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title: Install rpi-imager on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of rpi-imager for on elementary OS - Raspberry
  Pi Imager
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/rpi-imager/elementary
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# Install rpi-imager on **elementary OS**

# rpi-imager

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/rpi-imager/elementary#install)

#### Raspberry Pi Imager

Raspberry Pi Imager is an easy to use application for installing Raspberry Pi OS, or other operating systems, to an SD card ready to use with your Raspberry Pi.

Usage is as simple as:

1. Pick the Raspberry Pi board you want to use.
2. Pick the operating system you want to write.
3. Pick the storage you want to write it to (SD card, hard drive, SSD, etc.)
4. Click "NEXT", confirm you wish to overwrite your storage and wait!

The application also verifies that the operating system has been written correctly after writing has finished. With certain operating system images, the imager also supports customizing the first boot configuration (you will be prompted for more information after selecting "NEXT" in this case).

### Package name

* rpi-imager

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### License

* Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* 31 January 2026 - latest/stable
* 25 March 2026 - latest/beta

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### Websites

* [www.raspberrypi.com](https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/ "https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/")

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### Source code

* [github.com/waveform80/imager-snap](https://github.com/waveform80/imager-snap "https://github.com/waveform80/imager-snap")
* [github.com/raspberrypi/rpi-imager](https://github.com/raspberrypi/rpi-imager "https://github.com/raspberrypi/rpi-imager")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/waveform80/imager-snap/issues](https://github.com/waveform80/imager-snap/issues "https://github.com/waveform80/imager-snap/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/rpi-imager/elementary#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install rpi-imager

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open *Terminal* from the Applications launcher and type the following:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install rpi-imager

To install rpi-imager, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install rpi-imager
```

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