
E-Ink Image Optimization: Why Your Screensaver Looks Bad
E-ink shows 16 levels of grey, not 256. Why that causes banding, how to dither and set contrast for it, and the export settings that survive the panel.
Step-by-step walkthroughs for putting your own images on the lock screen of a Kindle, Kobo, KOReader device, Boox or reMarkable — including the exact pixel dimensions each model expects, and the settings you need to enable.

E-ink shows 16 levels of grey, not 256. Why that causes banding, how to dither and set contrast for it, and the export settings that survive the panel.

Kindle has no custom screensaver setting. The book-cover workaround step by step, why it's missing on ad-supported Kindles, and what jailbreaking can't fix.

Set a custom KOReader screensaver on Kindle, Kobo or PocketBook: exact folder paths per device, the settings that matter, and fixes for when it doesn't show.

Put custom screensavers on any Kobo: create .kobo/screensaver, copy your images, enable two settings. Exact pixel sizes for Clara, Libra, Sage and Elipsa.