Armbian Imager is the official tool for downloading and flashing Armbian OS images to single-board computers. It focuses on safe and reliable flashing of Armbian images, with board-aware guidance and verification.
- Support for 300+ boards with smart filtering and board-aware metadata
- Disk safety checks, checksum validation, and post-write verification
- Native cross-platform builds for Linux, Windows, and macOS (x64 and ARM64)
- Multi-language UI with automatic system language detection
- Automatic application updates
- Small binary size and minimal runtime dependencies
"What a fantastic tool for getting people started with a non Raspberry PI" — Interfacing Linux, Hardware and software guides for Linux creatives. (source)
“A proper multi-platform desktop app that actually works, which is rarer than you’d think.” — Bruno Verachten, Senior Developer Relations Engineer (source)
"The Upcoming Armbian Imager Tool is a Godsend for Non-Raspberry Pi SBC Owners" — Sourav Rudra, It's FOSS (source)
"According to Armbian, this results in less RAM and storage usage and a faster experience." — Jordan Gloor, HowtoGeek.com (source)
"It's super easy to write an operating system... I'm always happy when an Armbian version comes out because you've got more stability and much more compatibility." — leepspvideo, Simple Linux install for 300+ Arm devices (source)
Prebuilt binaries are available for all supported platforms.
 macOS |
 Windows |
 Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Intel & Apple Silicon | x64 & ARM64 | x64 & ARM64 |
.dmg / .app.zip |
.exe / .msi |
.deb / .AppImage |
- Select Manufacturer — Choose from 70+ supported SBC manufacturers or load a custom image
- Select Board — Pick your board using real photos and metadata from armbian.com
- Select Image — Choose desktop or server, kernel variant, and stable or nightly builds
- Flash — Download, decompress, write, and verify automatically
- Theme Selection: Light, dark, or automatic based on system preferences
- Developer Mode: Enable detailed logging and view application logs
- Language Selection: 17 languages with automatic system detection
| Platform | Architecture | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| macOS | Intel x64 | Full support |
| macOS | Apple Silicon | Native ARM64 build, Touch ID support |
| Windows | x64 | Requires Administrator privileges |
| Windows | ARM64 | Native ARM64 build, requires Administrator privileges |
| Linux | x64 | Uses UDisks2 and pkexec for elevated privileges |
| Linux | ARM64 | Native ARM64 build |
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Downloading software shouldn't require a leap of faith. Every Windows release carries a cryptographic signature — proof that what you download is exactly what we built, untouched and authentic.
This is made possible by SignPath Foundation, who provide free code signing certificates to open source projects, and SignPath.io for their signing infrastructure.
Development setup, build instructions, and project structure are documented in DEVELOPMENT.md.
Made with ❤️ by the Armbian community
