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Purpose of This Repository
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.
Key features
- 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
Testimonials
“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)
Download
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 |
How It Works
- 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
Customization
- 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 Support
| 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 |
Supported Languages
English, Italian, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Ukrainian, Turkish, Slovenian, Swedish, Croatian
Development
Development setup, build instructions, and project structure are documented in DEVELOPMENT.md.
Made with ❤️ by the Armbian community