Operating system images

Many operating systems are available for Raspberry Pi, including Raspberry Pi OS, our official supported operating system, and operating systems from other organisations.

Raspberry Pi Imager is the quick and easy way to install an operating system to a microSD card ready to use with your Raspberry Pi. Alternatively, choose from the operating systems below, available to download and install manually.

Download:

Raspberry Pi OS

Compatible with:

Raspberry Pi OS with desktop and recommended software

  • Release date: March 4th 2021
  • Kernel version: 5.10
  • Size: 2,868MB

c0256f411cbb39d2c5a41d68832cfada4c053689c059ded1ff660803e9fc8891

Release notes

DownloadDownload torrent

Raspberry Pi OS with desktop

  • Release date: March 4th 2021
  • Kernel version: 5.10
  • Size: 1,175MB

d3de1a33d2d4f4990345b6369960b04c70b577519e6f25f4d7ec601e305e932a

Release notes

DownloadDownload torrent

Raspberry Pi OS Lite

  • Release date: March 4th 2021
  • Kernel version: 5.10
  • Size: 442MB

ea92412af99ec145438ddec3c955aa65e72ef88d84f3307cea474da005669d39

Release notes

DownloadDownload torrent

Raspberry Pi Desktop

Compatible with:

  • PC and Mac

Debian Buster with Raspberry Pi Desktop

  • Release date: January 11th 2021
  • Kernel version: 4.19
  • Size: 2,948MB

c78c8dca8ca80ffbac90f4cedfedb6793b37b06df307b0c87e778eef3842a9be

DownloadDownload torrent

Third-party software

Here are some other operating systems you can use with your Raspberry Pi

LibreElec

A Kodi Entertainment Center distribution

Download

Ubuntu Desktop

An open source desktop operating system that's widely used around the world, complete with all the essential applications for home, school, and work

Download

Ubuntu Server

A popular flavour of Linux for cloud and data centre environments

Download

Ubuntu Core

Ubuntu for embedded environments, optimised for security and reliable updates

Download

RetroPie

Turn your Raspberry Pi into a retro-gaming machine

Download

TLXOS

30-day trial of ThinLinX's Debian-based thin client for Raspberry Pi

Download

Note: Mathematica and the Wolfram Language are included in this release under license and with permission of Wolfram Research, Inc. and may be used for non-commercial purposes only. By using this software you agree to be bound by the Wolfram Raspberry Pi Bundle License Agreement.