Introducing pi-topOS Sirius.
The best OS for makers.

With a new intuitive interface, built-in Search Portal, and a full suite of applications, our award-winning OS makes designing, coding and making easy.

pi-topOS Sirius has been designed for pi-top [4] which features the Raspberry Pi 4. However, it is also compatible with any pi-top product featuring a Raspberry Pi 3B, or 3B+.

To find out more about pi-topOS Sirius and how to install it, read our blog post.

Call off the Search

Introducing Search Portal. Simply type what you’re looking for and instantly find hundreds of the best projects, articles and research papers selected by pi-top’s global curation team. With Search Portal, you’re never stuck for support, advice or ideas.

search-portal

Learn to code in Scratch 3 

A programming language that is easy to understand and use, Scratch 3 is great for children to start learning and create rich programming projects. What's more, it even works offline. Also included is Scratch 2. 

scratch3-1

Minecraft

A free version of Minecraft is available for the Raspberry Pi; it also comes with a programming interface. This means you can write commands and scripts in Python code to build things in the game automatically. It is a great way to learn Python!

minecraft-pi-edition

Coding with Mu

Mu is a Python code editor for beginner programmers based on extensive feedback given by teachers and learners. It has only the most essential features, so new users are not intimidated by a baffling interface.

code-with-mu

New look and feel

pi-topOS Sirius is the most beautiful, easy-to-use OS available for Raspberry Pi, with a new colour scheme, font and icons. Good looks aside, we’ve also improved the user experience with a handy notification system.

lookfeel
DRIVE
DRIVE
GMAIL
GMAIL
SHEETS
SHEETS
DOCS
DOCS
SLIDES
SLIDES
WRITER
WRITER
CALC
CALC
MATH
MATH
DRAW
DRAW
BASE
BASE
IMPRESS
IMPRESS
sonic-pi-logo
SONIC PI
VLC MEDIA PLAYER
VLC MEDIA PLAYER
code-lite-logo
CODELITE
GIMP-LOGO
GIMP
WOLFRAM-LOGO
WOLFRAM

Other Applications

pi-topOS Sirius comes with a full software suite, including Google Suite, Chrome Web-browser, and a full Microsoft Office-compatible productivity suite.

Also included are several image editing applications such as Gimp, ImageMagick and mtPaint.

pi-topOS Sirius (beta)

pi-topOS Sirius (beta) is the latest version of our award-winning Operating System.

It is currently in beta, with the final version ready in late 2019. As with all Beta software there may be some undocumented issues so use with caution.

Compatible with Raspberry Pi 4, 3B+ and 3B.

Beta Release: 2019-09-03 (C429)
Based on Raspbian Buster release: 2019-07-10

MD5 (pi-topOS-sirius_C429_2019-09-03.zip) =
cf783d131321bf146688297f7ffc8ed6


See this page for installation instructions.

Download pi-topOS Sirius

Changelog

 

 

pi-topOS Polaris

pi-topOS Polaris is the previous version of our award-winning Operating System. 

Compatible with Raspberry Pi 3B and 3B+.

Release: 2018-07-09
Based on Raspbian Stretch release: 2018-03-29

MD5 (pi-topOS-2018-07-09.zip) =
4ff21d5b0735110ffc61cea95638e2c2

 

See this page installation instructions.

Download pi-topOS Polaris

Changelog

Changelog - pi-topOS

All notable changes to pi-topOS [2018-07-09] will be documented here

pi-topDASHBOARD/CODER

Added

  • Help messages when coding errors are detected in Python code
  • Error highlighting in Python code

Changed

  • Improve usability around localisation settings during onboarding
  • Replace tabs with spaces in pi-topCODER and improve tab handling
  • Allow learning pathways to be cached for demo-purposes

Software Updater

Fixed

  • Hash sum mismatches on first upgrade