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.
Raspberry Pi OS
Raspberry Pi OS with desktop and recommended software
- Release date: May 7th 2021
- Kernel version: 5.10
- Size: 2,867MB
Raspberry Pi OS with desktop
- Release date: May 7th 2021
- Kernel version: 5.10
- Size: 1,180MB
Raspberry Pi OS Lite
- Release date: May 7th 2021
- Kernel version: 5.10
- Size: 444MB
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
Third-party software
Here are some other operating systems you can use with your Raspberry Pi
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
