# procount/pinn

An enhanced Operating System installer for the Raspberry Pi

Repository: https://github.com/procount/pinn
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pinn
Language: Makefile
License Family: other
Topics: raspberry-pi, noobs, raspberry, rpi1, rpi2, rpi3, rpi
Last push: 2026-05-22T13:32:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 83, release rhythm 37, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3819, "days_push": 103, "days_rel": 204, "gap_med": 193, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1406, forks 136 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:38.232697+00:00)

## What it is
PINN is an enhanced fork of the NOOBS operating system installer for the Raspberry Pi, allowing users to easily install multiple OSes onto an SD card. It adds extra features over NOOBS such as network and USB-based OS downloads and improved partitioning options.

## Use cases
- install an operating system on a raspberry pi sd card
- multi-boot several OSes on a raspberry pi
- replace NOOBS with an enhanced installer
- download and install Pi OSes over wifi or ethernet
- recovery and reinstall of Raspberry Pi OS

## When to choose
- you want a NOOBS-like installer with extra features for Raspberry Pi
- you need to install multiple OSes or multi-boot on a Pi
- you want network-based OS installation on a Pi

## When to avoid
- you prefer flashing images directly with tools like Raspberry Pi Imager or balenaEtcher
- you are not using Raspberry Pi hardware
- you need a licensed product for commercial redistribution

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: deployment, developer-tools
- domain: operating-systems, embedded-systems, developer-tools
- platform: embedded, cross-platform
- tags: raspberry-pi, noobs, os-installer, sd-card, bootloader, linux

## Member repositories
- procount/pinn (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:38.232697+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:38:43.747817+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/procount/pinn (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:38.232697+00:00, sha 74a6c42647c0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.