Installation on Kobo devices - surefish/koreader GitHub Wiki

Installation

Installation instructions for Kobo:

Recommended installation based on Start Menu:

• Install Kobo Start Menu (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=266821)
• Download either the latest stable version (https://github.com/koreader/koreader/releases/tag/v2015.11-stable) or one of the nightly builds of KOReader (https://github.com/koreader/koreader/releases)
• Extract the koreader folder of the zip into the .adds directory of your device. You don't need KoboRoot.tgz or koreader.png unless you're using the older installation based on Filemonitor. (See below.) If you are using a version of KSM older than version 8, please extract to the .kobo folder instead.

Now you should be able to select KOReader in the Kobo Start Menu.

Older installation based on Filemonitor:

WARNING: Since Filemonitor does not play well with KOReader, only use it if Kobo Start Menu does not work for you.

• Put the image included in the zip (called koreader.png) in the main folder of your Kobo and disconnect it from your computer. Open the image on the reader, go back to the home screen and then, just to be extra-safe, reboot it.
• Install Files Monitor (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=218283).
• Extract the remaining content of the zip into the .kobo directory (both KoboRoot.tgz and the koreader folder).

Selecting the KOReader icon in your home, you will be able to launch KOReader. Simple enough, isn't it? Just be sure to process the image properly (follow those steps carefully) if it's the first time you install KOReader, if you made a factory reset or if you deleted it in some way, otherwise you could end up launching KOReader automatically at every boot, being unable to exit it without a factory reset.

When you update KOReader, it should be sufficient to extract the koreader folder, without KoboRoot.tgz — that one is needed to add the launcher.