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Pi SD Card Imager on Windows Pc

Developed By: Mike Redrobe

License: Free

Rating: 3,2/5 - 1.254 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.08
Size 40.2 MB
Release Date November 25, 23
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to write to external storage. [see more (3)]

Description from Developer:
Prepare bootable SD cards for your Raspberry Pi direct on your phone - no storage needed.

- No PC required !
- Write Raspbian NOOBS / LibreELEC (KODI) / Ubuntu SD cards without ro... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Pi SD Card Imager and install on Windows PC. Pi SD Card Imager is free Tools app, developed by Mike Redrobe. Latest version of Pi SD Card Imager is 1.08, was released on 2023-11-25 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of Pi SD Card Imager is 3,2. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1,254 users, 449 users had rated it 5*, 586 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Pi SD Card Imager on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Pi SD Card Imager on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Pi SD Card Imager on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Pi SD Card Imager using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Pi SD Card Imager" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Pi SD Card Imager on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Pi SD Card Imager" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.08.

Download Pi SD Card Imager 1.08 on Windows PC – 40.2 MB

Prepare bootable SD cards for your Raspberry Pi direct on your phone - no storage needed.

- No PC required !
- Write Raspbian NOOBS / LibreELEC (KODI) / Ubuntu SD cards without root

- Can use internal / external SD card or USB card reader
- Write while downloading - doesn't use up GBs of space of phone
- Safe - by default does not delete files on SD

- Read/backup SD card (this feature needs root)

Can automatically download, and install OS to SD/USB

More details:

- Download OS images direct in the app
- Write Raspbian NOOBS / KODI SD cards without root

- Write SD Card direct from custom .img file or zipped .img (root)
- Backup SD card direct to a compressed zip file (root)

No root required for:

-Writing NOOBS based OS to SD Cards (NOOBS / NOOBS Lite / PINN / BerryBoot /LibreLEC KODI )
-Downloading OS files

Root required for:

- Backing up SD card to a zipped .img file
- Writing custom OS .img to SD Cards

Recommended to use an OTG USB cable and a USB card reader.

Twitter: @mikered
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows applications to open network sockets.