This page attempts to list all the Raspberry Pi disk images known to currently exist from around the web, providing direct links to download pages and further information.
If you notice anything missing, please list it in the comments below and I will add it.
If you are the owner of any of these images and wish to make a correction, remove it from this list or otherwise, please either add a comment below, or direct message me @marshalleq on twitter.
If you wish to write one of these images to a micro SD card for your Raspberry Pi, please see our image writing guide here. Also note the curated list of Raspberry Pi tools, projects, images and resources by thibmaek here.
Audio and Music Disk Images
Please also note, our list of available Raspberry Pi Audio HATs (Hardware Attached on Top), which greatly increase the sound quality of your Raspberry Pi here).
Alphasound
Alphasound turns any Raspberry Pi into a wireless AirPlay and Bluetooth audio receiver, built on Alpine Linux. It supports HiFiBerry, Pirate Audio, IQaudIO, Allo and other DAC and amplifier HATs through a simple web interface, with no need to hand-edit config files. There are two image variants – a ‘home’ image with an optional album art display and HDMI-CEC remote control, and a smaller ‘car’ image which strips everything back for the fastest possible boot when retrofitted behind the dashboard of an older car. Alphasound runs entirely from RAM, so it survives hard power cuts such as turning off the ignition. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Alphasound here.
Gqrx
Gqrx is an open source software defined radio receiver (SDR) powered by the Gnu Radio and Qt graphical toolkit. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Gqrx here.
Moode Audio
Moode Audio (formally called tcmods) is an Audio Player that appears to have branched out of UI tweaks from Volumio. They also have some nice custom cases available for purchase. Like most of the Audio players you can add a HiFiBerry card or Mambo berry card to get a huge sound improvement. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Moode here (or via the official Raspberry Pi Imager under “Media Player OS”).
Mopidy
Mopidy is an extensible Python-based music server which Pi MusicBox was originally built on top of. It supports playback from local files, Spotify, SoundCloud, TuneIn, Bandcamp and many other sources, and can be controlled from a wide range of mobile and web clients. There isn’t a dedicated Raspberry Pi disk image for Mopidy, but the installation procedures on Raspberry Pi OS are extremely easy – see the official installation guide here.
piCorePlayer
PiCorePlayer is a Raspberry Pi Audio System that provides a custom made Squeezebox client that fits right into your existing Squeezebox system. It optionally can include the Squeezebox Server component as well. It is based on Tiny Core Linux, which gives it an extremely small footprint and runs entirely from RAM. This is an advantage as there is never any corruption of the operating system due to sudden power loss. Please see our HowTo guide for PiCorePlayer here. You can also directly download the Raspberry Pi Disk image for piCorePlayer here.
PiFM Radio Transmitter
PiFM transmitter turns your Raspberry Pi into an FM transmitter. The original project page at icrobotics.co.uk is no longer available, however the disk image is still hosted by Make magazine. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for PiFM Radio Transmitter here.
Pi MusicBox – Discontinued
With Pi MusicBox, you could create a cheap (Sonos-like) standalone streaming music player for Spotify, Google Music, SoundCloud, Webradio, Podcasts and other music from the cloud. Or from your own collection from a device in your network. It won’t drain the battery of your phone when playing. The music won’t stop if you play a game on your phone. Project archived in February 2026; consider running Mopidy on Raspberry Pi OS as a successor.
Roon
Roon is arguably the best and highest quality Raspberry Pi based audio player available today. It comes with a comprehensive front end which brings the positive aspects of Vinyl back into your digital library. It is a paid subscription with a Lifetime pass as an option. The standalone HiFiBerry Roon image is no longer published. HiFiBerry shipped HiFiBerryOS as an integrated audio image including Roon Bridge, but in February 2025 announced that HiFiBerryOS in its current form is being discontinued in favour of a forthcoming Raspberry Pi OS-based successor. The simplest current path for ‘official’ Roon on a Raspberry Pi is to install Roon Bridge directly on Raspberry Pi OS Lite per the official Roon Labs documentation. However, many other players such as RoPieee support Roon, are smaller images and have better maintenance.
RoPieee
RoPieee is a Raspberry Pi disk image for high-quality audio streaming that supports Roon, Spotify Connect, AirPlay and Squeezebox among others. It is supported on the Pi 3, Pi 4 and Pi 5, runs from a read-only filesystem for stability and offers a particularly polished web-based configuration interface. You can find the Raspberry Pi disk image and installation guide for RoPieee here.
Rune Audio
Rune Audio is a free an open source software media player the turns your raspberry Pi into a HiFi media player. You can download the Raspberry Pi Disk image for Rune Audio here.
SamplerBox
SamplerBox is a drop-and-play musical sampler available as a Raspberry Pi disk image. Plug in a MIDI keyboard, drop sound files onto a USB stick or SD card, and play – no setup or operating system management required. It is a popular project for building dedicated samplers for live performance. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for SamplerBox here.
Volumio
Volumio is an Audiophile quality audio player which is free to use and install. You can use it as a network media player, or have it play local files from a USB drive, or stick. It supports high quality audio cards such as the HiFiBerry. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Volumio here.
Aviation & Marine
OpenPlotter
OpenPlotter is an open source sailing platform for arm computers. It is a combination of software and hardware to be used as a navigational aid on small and medium boats. It also has a complete home automation system on board,. Being of low power consumption, this is an ideal fit for Maritime use. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for OpenPlotter here.
PiAware
PiAware is an ADS-B and MLAT ground station that runs on Raspberry Pi that enables your to track flights in real time. It requires some additional hardware to be purchased, but this is quite cheap. They provide full instructions and a parts shopping list on their site. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for PiAware here (see step 2).
Stratux
Stratux is an aviation oriented weather and traffic receiver based on RTL-SDR. It’s a homebuilt system designed for pilots and is easy to assemble using inexpensive off-the-shelf hardware. The software is open source so you can build the system that’s right for you. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Straux here.
Development Disk Images
Kivy
Kivy is a python framework for mult-touch applications. Developers can boot Kivy Pi to start working straight away. A Kivy Raspberry Pi disk image (KivyPie) was previously available — link no longer available, project discontinued. Kivy itself can still be installed on Raspberry Pi OS.
Nard
Nard is a software development kit for Raspberry Pi which is intended entirely for highly available development of Modified off the shelf embedded systems such as in remote locations. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Nard here.
Tingbot
Tingbot is a development kit that comes with all the hardware necessary to learn how to make cool apps. They have a purpose written code editor which runs on Windows, Linux or Mac which utilises Python (one of the easiest programming languages to learn). Their slogan, ‘Build Apps, not programs’ summarises the project intent nicely. You can create the Raspberry Pi disk image for Tingbot here. I am in the process of confirming if there is a direct download for this as there is meant to be one.
Educational Disk Images
Coder
Coder is a free, open source project that turns a Raspberry Pi into a simple platform that educators and parents can use to teach the basics of building for the web. New coders can craft small projects in HTML, CSS and Javascript, right from the web browser. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Coder using the ‘download coder’ button here.
Kano OS – Discontinued
Kano OS is an open source OS for exploration, creation and play – free for Raspberry Pi and the new Pi 3. Project abandoned in 2019; Kano Computing went into administration in June 2023.
MoodleBox
MoodleBox is a portable Moodle Learning Management System packaged as a Raspberry Pi disk image. It enables schools and teachers to host a complete Moodle classroom on a Raspberry Pi without an internet connection – useful in schools with limited bandwidth, for offline events and for training in remote locations. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for MoodleBox here.
PiNet
PiNet is a free and open source project for helping schools set up and manage a Raspberry Pi classroom. It has been developed alongside teachers with feedback from over 15 countries across the world. It’s not actually a Raspberry Pi disk image, it’s an add on for Ubuntu to manage Raspberry Pi computers in your classroom over the network. Installation instructions here.
RachelPi
RachelPi is short for the Remote Area Community Hotspot for Education and Learning. It’s a combination of freely available software and content modules that make it easy to bring online educational materials into places with limited or no internet access. The content supports multiple languages and customised to support local needs. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for RachelPi here. Newer Pi 5 community images are discussed on the World Possible community forum.
Weather Station
The Raspberry Pi Oracle weather station is a weather station in kit form, controlled by a Raspberry Pi and a special add-on board called a HAT. It’s an educational tool aimed at teaching computing, engineering and data handling. Funded by a grant from Oracle, the kit has been sent, free of charge, to nearly 1000 schools in 78 countries. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Weather Station here.
Gaming Disk Images
Batocera.linux
Batocera.linux is an out-of-the-box retro gaming distribution that runs entirely from the SD card and supports Raspberry Pi alongside many other small board computers. It comes pre-configured with emulators for over 200 gaming systems and requires no permanent installation. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Batocera.linux here.
Emulation Station
Emulation Station is a graphical and themeable emulator front-end that allows you to access all your favorite games in one place, even without a keyboard. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Emulation Station here.
Lakka
Lakka is an open source game console and is the official Linux distribution of RetroArch and the libretro ecosystem. It is both modular and centralised in it’s configuration. It supports joypad recognition and emulates a variety of systems.
Minecraft Pi Edition – Discontinued
Minecraft Pi Edition comes with a revised feature set and support for multiple programming languages. It is completely free to download. You can organise the cheapest LAN party of all time, or use the Pi to learn the fundamentals of programming on a miniscule budget. It’s like hacking your way into Minecraft and modifying the game world with code. Minecraft Pi Edition was discontinued in 2021 when Raspberry Pi OS Bullseye dropped the legacy GLES API it required. Use Java Edition or Bedrock Edition on Pi 4/5 instead.
Recalbox
Recalbox is a DIY multi-emulation gaming platform for Raspberry Pi. A nice feature is it uses existing USB and wireless controllers such as the PS3 sixaxis controller or Dualshock 3. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Recalbox here.
RetroPie
RetroPie allows you to turn your Raspberry Pi or PC into a retro-gaming machine. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for RetroPie here.
General Purpose Operating System Disk Images
Alpine Linux
Alpine Linux is a security oriented distribution designed as a general purpose OS for non commercial use. It is extremely small at 130MB. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Alpine Linux here.
Amibian
Amibian transforms your Raspberry Pi into an Amiga computer. It is lightweight and fit’s on SD cards 2GB and up. It runs on an over clocked RPi zero, Rpi 1 and Rpi 2. Rpi 3 is notably absent from that list. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Amibian here.
Aros
AROS is a lightweight, efficient and flexible desktop operating system that is compatible with AmigaOS at the API level (like Wine, unlike UAE). While binary compatible with AmigaOS it also takes things a bit further by extending the functionality beyond what the Amiga offered. AROS is still actively maintained however the Raspberry Pi port (AROS/raspi-armhf) targets the original ARMv6 hardware only – this means it works on the Pi 1 and Pi Zero but not on the Pi 2 or later. You can find more details on the Raspberry Pi port page and download the latest nightly builds here.
AstroBox
AstroBox is a device made by AstroPrint that enables you to wirelessly manage your 3D printer. It allows remote monitoring via a camera, wireless management, removal of SD cards when loading STL files and works on any web enabled device. It can be (and is recommended) to be connected to your astroprint account. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for AstroBox here.
Arch Linux Arm
Arch Linux Arm is a port of Arch Linux designed specifically for Arm processors such as the Raspberry Pi. It is specifically optimised for the Raspberry Pi’s processor in order to utilise the Raspberry Pi to it’s full potential. It comes as a light-weight base structure that you can add to and shape the system according to your own needs. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Arch Linux Arm here (choose the page matching your Pi model). Be sure to follow the installation guide here.
Armbian
Armbian is a base operating system platform for single board computers, designed as a stable foundation that other projects can build upon. It is based on Debian and Ubuntu and offers carefully tuned kernels and lightweight images for a wide range of SBCs in addition to the Raspberry Pi. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Armbian here.
Bodhi Linux
Bhodi Linux is the Enlightened Linux distribution. It is based on Ubuntu LTS and runs the Moksha desktop. You can download the Raspbery Pi Disk images for Bodhi Linux here.
AlmaLinux (replaces CentOS for Pi)
AlmaLinux is the recommended replacement for CentOS on Raspberry Pi — CentOS Linux 7 ARM reached end-of-life in 2024. AlmaLinux is a binary-compatible RHEL alternative supporting Pi 3, 4 and 5. You can find the Raspberry Pi installation guide for AlmaLinux here.
The Core Project (Core, TinyCore, CorePlus)
The Core Project is often just referred to as Tiny Core Linux. It is a distribution that runs on the Raspberry Pi and has an extremely small footprint. In addition, it works very differently to other distributions in that everything runs in RAM by default, this makes it extremely quick and it does not lose integrity due to power outages. This makes it perfect for appliance like uses such as media player. The distro, does allow you to also run things from the SD card as well, should you wish. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk images for the Core Project here.
Debian
Debian for Raspberry Pi is an unofficial Debian image maintained directly by a Debian Developer. It is a clean upstream Debian build, useful when you want the official Debian release rather than the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s customised variant. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Debian here.
DietPi
DietPi is an extremely lightweight operating system based on Debian. It starts at just 400MB and is optimised to extensively reduce memory usage. It also claims ‘ready to run’ software that doesn’t require countless guides in order to install. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for DietPi here – (see the download menu at the top, unable to link directly at this time).
FydeOS (formerly Flint OS)
FydeOS is a browser based cloud operating system based on Chromium OS. Originally launched as Flint OS in 2017, the project was acquired by Neverware in 2018 and renamed FydeOS. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for FydeOS here.
FreeBSD
FreeBSD is an advanced computer operating system derived from BSD. It focusses on features, speed and stability. FreeBSD ARM64 supports Raspberry Pi 3, 4 and 5 as a Tier-1 platform. You can download the Raspberry Pi image for FreeBSD here (look under the ARM section).
Fedora
Fedora is an open source operating system originally spun off from Red Hat Linux. It has an extensive list of features and is one of the larger Linux Operating systems around. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Fedora here.
HypriotOS
HypriotOS is an operating system optimised for Docker containers. The project belief is that containers can be even more useful on small devices than on big servers. It is a minimal OS based on Debian and is typically very up to date with the latest docker versions. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for HypriotOS here.
KonstaKANG
KonstaKANG publishes unofficial LineageOS and AOSP Android builds for the Raspberry Pi, allowing you to run Android directly on Pi 4 and Pi 5 hardware. These are well-regarded community builds, updated regularly and supporting a range of useful add-ons and Google Apps packages. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for KonstaKANG here.
Mainsail OS
Mainsail OS is a Raspberry Pi disk image for 3D printers, similar in spirit to OctoPi but built around the Klipper firmware and the Mainsail web interface. It comes preconfigured with everything needed to control a Klipper-based 3D printer from your phone or browser, including a webcam stream, slicer integration and timelapse recording. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Mainsail OS here.
Max2Play
Max2Play is a complete operating system with dozens of add ons via a simple web client. It includes many of the software packages on this site such as Audio and Video players and home automation and also does offer some customisation to get things running out of the box which wouldn’t otherwise be easily achieved. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Max2Play here.
Manjaro-Arm
Marjaro-Arm is an Arch Linux based distribution that takes Archlinux and makes it simple and easy to use. It offers an easy install and setup process for DIY creators and developers that doesn’t require hours of configuration in order to get to work. It has three editions, server, media and base. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk images for Manjaro-arm here.
Minibian
Minibian is a minimal Raspbian based OS for Raspberry Pi. It’s core focus is to be small, up-to-date and stable. It is fully compatible with Rasbian which enables you to utilise compatible resources from that distribution. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Minibian here.
Multibootpi – Discontinued
Multibootpi was a website dedicated to booting multiple operating systems from a single install image made specifically for the Raspberry Pi – including pre-made images that combined Raspbian, RetroPie, Rasplex and Kodi on a single SD card. The domain multibootpi.com is now a parked / monetised site and the project itself appears no longer maintained.
NAS4Free – Discontinued
NAS4Free was an open source storage NAS distribution based on FreeBSD that supported a Raspberry Pi build. The project was renamed XigmaNAS in 2018, and the old nas4free.org domain has since been repurposed as a generic content site. XigmaNAS itself focuses on x86 hardware and no longer offers a Raspberry Pi image.
NetBSD
NetBSD is a fast secure and highly portable Unix-like operating system. It is available for a wide range of platforms from large scale server and now even on a Raspberry Pi. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for NetBSD here.
NextCloudPi
NextCloudPi is a ready to use Raspbian 8 image with the latest NextCloud (11.0.1 at time of writing). It comes preconfigured with PHP 7 for speed and defaults to HTTPS. You can read all about Nextcloud here. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for NextCloudPi here.
Raspberry Pi Imager (formerly NOOBS)
Raspberry Pi Imager is the official, easy installer for Raspberry Pi OS and a curated list of alternative operating systems. NOOBS, the original Pi installer that this entry first described, was deprecated in 2022 and replaced by the Imager. If you’re just starting out with the Raspberry Pi, this is a good place to start. That said, sometimes a specific image focused on a specific use case is a more enjoyable place to start. You can download the Raspberry Pi Imager here.
OctoPi
OctoPi is a Raspberry Pi distribution for 3d printers. It includes support for live viewing your printing with a webcam, timelapse creation, direct slicing and direct connected LCD panel displays. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for OctoPi on their main web page here.
openSUSE Leap
openSUSE Leap is a stable, enterprise-grade Linux distribution which shares its codebase with SUSE Linux Enterprise. It is well suited to long-term server deployments where stability and reproducibility are more important than running the bleeding edge. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for openSUSE Leap here.
PirateBox – Discontinued
PirateBox is an anonymous offline file sharing and communications system built around inexpensive hardware and software. You can use it to transform any space in a free and open offline communications and file sharing network. PirateBox was shut down at the end of 2020. Forks such as Shareboxx and EmptyBox carry on the concept.
PipaOS – Discontinued
PipaOS was a compact Raspbian-based distribution that ran the official Raspberry Pi kernel and was compact in size. Notable features included a built-in QEMU emulator, easy customisation via text file, power-failure tolerance, USB wireless adapter support and a built-in FM radio transmitter. The project’s site (pipaos.mitako.eu) now returns a 403 and the project appears no longer maintained – same hosting as the discontinued KivyPie.
pipplware – Discontinued
pipplware describes itself as ‘the’ operating system for Raspberry Pi. In fact, it’s much more than that as it creates an entertainment system that includes Kodi Media Center, RetroPie, XFCE desktop, a server and a multimedia client. The project was originally documented in Portuguese. Project appears dormant; no release since 2018.
Q4OS
Q40S is a fast and powerful operating system based on the latest technologies while offering highly productive desktop environment. A focus is made on security, reliability, long-term stability and conservative integration of new features. The system is fast and has very low hardware requirements. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Q4OS here.
Quirky Xerus – Discontinued
Quirky Xerus is a 360MB Linux distro with LIbre office, Inkscape, Seamonkey and many. other applications. It sports a fast GUI, auto update capability, is built with puppy linux kit and Ubuntu.
RaspArch
RaspArch is a Raspberry Pi build of the famous Arch Linux, maintained by Arne Exton as part of his Exton Linux family of distributions (alongside RaspEX, RaspAnd, exGENT and others). Arch is easy to install and simple to keep up to date. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for RaspArch here.
Raspberry Pi OS (formerly Raspbian)
Raspberry Pi OS is the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s official supported operating system, formerly known as Raspbian (renamed in 2020). You can install it via the Raspberry Pi Imager (above) or download the disk image directly from the Foundation’s download page here.
balenaOS (formerly ResinOS)
balenaOS is an open source operating system for running Docker containers on embedded devices, tailored for reliability and proven in production use. Originally launched as ResinOS, the project was renamed balenaOS along with its parent company in 2018. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for balenaOS here.
Risc OS Open
Risc OS Open is a build of Risc OS which was originally designed for the Acorn computer and first released in 1987. This is a complete desktop system and collection of applications to get you started. You can download the Raspberry Pi Disk image for Risc OS open here.
Sabayon – Discontinued
Sabayon was a Linux Operating system that was a derivative of Gentoo with one important difference – that it worked out of the Box without any config requirements. This can then be converted back to Gentoo if desired for a quick start up, or kept as a running Sabayon system. Sabayon offer an extremely stable ‘latest bleeding edge’ code base that is easy to use. For Raspberry Pi Sabayon has both a core image and a media centre oriented image. The images have to be uncompressed first. Sabayon was discontinued in 2020 and the site is offline.
Slackware ARM
The SARPi project supports slackware ARM linux on a Raspberry Pi 1,2 o 3. You can download the Raspbery Pi disk images for SARPi here.
Twister OS
Twister OS is a Raspberry Pi disk image based on Raspberry Pi OS, with a friendlier desktop and a curated set of preinstalled applications. It includes Box86 to run x86 Linux applications on the Pi’s ARM hardware, RetroPie for retro gaming and a number of skins to give the Pi a Mac, Windows or Linux look and feel – aimed at users new to Linux and Raspberry Pi. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Twister OS here.
Ubuntu Core (formerly Snappy)
Ubuntu Core is supported on a variety of chipsets, boards, SOCs and virtual machines, including Raspberry Pi 2 and 3, Qualcomm DragonBoard 410c, Intel NUC, Intel Joule, Samsung Artik and KVM. You can download the Raspberry Pi Disk image for Snappy Ubuntu Core here.
SolydX RPI – Discontinued
SolydX RPI is a Debian based distribution for the Raspberry Pi2 and 3 with the Xfce desktop. It intends to be as light-weight as possible without giving up any of the expected functionality. SolydX RPI supports the RemotePiBoard by default. Not available for RPI1. SolydXK officially dropped Raspberry Pi support at version 9 in 2017.
Ubuntu Desktop
Ubuntu Desktop for Raspberry Pi is Canonical’s full GNOME desktop release, optimised for the Pi 4 and Pi 5. It provides a familiar mainstream Linux desktop experience including the Snap Store, full software compatibility with the standard amd64 Ubuntu releases, and Canonical’s long-term support. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Ubuntu Desktop here.
Ubuntu Server
Ubuntu Server is Canonical’s headless, long-term-support server distribution for the Raspberry Pi. It is well suited to cloud-native and edge computing deployments, with no desktop environment to consume resources, and is fully compatible with the same Snap and apt packages as Canonical’s amd64 server release. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Ubuntu Server here.
Ubuntu Mate
Martin Wimpress and Rohith Madhavan have made an Ubuntu MATE image for the Raspberry Pi 2 and Raspberry Pi 3 which you can download or build yourself. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Ubuntu Mate here.
Void Linux
Void is a general purpose operating system based on the monolithic kernel. It’s package system allows you to quickly install, update and remove software. Software is available in both binary format and also can be built from source with the XBPS source packages collection. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Void Linux here.
Windows 10 IoT Core Dashboard – Discontinued
Windows 10 IoT Core was a free Raspberry Pi 3 build of Windows. Microsoft discontinued Windows 10 IoT Core in 2020 and never supported Pi 4 or Pi 5.
Windows 10 IoT Core Insider Preview – Discontinued
Insider Preview discontinued alongside Windows 10 IoT Core in 2020.
Automation and control system Disk Images
Gladys Assistant
Gladys Assistant is a privacy-first, open source home assistant for the Raspberry Pi. It runs entirely on local hardware – your data never leaves your home – and supports a wide range of devices and protocols including Z-Wave, Zigbee, MQTT, Philips Hue and Sonos. You can find the Raspberry Pi installation guide for Gladys here.
Home Assistant (formerly HASSbian)
Home Assistant is an extensive home automation system with a large array (525 at time of writing) of integrations from various manufacturers such as Amazon Echo, Google Cast, Plex, Sonos, Z-Wave, climate, Honeywell. HASSbian was retired in 2019 and replaced by Home Assistant OS. The current Raspberry Pi installation guide can be found here.
motionEyeOS
motionEyeOS is a Raspberry Pi surveillance system created from BuildRoot, using motion as a backend and motionEye as a frontend. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image here.
OpenVoiceOS (formerly Mycroft A.I)
OpenVoiceOS is the community successor to Mycroft A.I (Mycroft Inc closed in February 2023). It is a privacy-focused voice assistant for the Raspberry Pi. It is unique in that it responds to Voice Commands without using the Google, Cortana or Amazon Echo ecosystems. It responds to your commands that can include specific movies or songs on specific platforms, perform standard home automation tasks such as locking the house and is cheap enough to have one in multiple rooms. You can download the Raspberry Pi image (RaspOVOS) here.
openHAB
openHAB is a vendor and technology agnostic, open source, software implementation for home automation. With powerful and flexible rules, graphing, flexible web interface and Android IoS apps included, this is another powerful automation suite. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for openHAB here.
Open Lighting Architecture
Open Lighting Architecture is an open source lighting control software aimed at the entertainment lighting industry. It supports all the major DMX over Ethernet protocols including ArtNet and Streaming ACN, plut over 20 different USB DMX adapters. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Open Lighting Architecture here.
OpenSprinkler
OpenSprinkler is a control system that keeps your lawn and flowers beautiful. It has customised programs and automated weather driven algorithms which can be controlled and monitored remotely. It has free clients available for Android, IOS, Windows and Kindle. It also has some other automation functionality such garage door control. The pre-configured Raspberry Pi disk image for OpenSprinkler is no longer maintained – the most recent SD card image dates from 2015 and is not compatible with the latest firmware. The current recommended path is to install Raspberry Pi OS Lite and follow the official OSPi installation instructions.
PiDome – Discontinued
PiDome is an open source home automation platform developed especially for the Raspberry Pi. it is a full home automation system which while is easy to use offers some quite advanced capabilities. It is useful for Developers and Hobbyists as well as the average person.
Rocketshow
Rocketshow is an audio, video and DMX lighting automation system designed for performing artists, exhibitions. It is open source and has a free version for the Raspberry Pi here.
Media Centre Disk Images
Channels DVR Server
Channels DVR Server is a whole-home digital video recorder for the Raspberry Pi, packaged as a custom disk image. It records live TV from a range of HDHomeRun network tuners and serves recordings to phones, tablets, smart TVs and the Apple TV via the Channels app. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Channels DVR Server here.
LibreElec
LibreELEC is ‘Just enough OS’ for Kodi, a Linux distribution built to run Kodi on current and popular mediacentre hardware. We are an evolution of the popular OpenELEC project. LibreELEC software will be familiar to OpenELEC users, but the project follows its own path and has intentional differences. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for LibreElec here.
MP4 Museum
MP4 Museum is a minimalistic open source video player that loops all mp4 files from a USB flash drive. It simply autoboots into a script and starts playing. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for MP4 Museum here.
OSMC
OSMC is a free and open source media centre based on Debian Linux and Kodi Media Centre. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for OSMC here.
Plex Media Player
Plex Media Player is the official client for the comprehensive Media Centre Environment Plex. It covers features such as Photo sharing, Movie and TV recording. Please see our installation howto guide for official Plex Media Player here. You can also download the official Raspberry Pi disk Image for the official Plex Media Player here. Be sure to find it under the ‘Get an App’ button and choose the dropdown list for embedded platforms. The official Raspberry Pi image then shows up under this final download button.
RasPlex
Rasplex is a plex client for the Raspberry Pi. Unlike the official Plex on Raspberry Pi, RasPlex is based on the Plex Home Theater product and OpenElec. Plex Home Theater is often considered the better choice due to it’s more mature and robust feature and code base. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for RasPlex here.
Networking Disk Images
FreedomBox
FreedomBox is a private home server distribution for non-experts, packaged as a Raspberry Pi disk image. It bundles a curated set of self-hosted services such as a personal email server, file sharing, a VPN, and a chat server, all configurable through a simple web interface. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for FreedomBox here.
OpenMediaVault
OpenMediaVault is a network attached storage (NAS) solution based on Debian Linux. It contains services like SSH, (S)FTP, SMB/CIFS, DAAP media server, RSync, BitTorrent client and many more. Thanks to the modular design of the framework it can be enhanced via plugins. Openmediavault is primarily designed to be used in small offices or home offices, but is not limited to those scenarios. It is a simple and easy to use out-of-the-box solution that will allow everyone to install and administrate a Network Attached Storage without deeper knowledge. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for OpenMediaVault here.
OpenWRT
OpenWRT is a linux wireless router distribution, similar to what is shipped with home routers, but with an extensive list of additional features. You can download the Raspberry Pi image for OpenWRT here.
Pi-Point – Discontinued
Pi-Point was a Raspberry Pi WiFi access point with additional features such as guest wireless, wifi monitoring, wifi hardening, temperature and weather and WiFi hotspot. The project domain pi-point.co.uk has since been parked and now redirects to a monetised landing page – the project itself appears no longer maintained.
PiFi
PiFi turns a Raspberry Pi 4 or 5 into a high-speed VPN router. It comes as a complete disk image with a web-based dashboard for configuring WireGuard or OpenVPN connections, and can serve a whole network of devices through the Pi’s built-in or USB-attached WiFi. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for PiFi here.
PressPi – Discontinued
PressPi is the world’s first flash-ready WordPress server for the RaspberryPi. Project obsolete since the Wheezy era of Raspberry Pi OS.
RasPBX
RasPBX maintains a complete install of the amazing Asterisk PBX and FreePBX for the Raspberry Pi. It runs on Debian Jessie (Rasbian) and contains both Asterisk and FreePBX 13 pre-installed. It is maintained with ongoing updates either through built in update system in the case of FreePBX or the RasPBX repositories in the case of Asterisk. The disk image also includes additional pre-configured tools for improved security, a GSM VoIP gateway, backups and fax. The original raspbx.org site is no longer available — a community fork is maintained at github.com/playfultechnology/RasPBX.
Thin Client Disk Images
RPiTC – Discontinued
RPiTC is a low cost thin client distribution for Raspberry Pi. It supports virtually all Thin Client protocols including Citrix, VMWare, Parallels, X2GO, NoMachine, ThinLinc, RemoteViewer plus a few more. I assume it would also support RDP, though this is not mentioned on the front page. Project discontinued. WTware and ThinPi forks are alternatives for current Pi thin-client use.
TLXOS
TLXOS by ThinLinx is a Debian-based thin client and digital signage operating system for the Raspberry Pi. It provides a centrally managed remote desktop and kiosk environment with support for Citrix, VMware, RDP and digital signage workloads. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for TLXOS here.
TrueOS Pico – Discontinued
TrueOS Pico is a cost effective thin client solution that connects multiple ARM-based devices to a single Pico Server. It was a purpose built thin client solution requiring a TrueOS server and client to work together. TrueOS was discontinued in May 2020. Use FreeBSD ARM64 directly for Raspberry Pi.
Other Disk Images
Adafruit
Adafruit has a number of images, customised to it’s hardware such as the 2.8″ Touchscreen Display for Raspberry Pi. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for the Adafruit Touchscreen here.
Alarm Decoder – Discontinued
Alarm Decoder is a control system for DSC, Ademco / Honeywell Vista alarm systems. It allows remote control and monitoring as well as integration with home automation systems. Site offline; AlarmDecoder hardware itself was reported unavailable in late 2024.
BerryBoot
Berryboot is a simple boot selections screen for ARM computers including the Raspberry Pi. It allows you to put multiple Linux distributions on a single SD card and in addition also allows these to be put on an external USB hard drive instead of the SD Card. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for BerryBoot here.
Chilipie-kiosk
Chilipie-kiosk is an image that boots directly in a full screen Chrome browser. It’s primary use case is stated to be for web based dashboard and build monitors. It is optimised around this philosophy and as such has features such as automatic crash recovery and no automatic updates. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Chilipie-kiosk here.
DroneBridge
DroneBridge is a digital video and telemetry link for drones and robotics, available as a Raspberry Pi disk image. It uses standard WiFi hardware in monitor mode to provide low-latency video and bidirectional control links over hundreds of metres, replacing the proprietary radio links typically used in drone applications. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for DroneBridge here.
EZ-WifiBroadcast
EZ-WifiBroadcast is a Raspberry Pi disk image for affordable wireless digital HD video transmission, often used for first-person-view drone flying. It uses standard WiFi adapters in monitor mode to provide a long-range, low-latency one-way HD video link, similar in concept to DroneBridge but focused on video rather than bidirectional control. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for EZ-WifiBroadcast here.
FullPageOS
FullPageOS is a distribution aimed at displaying one webpage in full screen. It incldues Chromium out fo the box and necessary loading scripts. FullPageOS is a fork of OctoPi. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for FullPageOS here.
GlowBarn OS
GlowBarn OS is a Buildroot-based Linux distribution for paranormal research, packaged as a Raspberry Pi disk image. It bundles drivers and analysis tools for EMF sensors and environmental monitoring sensors, a web dashboard and automated data logging, ready to run out of the box on a Pi-powered ghost-hunting kit. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for GlowBarn OS here.
Kali Linux
Kali Linux is an ethical hacking operating system used extensively by Security firms performing security testing exercises such as penetration testing. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Kali Linux here.
Screenly
Screenly is a Raspberry Pi powered digital signage application that is based on the Screenly software stack. It supports full HD quality moving imagery, web content and static images when connected to any display device.Notably, you can set up multiple Screenly signage systems and manage them from a single web interface, it even includes uptime monitoring. You can download the Open Source edition, Raspberry Pi disk image for Screenly here. The installation procedure is here.
Thingbox
Thingbox is an IoT application that allows both non-technical and technical people to graphically create new unlimited applicaitons interacting with connected objects from a simple web-browser. It is intended to create capability that delivers beyond the normal home automation realm and create any new functionality you can think of. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Thingbox here.
RasComm
RasComm is a Raspberry Pi-based Morse code translator that converts plain text into Morse code visually or audibly. It is provided as a disk image for the Pi and is intended for amateur radio operators, education and the historical communications community. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for RasComm here.
ROKOS
ROKOS Core and ROKOS Flavours are bitcoin and cryptocurrency distributions respectively. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk images for both ROKOS Core and Flavour here.
VEX Tournament Manager
VEX Tournament Manager is the official VEX Robotics Tournament Manager packaged as a Raspberry Pi disk image. It is used to run scoring, scheduling and field control at official VEX Robotics competitions, providing a low-cost dedicated tournament server. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for VEX Tournament Manager here.
Yodeck
Yodeck is a plug-and-play digital signage solution for Raspberry Pi with a free cloud-based management dashboard. Each Pi runs a free Yodeck disk image and is centrally managed, with one Pi free per account, making it easy to scale up to multiple screens for retail, signage, kiosks and dashboards. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Yodeck here.
Amateur Radio and SDR Disk Images
DragonOS Pi64
DragonOS Pi64 is a 64-bit Lubuntu-based Software Defined Radio distribution for the Raspberry Pi 4 and 5. It comes preconfigured with drivers and tools for hardware such as HackRF and LimeSDR, and bundles GQRX, SDR++, GNU Radio and many other signal analysis tools that are notoriously time-consuming to compile on ARM platforms. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for DragonOS Pi64 here.
HamPi
HamPi is a comprehensive Raspberry Pi disk image for amateur radio operators, containing nearly every application a ham might need. This includes WSJT-X for weak-signal modes, Chirp for radio programming, FLDIGI for digital modes and HamClock for station monitoring, all preconfigured and ready to run. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for HamPi here.
Astronomy Disk Images
Astroberry Server
Astroberry Server is a complete astronomy equipment controller for the Raspberry Pi, integrating the INDI framework, KStars, Ekos and PHD2. It allows you to control telescope mounts, cameras and autoguiders remotely from a wireless mobile interface, turning a Pi into a self-contained observatory controller. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for Astroberry Server here.
StellarMate OS
StellarMate OS is a commercial astronomy operating system for the Raspberry Pi, also based on the INDI and Ekos software stack. It is more polished than the free Astroberry alternative, with a refined mobile and desktop interface and dedicated paid support. You can download the Raspberry Pi disk image for StellarMate OS here.
Special Mention
The special mention category is a list of cool software, that is available but without a ready made image. Most likely you will need to compile these yourself or install in some other way.
GeNtOOBS
GeNtOOBS is a stage 4 tar ball, for raspberry Pi from Gentoo. The third-party download site is no longer available — refer to the Gentoo wiki linked above for current installation instructions, including the Pi 5 install guide.
Info-beamer pi
Info-beamer pi is a digital signage solution for the Raspberry Pi. It supports the native Raspberry Pi video acceleration and can display animations and transitions at 60 frames per second. It is optimised for no memory leaks or slowdowns and can display ongoing content without requiring a reboot. There is not a complete disk image available at this time, however you can download the Info-Beamer Pi software here.
Pi-Hole
Pi-Hole is a network wide ad blocking application. It includes a monitoring and performace statistics page, a DNS server and works with any device on your network. It has been reported that it can be downloaded as part of Diet-Pi, however the installation procedures look to be extremely easy.
Pi Presents
Pi Presents is a toolkit for producing interactive multimedia applications for museums, visitor centres and more. There isn’t a Raspberry Pi download image for Pi Presents, but there are easy installation instructions located here.
PiVPN
PiVPN is a streamlined installation script for setting up a WireGuard or OpenVPN server on a Raspberry Pi. It enables secure remote access to your home or office network without the need for expensive proprietary hardware. Like Pi-Hole, it is not a Raspberry Pi disk image, however the installation procedure is extremely easy – simply run the install script on Raspberry Pi OS Lite and follow the prompts. Installation instructions are here.
ViewTouch
ViewTouch is a point of sale application written by Gene Mosher. Gene created the world’s first touch oriented point of sale software in 1986 and has been writing POS systems since 1978. The software is licenced under the Free Software foundation’s GNU public licence and used extensively in many restaurants and bars. It includes the capability to do mobile ordering through Android tablets. You can compile your own version of this by utilising the code here. At this stage there is no direct download, however, he will install the Raspberry Pi disk image on any SD card you send him.
