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Raspberry Pi Imager

The official tool to write an operating system to a microSD card or SSD, with Wi-Fi, user and SSH set up before first boot.

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What you use it for

  • Install Raspberry Pi OS, Home Assistant, LibreELEC, OctoPi and more
  • Pre-configure hostname, Wi-Fi, user and SSH
  • Erase and reformat cards

Commands

Install on Raspberry Pi OS
sudo apt install rpi-imager
Or download for Windows / macOS / Ubunturaspberrypi.com/software ↗

Pro tips

  • Always double-check the selected storage before writing — it erases the whole drive.
  • Use the 'Use custom' option to flash any .img file you downloaded.

Official documentation ↗