SylviaJul 19, 2025

I would like to urge my followers to strongly avoid #TRMNL.

TRMNL calls itself "unbrickable" and Open Source, telling you you can host your own server and that basically everything is fully supported: https://web.archive.org/web/20250718183453/https://docs.usetrmnl.com/go/diy/byos. This is not true. The only thing a local server can do is send images to the device and *proxy from their proprietary server*: https://web.archive.org/web/20250718062040/https://github.com/usetrmnl/byos_hanami/issues/178.

To add insult to injury, TRMNL is trying to refuse me a refund, in gross violation of EU law.

#UseTRMNL #DoNotUseTRMNL

Nicolas BorboënJul 2, 2025
I'm now the owner of a @trmnl, a 7.5'' e-ink display that you can hack. It has a ton of on the shelf plugins (https://usetrmnl.com/integrations), the doc is awesome (https://docs.usetrmnl.com) and everything is open source (https://github.com/usetrmnl)–including the firmware and the server–but one can just enjoy their hassle-free cloud and get started. Can't wait to play with it!
#TRMNL #eink #opensource #hackable #usetrmnl
hashierJun 26, 2025
Love my new e-ink screen, so I built a plugin to pipe Poorly Drawn Lines to it daily.
Because what’s the point of tech if it doesn’t deliver existential dread in 3 panels? #useTRMNL