Android device + bluetooth keyboard + e-reader = type outside in sunlight!
About SolarWriter
SolarWriter is a tools app developed by Cool S, LLC.
Download Statistics
SolarWriter has been downloaded 2.3 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 66 times.
User Ratings
SolarWriter is rated 2.91 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 41 ratings.
App Information
SolarWriter is FREE to download. The APK download size is 23.89 MB. The latest version available is 2.9. The last update was on November 8, 2024.
Technical Requirements
The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play February 2024.
Description
Android device + bluetooth keyboard + e-reader = type outside in sunlight!
Use your Kindle Scribe or e-reader as a portable typewriter!
Traditional screens are fantastic everywhere but outside, especially on a sunny day. E-ink screens work well, but e-readers are difficult to type on and don't support external keyboards.
SolarWriter gives you the best of both worlds.
SolarWriter running on your Android device acts as a hub between your keyboard and your e-reader. You type on the keyboard, and the text appears on both on the Android device and on the e-reader's screen (via its web browser).
Take advantage of your Kindle's (or other e-reader's) e-ink screen to put your thoughts on paper even outside, with no need to transcribe later.
Write at parks, on beaches, in backyards... anywhere you wanted to but couldn't.
Save files on your device, or share through email, SMS, and more.
Detailed instructions for setup are included inside the app.
Recent changes: Improved performance and fixed bugs!
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Love this program. Basically it is turning your Android or IOS device into a tiny web server. Your Bluetooth keyboard is connected to your Android or IOS device, and you can use your E-ink Reader via Wi-Fi or hotspot to view the actively updated web page. That way you can type out in the bright sunlight using the E-ink display instead on your Android or IOS device. One of these days Kindle may add BT keyboard support. Until then this is the cleanest workaround. I had no issues connecting.
★★★★☆Michele Adiletta· Jul 3, 2025
Buggy but works. Would appreciate two-way edits
★★★★★Abe O'Farrell· Nov 28, 2023
Wow this is so cool. I use it with my Kindle scribe. I am a writer so it is so useful to carry a small folding keyboard and then connect with this app to my Scribe and write on the e-ink screen. Thank you team for creating such a fantastic app.
★☆☆☆☆Danilo Silva· Aug 13, 2023
Just didn't work on my kindle paper white. The page doesn't load on the same Wi-Fi as the smartphone
★☆☆☆☆Tat Li· Oct 1, 2022
What is this app? It doesn't even open, all I get is a gray screen. Came across it on a blog, thought, oh what a great idea. Unfortunately, it doesn't work at all. If I could give it 0 stars, I would! No description and no reviews should have tipped me off but in my haste I didn't pay attention. I wonder what's the point of having it on the app store?
★☆☆☆☆Gayle Hillman· Oct 19, 2024
Followed all the instructions and still couldn't get it to work, need to make it easier to use our make instructions clearer
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