The Raspberry Pi is a series of credit card-sized single-board computers developed in the United Kingdom by the Raspberry Pi Foundation to promote the teaching of basic computer science in schools and developing countries. Official Link: Raspberry Pi Foundation Homepage, Raspberry Pi Computer Homepage
This list is a collection of tools, projects, images and resources conforming to the Awesome Manifesto
Contributions very welcome but first see Contributing
The complete collection of (consumer) Raspberry Pi models consist of:
Security-oriented, lightweight Linux distribution based on musl libc and busybox.
The world's most popular open source digital signage project.
Lightweight and flexible Linux distribution that tries to Keep It Simple.
A base operating system platform for single board computers (SBCs) that other projects can trust to build upon.
open source OS to run Docker containers on embedded devices that's been designed for reliability and proven in production.
Bootloader/universal OS installer, with support to VNC and HDMI-CEC.
Image which boots directly into full-screen Chrome, perfect for dashboards and build monitors. 
Custom image for Channels DVR Server which provides a whole home DVR system.
Unofficial Debian image for Raspberry Pi (maintained by a Debian Developer).
Minimal image designed to fit on a 2GB SD card, with tons of configurable settings and scripts.
A WifiBroadcast extension to make for a real alternative to DJI Lightbridge and other similar systems. 
Affordable Wireless Digital HD Video Transmission made easy.  
Linux Fedora distribution built for the Pi. 
FreeBSD is an advanced computer operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms.
FreedomBox is a private home server for non-experts. 
Gentoo Stage 3 tarball for Raspberry Pi.
Gladys, a privacy-first, open-source home assistant. 
Buildroot-based Linux distribution for paranormal research with EMF sensors, environmental monitoring, web dashboard and automated data logging. 
Formerly known as W3DJS Raspberry Pi for Ham Radio.
Home automation operating system/application for embedded device, also available standalone.
Minimal Debian-based operating system, optimized to run Docker.
Penetration Testing & Ethical Hacking Linux distro for ARM devices.
Unofficial LineageOS and AOSP builds for Raspberry Pi. 
Retro-gaming on the Raspberry Pi built entirely on RetroArch.
Just enough OS for Kodi
A distribution for 3D Printers that includes everything to get started with Klipper Firmware and Mainsail.
Friendly, open-source Linux distribution for Raspberry Pi.
Minimal Raspbian (lighter than Jessie Lite).
The moOde audio player acts as an Audiophile streamer with DLNS, Spotify Connect and AirPlay support for old receivers.  
The MoodleBox provides a Moodle learning management system on Raspberry Pi. 
Linux distribution that turns a single-board computer into a video surveillance system.
NetBSD is a free, fast, secure, and highly portable Unix-like Open Source operating system.
Nextcloud ready image based on Raspbian. Features Nextcloud 11 running on Raspbian 8, with PHP 7 and HTTP2 enabled Apache server.
New Out Of the Box Software, an easy OS installer for beginners.
Distribution for 3d printers.
A preconfigured version of the OpenHAB home automation software. 
OpenMediaVault is the next generation network attached storage (NAS) solution based on Debian Linux containing services like SSH, (S)FTP, SMB/CIFS, DAAP media server, RSync, BitTorrent client and many more. 
openSUSE is a major Linux distribution that has images based for its stable release Leap and rolling release Tumbleweed. Images can be found for many of the Pis, including the [Raspberry Pi 3](https://en.opensuse.org/HCL:Raspberry_Pi3) and [Raspberry Pi 4](https://en.opensuse.org/HCL:Raspberry_Pi4).
OpenWrt is described as a Linux distribution for embedded devices for network management.
Open Source Media Centre, based on Kodi.
Small form factor DVS system allowing you to control digital music files with timecode vinyl.
Turn Raspberry Pi into a High-Speed VPN Router in Seconds ⚡️ (Supports Raspberry Pi 4 and 5).
System to manage Raspberry Pi classrooms.
Anonymous offline mobile file-sharing and communications system.
Turns a Raspberry Pi Zero W into a portable, browser-controlled RF transmitter with its own WiFi hotspot, supporting a dozen modes including FM broadcast, FT8, RTTY, POCSAG, and Morse. 
RasComm is a communication device that translates plain text into Morse code (IMC) visually or audibly.
The official supported Raspberry Pi OS (previously called "Raspbian"), based on Debian and available as a lite version.
Raspbian is a free operating system based on Debian optimized for the Raspberry Pi hardware.
Plex client for the Raspberry Pi.
Drag & drop light-weight retro-gaming and media center on the Raspberry Pi.
Retro-gaming on the Raspberry Pi.
Non-Linux OS originated from the group that developed the ARM microprocessor.
Play synced backing tracks, videos and DMX light-sequences live on stage. 
Free and open source OS that turns embedded hardware into Hi-Fi music players.
Drop'n'play sampler: drop .WAV samples on the SD card, and play!
Skinned version of Raspberry Pi OS with preinstalled apps like box86 and Retropie to introduce noobs to Linux and Raspberry Pi. 
Official (minimal) Ubuntu distribution for IoT. Supports Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W. 
Ubuntu Desktop distribution for the Raspberry Pi. Supports Raspberry Pi 4 and 5.
Ubuntu distribution for the Raspberry Pi based on MATE desktop. 
Ubuntu Server distribution for the Raspberry Pi. Supports Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W. 
Headless audiophile music player, designed to play music with the highest possible fidelity.
Windows 10 distribution for IoT. 
Remotely load, debug and test bare-metal programs using GDB with this system-level GDB server.
macOS application to easily install/backup/restore images onto an SD card.
An open-source imaging tool that makes installing Armbian OS effortless.
Very lightweight and easy to install toolkit to write in Python single-page web applications to pilot your RPi, without having to install a web server.
SD card burner app that is simple for end users, extensible for developers, and works on any platform.
Native Rust image burner with LUKS/VeraCrypt encryption support, perfect for creating secure bootable SD cards for Raspberry Pi.
Flexible configuration manager for Wireguard networks that is perfect for establishing secure overlays spanning multiple Raspberry Pis.
AI that transforms your electronics ideas into working Raspberry Pi Pico projects.
Cross-compile the Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi with enhanced security using a single command.
HAT which includes vital health monitoring like ECG, respiration, pulse oximetry and optional blood pressure & body temperature sensing. 
Wifi AP + Client management in 8MB [Docker Container](https://hub.docker.com/r/cjimti/iotwifi/), with REST API for controlling wifi client and station modes simultaneously. 
Command line tool to easily manage DNS and DHCP servers.
Control functions for Single-Board computers in Python.
GUI based utility to download and install OSMC on to a variety of platforms.
a CPU and GPU temperature exporter for Prometheus consumption.
Tool used to create the raspberrypi.org Raspbian images. This can be used to create your own custom images with specific packages installed, etc.
Interactive pinout reference for all 40 GPIO pins with BCM numbers, functions, voltage specs, and HAT overlays. Updated for Pi 5 (RP1 controller).
Interactive tool to estimate when your SD card will fail based on P/E cycles and Write Amplification Factor (WAF).
Script for creating custom images based on Raspbian, Devuan, Ubuntu and Alpine Linux.
A bunch of scripts with menu to make your life easier.
Reconfigure Raspberry Pi images with an easy, Docker-like configuration file.
Monitor Raspberry Pi at all times without SSH.
Bash script that automatically shrinks a pi image that will then resize to the max size of the SD card on boot.
Manage certificate-secured strongSwan VPNs. Installer and command-line tool for client-server, site-to-site, and host-to-host VPNs.
Create a full-featured OpenVPN/WireGuard VPN Server with a single bash command.
PiGro does many commands that have to be entered via the terminal with one or two clicks of a button.
The most popular app store for Raspberry Pi computers, 100% open-source bash scripts.
Processing Development Environment running on Raspberry Pi.
Pwnagotchi is an AI based Wi-Fi cracking tool that learns from its surrounding WiFi environment to maximize the crackable WPA key material it captures.
A simple, responsive web interface to control wifi, hostapd and related services on the Raspberry Pi.
An easy way to install Raspberry Pi OS and other operating systems to an SD card ready to use with your Raspberry Pi
Simple tool to launch QEMU on Raspbian with the required modifications on the system and kernel. Automatic network access. Handy to create images in your PC.
Simple application/repo to bridge a Raspberry Pi's wlan0 interface to devices plugged into it over ethernet (eth0).
Simple monitoring tool with a dashboard suitable for monitoring multiple RPi devices (CPU temperature, network, ping, browser, screenshot of X display etc.).
The easiest way to track and control your Raspberry Pi or Ubuntu computer system health and performance in Home Assistant.
A lightweight, plugin based bakery shell script framework to customize, bootstrap & provision raspberry pi OS disk images.
Easily and fully customize RasPiOS images. Install apps, configure settings, etc then burn SSDs/SD cards for lots of different systems from a single image, and each one boots up fully configured and ready for work. Or play.
Stress test your Raspberry Pi and plot temperatures.
Shell script to automate the task of converting Raspberry Pi into a tor based wifi hotspot.
An intuitive remotely-accessible system performance monitoring and task management tool for servers and headless Raspberry Pi setups.
Simple tool to generate wpa_supplicant.conf files with wifi settings
Cluster aimed to be under the size of full tower desktop.
DNS relay station with ad/tracker/other blocking, IP address redirections, and DNS-over-HTTPS.
Honey beehive monitoring project.
A Physical Dashboard that displays Bitcoin stats in real time.  
Self-hosted edge AI operating system running 52 TOPS of inference on Raspberry Pi 5 clusters with Hailo-8 accelerators, WireGuard mesh networking, and self-healing automation.
Reads BLE smart scales (23 brands) via built-in Bluetooth, calculates body composition, and exports to Garmin Connect, MQTT/Home Assistant, InfluxDB, and more. [Website](https://blescalesync.dev).
FM broadcasting system with server-client architecture for managing multiple Raspberry Pi transmitters remotely.   
Highly redundant and low power usage RADOS home storage solution.
Remotely deploying timelapse camera using Docker, Resin, and 3G internet.
A home-based irrigation system for efficient plant care using IoT.
Timed charging station for students using Chromebooks at school.
Auto-provisioned RPi cluster running K8S on bare-metal. 
A C++ bare metal environment for Raspberry Pi.
simple smart desktop clock using a Raspberry Pi display.
Turn your Raspberry Pi into a self-hosted recipe server. Manage recipes in plain-text Cooklang format with web UI, shopping lists, and meal planning.
An advanced cocktail making machine that can be controlled via browser and touchscreen.
Another cocktail machine (powered by Raspberry Pi 4, Golang, a pneumatic pump and valves).
A open source project by Googlers to turn a Raspberry Pi into a simple, tiny, personal web server and web-based development environment.
Exports DCS World cockpit data (switches, lights, displays) over serial/UDP to Arduino, ESP32, or Raspberry Pi for physical panel builds.
A shared installable C++ Library to connect various electronic displays to Raspberry Pi single board computers.
A retro style arcade machine, based on a Raspberry Pi Pico, a Hub75 LED matrix and some other stuff (Wii Nunchucks, 3D printed parts, ...)
Raspberry Pi Zero Rubber Ducky recognized as a USB HID by just about anything with a USB port, thus allowing you to run custom scripts as if it were a keyboard. 
Tool to monitor downstream load on DOCSIS cable networks.
Project using Java, JavaFX, Pi4J and Arduino to control 8 relays and LED strips.
WPA Hash Grabbing Bluetooth Peripheral / Android App.
Baby monitor including custom case, server, and client source code. 
Project utilizing a Raspberry Pi Zero W, WS2812B Leds and the Tesla API to collect and display a Tesla's status. 
Display mimicking the Daily Prophet from Harry Potter using a 7" Raspberry Pi display.
Host a private blog on your Rasperry Pi instead of using Facebook.
AI-native intrusion detection system with eBPF/XDP packet filtering and ML threat classification. Processes 8.8M+ security events on a Pi 5.
A Raspberry Pi powered prototype of a hearing aid. 
Docker-based nginx reverse proxy that wakes sleeping servers via Wake-on-LAN, ideal for energy-saving Raspberry Pi homelabs.
Turn your Raspberry Pi in to an Internet Chronometer.
Flexible open source personal assistant.
23MB single-binary AI Agent for Raspberry Pi and edge devices. Self-forging skills, Genesis Protocol for auto hardware discovery (GPIO, I2C, USB, Camera), offline-first with Ollama support.
Get your ARM device up and running Kubernetes in less than ten minutes.
Private photo cloud host on Raspberry Pi, with Android/iOS/Web client.
Sequencer/Drumpad, like Native Instruments' Maschine for the Pi.
Smart Lamp for Better Sleep.  
The original open source modular smart mirror platform. 
3D printed mini MIDI controller.
Raspberry Pi car computer.
Showcase for the always on, fault tolerant nature of Cassandra using a Raspberry Pi cluster board.
Robot bartender for making cocktails with Telegram-bot interface and speech synthesis on Golang.
Raspberry Pi powered AI chat robot, ideal for education and teaching assistance.
Craft and deploy bulletproof embedded software in Elixir.
Setup a Pi Zero to scan for devices on a WiFi network and use that to determine who is "home".
Nixie Tube Clock powered by a Raspberry Pi.
Controller software for the Occu-pi, a totally awesome bathroom door sensor.
P4wnP1 is a highly customizable USB attack platform, based on a low cost Raspberry Pi Zero or Raspberry Pi Zero W (required for HID backdoor). 
Captures images, integrated with the Google IOT Cloud Platform ecosystem.
Payment module based on RFID.
Black hole for internet ads.
DIY KVM over IP to manage remote computers via Web UI or VNC with FullHD video, mouse, virtual drive, IPMI, Wake-on-LAN and many other things.
Remote Headless multi feature PiCamera Operation from Rclone Remote Storage Service and More.
Java I/O library the Raspberry Pi.
Live flight tracking using a Raspberry Pi.
Fancy Clock built around a monitor and a Raspberry Pi.
E-ink nametag display running on a Pi Zero. 
CPU-fan-tuner daemon, just enables your fan as necessary. 
FM-RDS transmitter using a Raspberry Pi.
Makeshift Amazon Dash orders using a Raspberry PI + EAN scanner.
WiFi voucher display system with weather integration and PiJuice battery management. 
Wrist-wearable Pi Zero smartwatch with e-ink display that generates Wi-Fi voucher codes on demand via button press. 
Node.js Slackbot (lunchbot), hosted on Resin.
Exploits locked/password protected computers over USB, drops persistent WebSocket-based backdoor, exposes internal router, and siphons cookies using Raspberry Pi Zero & Node.js. 
Enclosure in a power strip, sniffing network data.
Smart Doll House with Gesture Recognition, using Raspberry Pi 3 or Pi Zero and PSMove motion controller.
Full-featured web-based dashboard interface to inspect and manage Raspberry Pi hardware and software, with no extra software required.
Erlang cluster on a Raspberry Pi 2.
Big Data cluster running on the Raspberry Pi.
⚡ Quickly setup my Raspberry Pi.
Proof-of-Antiquity blockchain that rewards vintage and edge hardware including Raspberry Pi for mining. DePIN infrastructure for IoT devices.
Remotely control your Raspberry Pi using Telegram, with support for GPIO, system commands, custom modules, and real-time interaction.
Fastest and cheapest way to get your own Lightning Node running.
Beginner’s Guide to ️⚡Lightning️⚡ on a Raspberry Pi.
An advanced project to receive weather imagery from the GOES-16 satellite using software defined radio (SDR).
A Qt application to connect a Waveshare 8-channel relay board to an MQTT server.
A 128x128 Pixel RGB LED Matrix to display images, animations, conways game of life and other stuff.
Open source, fully offline set of voice assistant services that works well with Home Assistant, Node-RED, MQTT and more.
Open source DisplayLink alternative, ethernet to HDMI adapter.
Python 3 library to connect various motors & servos to the Pi.
CPU GPU temperature monitor with various functions such as LED GPIO, Graph output, email, alarm limit, notifications and logging.
A private-by-default Raspberry Pi home security camera that uses end-to-end encryption. Supports Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W. 
Raspberry Pi based home alarm system.
Skateboard odometer and speedometer with RFID user system.
Take over and allow full control over any Parrot AR Drone within wireless distance.
Voice controlled smart mirror with IoT integration. 
Using OpenCV, Twilio and a WebCam/picam.
The Live Coding Music Synth for Everyone.
Node.js voice control for your Pi (and everything else) with customizable offline hotword detection.
Object Motion Tracking uses python, openCV, USB Cam or picamera module to record speed data.
Open source ADS-B receiver which feeds weather, traffic, GPS, and AHRS data to electronic flight bag software via wifi.
A robust alternative to the Elgato Stream Deck, that can launch apps, scripts, websites and control applications like OBS.
Telepi allows you to monitor and control your Raspberry Pi via Telegram featuring file downloads, system monitoring, network insights, speed tests, and the ability to open web tunnels.
Project utilizing a Raspberry Pi Zero W for USB Mass storage emulation and a PiJuice to collect and archive TeslaCam video. 
Self-hosted recursive DNS server using Pi-hole, Unbound and Docker on Raspberry Pi 4.
A USB man-in-the-middle project that allow users to monitor and modify USB packets flow between host and device.
Uses a tilt & pan laser to find a record in a record collection.
AIY Voice Kit from Google, to build a standalone voice recognition system using the Google Assistant, or add voice recognition and natural language processing to your Raspberry Pi-based projects.
Transforming the transience of the spoken word into something concrete and physical through a microphone, waveform and thermal printer.
Interactive soundart installation using the Hifiberry DAC.
Run a Wordpress site in containers with dynamic DNS.
Home automation based on sound recognition from notes played on an ocarina.
collections on 10 Years of Raspberry Pi, showcasing the most popular libraries across hobbyist uses cases, home automation, IoT, OS and utilities.
Comprehensive list with links to common questions & pitfalls.
Intro into the Raspberry Pi and what can be done with it.
Guide to setup the Raspberry Pi for beginners.
Extensive guide on security best practices for the Pi ie. exposed to the internet.
Teaches you how to turn a Raspberry Pi into a secure, modular, open source and self-hosted home automation gateway with Docker Compose, MQTT and TLS.
Using Google's AIY Project Kit, learn how to use artificial intelligence with your Raspberry Pi. 
Learn how to create music by coding with Sonic Pi on your Raspberry Pi.
Learn how to command and conquer the command line on the Raspberry Pi using Raspbian, simplify complex tasks while you automate simple ones.
Create electronic creations using the GPIO pins and the GPIO Zero library on your Raspberry Pi.
Learn how to code using the language that built most of Linux and Raspbian, the C programming language, on your Raspberry Pi.
Use the Scratch coding blocks language to learn the basics of programming on your Raspberry Pi.
Create your own entertainment with a Raspberry Pi by making games with Python, from simple text based games to full-fledged games with sound and animations.
Learn how to interact with a special Raspberry Pi version of minecraft using APIs, the GPIO pins, your programs, and so much more.
A useful book of experiments to use with the Sense HAT and how use it to it's full potential.
A lot of info and history about Java itself and how to install and use it on the Raspberry Pi with a lot of example projects.
Learn how to get started with your **Raspberry Pi 3A+**. 
An educational book aimed to kids of all ages for an introduction to the Raspberry Pi.
The official Raspberry Pi beginner book covering how to get started with your Raspberry Pi and starting to utilize different software and hardware projects.
Learn how to get started with your **Raspberry Pi 3B+**. 
Learn how to get started with your **Raspberry Pi 4**.
Learn how to get started with your **Raspberry Pi 4**.
Learn how to get started with your **Raspberry Pi 4 and Raspberry Pi 400**.
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A guide on how to setup your Raspberry Pi to play classic games, and how to make your own games.
A guide to help you get the most of your Raspberry Pi computer, essential information, project ideas, tutorials, and reviews.
A guide to help you get the most of your Raspberry Pi computer, essential information, project ideas, tutorials, and reviews. **Updated for Raspberry Pi Pico.**
Guide to setup Auto Mount USB on Raspberry Pi.
Set up tethered networking between macOS & Raspberry Pi.
Time Machine Backup Server.
Node.js project to control Spotify & Slack with libspotify.
Guide to setup an ADC (DC++) Hub on Raspberry Pi.
Uses image recognition and Google’s Inception to recognize specific objects.
Clear guidelines on how to set up a cluster with Docker, distributing services with Docker Compose and signing valid SSL certs with Letsencrypt.
Good beginners-guide to working with Beacon technology.
Nvidia GameStream implementation to stream your full collection of Steam games from desktop to the Raspberry Pi.
Comprehensive guide on upgrading RPi 5 with NVMe SSDs, including benchmarks and hardware compatibility tests (2026 update).
Run your own Ethereum node on a Raspberry Pi.
How to Build a Raspberry Pi Retro Game Console for $35.
Password-less login for ssh sessions on the Raspberry Pi.
Media Server and NAS tutorials from HTPC Guides.
Practical Raspberry Pi motor-driver checklist for debugging a 4WD robot with TB6612FNG drivers, common ground, standby pin and step-by-step motor tests.
Beginners guide to setting up a Plex media server to stream all of your media content.
Setup a pi0 to be able to ssh & vnc over USB. 
Free cross-platform search engine indexing 50,000+ tutorials from Udemy, Skillshare, Pluralsight, and other major learning platforms across 45+ categories.
Tutorial on using a Raspberry Pi with multiple networks.
Tutorial on watching Netflix on a Raspberry Pi.
All you need to build Swift on a RaspberryPi or other ARM boards, updated to Swift 4.1.3.
Quick tutorial to share the way to help setup compiling Raspberry Pi code with Visual Studio Code.
Quick tutorial to share the way to help setup compiling Raspberry Pi code with Xcode.
Quick guide to help setup Swift environment on Raspbian stretch (lite).
Swift library for hardware projects on Linux/ARM boards with support for GPIOs/SPI/I2C/PWM/UART/1Wire.
Build Swift Projects on a remote machine within Xcode.