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							Pi Imager 
 Raspberry Pi Imager is free to install from 
							the official Raspberry Pi website. It's available 
							for MacOS, Windows, and Ubuntu systems.
 
 1. Visit the
							
							Raspberry Pi download page.
 2. Download the 
							Raspberry Pi Imager installer for your Operating 
							System.
 3. Run the 
							installer and follow the prompts to complete the 
							setup.
 
 Write a Raspberry Pi Imager built-in image
 
 
  
							  1. Launch
							Raspberry Pi Imager.2. Click Choose OS.
 3. Select Use custom to write an 
							unlisted image.
 4. Click Choose SD card.
 5. Select from the list the SD card you want to 
							write to.
 6. Click Write to begin the image 
							writing process.
 When the imager is finished, 
							you can connect your microSD card to the Pi and boot 
							it up.
 
 Raspberry Pi Imager alternatives
 
 If for whatever reason you 
							don't want to or are unable to use Raspberry Pi 
							Imager, you can opt to use an alternative 
							application. Here are a couple we've relied on over 
							the years leading up to the new imager release. -
							
							balenaEtcher - The application 
							runs on Windows, MacOS, and Ubuntu operating 
							systems.
 
 - Win32 
							Disk Imager - This imaging software is 
							designed for Windows machines.
 
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