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+# Kindle Game Of Life
+Java Applet turned Swing application into a Booklet to run on Kindle (FW <= 5.16.2.1.1)
+- Tested on:
+ - _Kindle Paperwhite 3 (7th Generation)_
+
+https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5bbd19b6-3662-4fcb-a8ca-e7413859e8d1
+<img src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f8aab704-991e-46dd-97d2-74d6fa826099" width="300" height="450">
+<img src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0187c974-4f3a-4e2f-9b92-545d61090ee1" width="300" height="450">
+
+# Requirements
+1. Kindle is jailbroken - see [this](https://kindlemodding.org/jailbreaking/kindle-models) for your jalibreak
+2. [MRPI](https://kindlemodding.org/jailbreaking/post-jailbreak/installing-kual-mrpi/) installed
+
+# Install
+1. Download the latest release of this repo.
+2. Plug Kindle in PC.
+3. Run ```install.sh```
+4. On Kindle enter: ```;log mrpi``` in search bar.
+5. GameOfLife booklet should appear in library after the Kindle restarts.
+
+# Uninstall
+1. Repeat Install instructions but run ```uninstall.sh```.
+
+# Build
+1. Clone repo
+2. Install latest version of Maven.
+3. Fetch some jars from your Kindle, either through [SSH](https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/USBNetwork) or this [tool](https://cowlark.com/kindle/jarextractor-0.1.zip)
+4. Put them in a folder called _lib_ in the directory.
+5. [Download](https://github.com/NiLuJe/KindleTool) and put _kindletool.exe_ in the root of the directory.
+6. Run ```mvn install``` in the root of the directory.
+7. Enjoy your update packages in the _target_ folder.
+
+# Credit
+All credit to this [project](https://github.com/ieb/Signalk_Booklet/tree/master) for their reverse engineering that is used to make this project happen.