SnapTrade Pi

Small screen. Clear perspective.

Your portfolio,
off your phone.

A little e-paper display with one simple job: keep your connected portfolio in view, right on your desk.

Build your own See what you’ll need

A Raspberry Pi project, powered by SnapTrade.

Illustrative desk photo of the uncased SnapTrade Pi with its e-paper screen facing forward and a sample portfolio balance of $128,450
Illustrative photo based on the working prototype. The display shows a sample balance.
A portfolio glance, without another tab.

No scrolling. No notifications. Just the number you came for.

From connected accounts to your desk

Pair once.
Glance whenever.

Your phone handles the sign-in. Your Pi handles the display.

  1. 01

    Scan to connect

    The display shows a QR code. Open it on your phone and approve access through SnapTrade.

  2. 02

    Bring your portfolio together

    The app reads your connected account data and totals supported balances in the display currency.

  3. 03

    Leave it in view

    The screen refreshes on a schedule, every 15 minutes by default. An update time and stale or partial-data notices keep the number in context.

The little build behind the number

Real hardware.
A quieter interface.

A DIY prototype built around a Raspberry Pi Zero W and a small monochrome e-paper screen.

No enclosure required
The brain
Raspberry Pi Zero W
The screen
Waveshare 2.13″ e-Paper HAT
250 × 122 pixels · black & white
The connection
Wi-Fi + SnapTrade device-code OAuth
The software
Python on Raspberry Pi OS Lite
The access
Read-only account & holdings data

Make your own with the parts list, assembly photos, and downloadable DIY kit. Open the build guide →