CrossInk
Ranked 3 of 4 e-reader firmware by recommenders
Free open-source firmware for the Xteink X4 e-reader, praised for extra quality-of-life features and a solid reading experience over CrossPoint.
Free open-source firmware for the Xteink X4 e-reader, praised for extra quality-of-life features and a solid reading experience over CrossPoint.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Better features and interface than CrossPoint
“it has those small little features that cross point didn't from a QoL perspective”
Comment from 23 Aug 2026 in “A look at CrossPoint e-reader firmware” “I've been loving CrossInk after trying CrossPoint for a few days”
Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “Freeink: Open Ecosystem for E-Readers” “I liked the interface of Crosspoint/Crossink marginally better”
Comment from 7 Jun 2026 in “The New Bibliomaniacs”
Other e-reader firmware people recommend
The three most recommended other e-reader firmware, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CrossPoint Reader | 60 | 3 | 95% | 8 | 2 mo5 owners | Approved |
| Plato e-reader software | 21 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| CrossInkThis page | 8 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| Freeink | 5 | 1 | 83% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it has those small little features that cross point didn't from a QoL perspective”
“I have crossink which is awesome on the x3”
“it looks nice! I'll check it out”
“I've been loving CrossInk after trying CrossPoint for a few days”
“I liked the interface of Crosspoint/Crossink marginally better”
“the fonts included in this one and the overall reading experience is solid.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.