Plugins

Each plugin shows one kind of information. Add them in the web interface's Plugin Library; the same plugin can be added more than once, for example the weather for two places. The pictures are drawn from each plugin's sample data on the 9.7" screen.

	Plugin	What it shows	Needs
	Binary clock	The time as binary dots: one column of 4 dots for each digit.	nothing: no network
	Calendar	The next events from one to three calendars (Google, Outlook, iCloud and others) in one list, using each calendar's secret iCal address. No login needed.	the internet
	Clock	The time, and optionally the date, in large text.	nothing: no network
	Dutch public transport	When the next buses, trams and trains leave in the Netherlands (up to four stops and two train routes), and when to leave the house to catch them. Live times from OVapi and NS.	the internet
	Moon phase	Today's moon: its phase, and the times it rises and sets, from met.no.	the internet
	Music server (LMS)	The song a Lyrion Music Server (LMS) player is playing, with its cover. Shown only while music plays (interrupt); the other plugins are shown when it stops.	a device on your home network
	New Yorker cartoon	A random cartoon from The New Yorker's Daily Cartoon, with its caption.	the internet
	Splash screen	PaperPi's name, version and web address; shown at start, and while no plugin is ready to show.	nothing: no network
	Spotify	The song Spotify is playing on this device, with its album cover. Shown only while music plays (interrupt); the other plugins are shown when it stops.	the internet
	System info	Hostname, network address, disk, processor and memory use of this Pi.	nothing: no network
	Weather	The weather for the next 12 hours from met.no: temperature, rain and wind.	the internet
	Word clock	The time in words, such as "It's roughly Twenty After Eight".	nothing: no network
	xkcd	A random comic from xkcd.com, with its title and hover text.	the internet

PaperPi also has its own plugins, which are not in the Plugin Library: default, debugging.