# CrossInk

8 Hacker News commenters recommended CrossInk and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free open-source firmware for the Xteink X4 e-reader, praised for extra quality-of-life features and a solid reading experience over CrossPoint.

## Why people recommend it

- Better features and interface than CrossPoint (3 comments): "it has those small little features that cross point didn't from a QoL perspective" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49412264)) "I've been loving CrossInk after trying CrossPoint for a few days" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48999977)) "I liked the interface of Crosspoint/Crossink marginally better" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48439426))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [CrossPoint Reader](https://hackerapproved.com/p/crosspoint.md): 60 recommend
- [Plato e-reader software](https://hackerapproved.com/p/plato.md): 21 recommend
- [Freeink](https://hackerapproved.com/p/freeink.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "CrossInk", https://hackerapproved.com/p/crossink/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).