Delete me: Software information: RaspberryPi: RISC OS Pi RC16 (Rev #1)

This is an image of a RISC OS boot SD for the Raspberry Pi, suitable for writing to a real SD card using a utility such as dd (macOS/Linux) Win32DiskImager (Windows) or CloneDisc (RISC OS).

A microSD card of at least 2GB capacity is required. If you use a larger SD card (8GB, 16GB etc.) only the first 2GB will be usable by RISC OS.

This software is suitable for models of Raspberry Pi up to and including the Pi 3A+ and 3B+, and for all Compute Modules up to the CM3+. While it will load on a Pi 4B, there are some issues¹.

Please note this is beta test software, and may contain significant bugs. It is NOT a stable release.

To download this software, visit the Downloads page and click on RISC OS Pi RC16.

¹ On the Pi 4, the main USB ports are non-functional. To use USB on the Pi 4, connect a hub to the USB-C (power entry) port. You may have to provide power by another means (e.g. via the GPIO pins).

Bundled software

In addition to the standard HardDisc4 contents, the RISC OS Pi image also includes:

Applications

• Director
• NetSurf
• PackMan
• PipeDream
• Store
• StrongEd
• StrongHlp

Diversions

• CountDn
• Doku
• Poker
• SChain
• SignalBox

Documents

• Beginners Guide to Wimp Programming
• First Steps in Programming RISC OS Computers
• RISC OS 3 PRMs
• RISC OS Style Guide

Utilities

• 7backup
• DPlngScan
• InterGif
• Manuals
• PDF
• Periodic
• PrivatEye
• Snapper
• SwiftJPEG
• SyncDiscs
• UnTarBZ2
• WinMenu

Other (included in !Boot)

• AcornHTTP
• AcornSSL
• AWViewer
• Fat32FS
• PPP
• SpecialFX
• URL

Further information

If you are new to RISC OS you should first read Introduction to RISC OS.

You may also want to read Using RISC OS on the Raspberry Pi.

An explanation of how the Raspberry Pi port works is also available.