
  • Power button behavior.
  • Time to sleep.
  • Library indexing.
  • Cache clearing.
  • KOReader, OPDS, Calibre, and OTA update tools.
  • About page with device memory information.

Reader settings include:

  • Font family and size.
  • Line spacing.
  • Screen margins.
  • Paragraph alignment.
  • Reading orientation.
  • Hyphenation.
  • Page navigation mapping.
  • Auto page turn.
  • Text anti-aliasing.
  • Image grayscale / 2-bit rendering.
  • Status bar layout.