Raspberry Pi Official Magazine

The MagPi The official Raspberry Pi magazine, showcasing amazing projects from our community

Welcome to Raspberry Pi Official Magazine

Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0 • Raspberry Pi introduces new Imager with a wizard interface.

Filament Scale • Discover whether or not you have enough filament for a 3D print.

Flokk herd management • Trade tariffs and traceability are two good spurs to improving Canadian cattle tracking using Raspberry Pi handsets, learns Rosie Hattersley

Amstrad PPC 640 Cyberdeck • A broken retro portable PC has been given a bright future.

Moon and tide clock

CyberPlug

BMO Console

XM Radio • Legitimate-Elk 3627

3D print • Distraction-free writing on a piece of new, vintage kit – it’s like the olden days, but better

GET STARTED WITH RASPBERRY PI • No matter which Raspberry Pi model you have, you’re holding a powerful little computer that can help you learn to code, control electronic circuits through its GPIO pins, and tackle all kinds of home projects. Here’s how to get started…

Install Raspberry Pi OS • How to install the official operating system for your Raspberry Pi

Using Raspberry Pi OS • Navigate the official operating system and its applications

Coding and digital making • Program Raspberry Pi with Python and control an electronic circuit

Project ideas • Raspberry Pi can be used in so many different and exciting ways

Part 06 Conquer the command line: connecting disks • Disk drives come and disk drives go – tackling the management of removable storage

PicoCalc: get started adding hardware • The PicoCalc is a fantastic handheld device, with great support for add-on sensors and hardware. Let’s dive in!

Part 01 Building a capable underwater rover on a budget • Let’s look at a common approach to building the chassis of an underwater rover with plastic pipes and 3D printing

Touch sensor quilt block • Quilt yourself a little piece of history and let Raspberry Pi play its part too

Part 01 Object design with Python in FreeCAD • Use your programming skills to make printable 3D designs

Unusual tools: degaussing tool • Tools that detract from your natural magnetism

Part 01 Run a local LLM on your Raspberry Pi • Deploy a large language model and keep your chat private and secure.

Create an AI dataset • Streamlining dataset creation for AI development with the IMX500 sensor on Raspberry Pi AI Camera

Harvard Mark I • The first in a series of pioneering electromechanical machines

Brilliant beginner builds • Make something cool with your brand new Raspberry Pi.

Do citizen science with Raspberry Shake • Help map tremors around the world with this simple kit

Monitor your plants with Pico • Get a text when your hydrangeas need some hydration

Record stop-motion videos with a Camera Module • Become a movie-maker with some Lego and a lot of patience

Create a robot • Make a friendly automaton with a suite of custom sensors

Build a smart mirror • Check on yourself and your day with one futuristic piece of furniture

RP2350 Pico W5 • It’s Raspberry Pi Pico 2, but with a lot more memory.

Powered by Raspberry Pi

Environmental sensors

10 amazing: local network projects • Power up your home network with one, two, or ten Raspberry Pi projects

Maker Monday • Amazing projects direct from social media!

Raspberry Pi smart telly

Crowdfund this • Great crowdfunding projects this month

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