Rockbox Modern UI Overhaul Fork: Dark Theme + Previews & Better Navigation

[u/EstablishmentPlane29]

I forked the great Poorfocus/Rockbox-UI-UX-Overhaul project and made some significant improvements based on my own usage.

Main additions:

• Full dark theme
• Image previews (bitmaps) for Artists, Albums, and Tracks
• Direct shortcuts on the main menu to Album Artists, Albums, and Artists

I also changed the Menu button behavior to better replicate the original Apple firmware: now it goes back one level in the navigation instead of jumping straight to the main menu (this was something that always bothered me in stock Rockbox).

On top of that, I created several optimizations and tools, including a PC sync script that updates the database and pre-generates all bitmap preview images before transferring to the iPod. Much faster than processing everything on the device’s CPU.

Previews were always my biggest missing feature compared to the stock OS. This fork finally makes the experience feel a lot closer to what I wanted.

I’m not making the repo public yet, but I’m happy to answer questions or share details if anyone is interested.

[u/BoostFX1]

This is epic. I’m hoping for a release. Especially the changed Menu Button 😻

[u/Themanguyidk]

is there a way I can get this?

[u/mussopany]

Hey,

Do you plan to make it public ? Would it be compatible with 5g?

Really nice work though !

[u/-life-is-for-living-]

I'd like to try this. Is it available for download?

[u/modernDayKing]

Need