raspberrypi/noobs
NOOBS (New Out Of Box Software) - An easy Operating System install manager for the Raspberry Pi observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4839
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1283
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2223 stars · 428 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
NOOBS (New Out Of Box Software) is a first-boot operating system install manager for the Raspberry Pi that repartitions the SD card and lets users select and install OSes from a simple menu, either from local files or a remote repository. The project is officially deprecated: the README states it is no longer supported or recommended, and points users to Raspberry Pi Imager (or the PINN fork for multi-boot).
Use cases
- install an operating system on a raspberry pi without manually imaging an sd card
- beginner-friendly first-boot os selection for a new raspberry pi
- choose which os to install on a raspberry pi sd card from a list
- reinstall or switch the raspberry pi os from a boot-time recovery menu
- install oses offline from images placed on the sd card
- set up a raspberry pi sd card without a separate computer or imaging tool
When to choose
- You are following legacy documentation or tutorials that specifically reference NOOBS
- You need a first-boot OS picker on older Raspberry Pi models NOOBS supports
- You want to install an OS entirely offline from OSes placed in the /os directory on the SD card
When to avoid
- You are setting up any Raspberry Pi today - use Raspberry Pi Imager, the officially recommended replacement
- You need multi-boot functionality - the README recommends the PINN fork instead
- You need ongoing support, updates, or support for newer Raspberry Pi hardware, since the project is explicitly no longer supported
- You need a general-purpose imaging tool for writing arbitrary OS images to SD cards
Facets
application · maturity abandoned
deployment operating-systems embedded-systems hardware developer-tools embedded raspberry-pi os-installer boot-manager sd-card recovery-environment multi-boot deprecated single-board-computer linux
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/raspberrypi/noobs · fetched 2026-08-28 · e0dad515f6f4
- homepage: http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads · fetched 2026-08-29 · 41c27b5178dc
- site_page: https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/getting-started.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · de10c04c6963
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| raspberrypi/noobs | main | 10 |
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