The Raspberry Pi Imager is the official software of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, and is used to record images of operating systems compatible with microcomputers, especially when writing and storing them on an external card for later use on the computer. simplify. With this tool, you can format the card, download the OS in question and store it on the unit without resorting to various external tools.

The list of officially supported operating systems that you can download and install from the Raspberry Pi Imager includes well-known operating systems such as Raspbian, LibreELEC, and Ubuntu. Additionally, each offers different versions and flavors for different editions of the Raspberry Pi. For example, LibreELEC has versions for Pi Zero/1, Pi 2/3 and Pi 4. Instead, Ubuntu offers the latest updates of both LTS and standard of the popular Linux distribution.

Once you’ve chosen your operating system, simply insert the SD (or MicroSD with an adapter) into a compatible card reader and proceed to burn the ISO of your choice. The process only takes a few minutes, and in a few steps you’ll be ready to insert the new disk image into your Raspi.