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- Introduced `ListItemSkeleton` and `BoardCardSkeleton` components for loading states in lists and cards. - Enhanced `DeviceModal`, `ImageModal`, and `ManufacturerModal` to utilize skeleton loading during data fetching. - Improved modal exit animations for a smoother user experience. - Updated styles for skeleton loading and modal animations. - Removed loading text from translations across multiple languages.
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 |
macOS: First Launch
On first launch, macOS may block the application because it is not signed. If this happens, open System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway next to Armbian Imager was blocked. This only needs to be done once.
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
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
Development
Development setup, build instructions, and project structure are documented in DEVELOPMENT.md.
Made with ❤️ by the Armbian community