Kindle guides
How to watch videos on a Kindle (no jailbreak)
A Kindle has no video player, but it can show film as a run of frames. How KindleTube plays Internet Archive films at 1 to 5 fps in the stock browser, and its limits.
How to play games on a Kindle (no jailbreak)
100+ free games built for e-ink run in the Kindle's own browser, plus Poki web games through KindlePoki. What works, what does not, and how to open them.
Kindle browser not loading websites? Why, and what to do
The Kindle web browser is an old engine, so many sites load blank or broken. Why it happens, quick fixes, and how KindleHub's Remote button loads almost any site.
What to do with an old Kindle
An old Kindle still has a working web browser. Ways to give it a second life as a game console, bedside clock, notes pad or free library, with no jailbreak.
Free books on a Kindle: 70,000 classics in the browser
Read 70,000 free Project Gutenberg books on a Kindle without sending files or a cable. Search, read paginated in the browser, position saved.
Use a Kindle as a bedside clock
Turn a Kindle into an e-ink bedside clock with 26 watch faces, weather, a timer and a light-based alarm. No jailbreak, just the web browser.
Flashcards on a Kindle with spaced repetition
Study flashcards on a Kindle using SM-2 spaced repetition, the method behind Anki, right in the web browser. Free, no jailbreak, works offline once loaded.
The Kindle experimental browser: what it can and can't do
Where to find the Kindle web browser, why it is called experimental, what loads, what doesn't, and how to get more out of it without jailbreaking.
Read news and RSS feeds on a Kindle
Follow news sites and blogs on a Kindle with an RSS reader that runs in the built-in browser. Clean text, no ads, no jailbreak.
Writing and taking notes on a Kindle
Use a Kindle for notes and drafts: tagged notes and a markdown journal that run in the built-in browser, save as you go and work offline once loaded.
Chat with friends on a Kindle
Message friends from a Kindle: end-to-end encrypted group chats and direct messages that run in the built-in browser. Free, no jailbreak.
Weather on a Kindle
Check the weather on a Kindle, or keep it on screen as an e-ink weather display next to a clock. Runs in the built-in browser.
Read Wikipedia on a Kindle
Wikipedia works in the Kindle browser, but it is cramped. A reader built for e-ink shows articles as clean pages. No jailbreak.
A to-do list on your Kindle
Keep a to-do board and habits on a Kindle, saved as you go and synced if you sign in. Runs in the built-in browser.
Drawing on a Kindle
Sketch on a Kindle's touchscreen with an e-ink drawing canvas in the browser. What works, and its limits compared with a Scribe or stylus tablet.
A star map on your Kindle
See which stars and planets are above you right now on a Kindle's e-ink screen. Runs in the built-in browser.
Play Doom on a Kindle (Freedoom, no jailbreak)
The Doom engine runs in the Kindle's own browser, using Freedoom's free levels. How it runs on e-ink and what to expect.
Studying on a Kindle
Use a Kindle for revision: spaced-repetition flashcards, notes, a calculator, formulas and a dictionary in the browser, with no notifications to distract you.
Can you watch YouTube on a Kindle? Yes, with KindleTube
Watch real YouTube on a Kindle Paperwhite or any Kindle with a web browser, no jailbreak. How KindleTube works, and its limits: a few frames a second, no sound.