--- title: AROS: AmigaOS on Raspberry Pi | daily.dev description: Running AROS, an open-source reimplementation of AmigaOS, works natively on a Raspberry Pi 3, 4 and 5 using 64-bit builds. AROS aims for API compatibility with... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/aros-amigaos-on-raspberry-pi-9vow32kwh twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: AROS: AmigaOS on Raspberry Pi | daily.dev og:description: Running AROS, an open-source reimplementation of AmigaOS, works natively on a Raspberry Pi 3, 4 and 5 using 64-bit builds. AROS aims for API compatibility with... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/aros-amigaos-on-raspberry-pi-9vow32kwh og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/9VOW32KWh.png og:image:alt: AROS: AmigaOS on Raspberry Pi og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # AROS: AmigaOS on Raspberry Pi **[ExplainingComputers](https://daily.dev/sources/explainingcomputers)** · 23 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Running AROS, an open-source reimplementation of AmigaOS, works natively on a Raspberry Pi 3, 4 and 5 using 64-bit builds. AROS aims for API compatibility with AmigaOS 3.1 and only runs native ARM software, not original Motorola 68000 Amiga programs, since there's no emulation. One install method uses nightly builds requiring a system file and a contrib file merged onto a FAT32 microSD card, copying around 27,500 files. A second, simpler option is Thomas Poll's ready-made Pi ArOS image from the Internet Archive, which bundles extra apps like LumaPaint, a web browser and games, and boots quickly even on a Raspberry Pi 3 A Plus with 512MB of RAM. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Can I run AROS natively on a Raspberry Pi 5 without emulation? Yes, 64-bit AROS builds work on Raspberry Pi 3, 4 and 5, though support for the Pi 4 and Pi 5 is more experimental than for the Pi 3. AROS only runs native ARM software on these boards, not original Motorola 68000 Amiga programs, since there is no emulation layer involved. _Retrocomputing fans tracking which boards run AROS natively can follow driver progress on daily.dev._ ### How do I install AROS on a Raspberry Pi microSD card? Download a system file and a contrib file from the AROS nightly builds page, extract both, and copy all the files onto a FAT32-formatted microSD card, merging the contrib files into the same root directory. The process can involve copying around 27,500 small files, which takes noticeably longer on a microSD card than on normal storage. _Anyone setting up a retro OS image can keep practical install guides like this handy on daily.dev._ ### What is the difference between the AROS nightly build and Thomas Poll's Pi ArOS image for Raspberry Pi? The nightly build requires merging separate system and contrib files onto a FAT32 microSD card, while Thomas Poll's Pi ArOS image from the Internet Archive is a ready-to-test 64-bit setup that only needs one zip file extracted to the card. Pi ArOS also bundles extra applications not included in the nightly builds, such as the LumaPaint painting program and the Amelium web browser. _Developers comparing retro OS distributions can weigh these setup trade-offs through daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Amiga-Inspired AROS Goes Bare Metal On Raspberry Pi](https://daily.dev/posts/amiga-inspired-aros-goes-bare-metal-on-raspberry-pi-k2biaoxq7) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Your Raspberry Pi Can Be a Real Desktop \(If You Pick the Right OS\)](https://daily.dev/posts/your-raspberry-pi-can-be-a-real-desktop-if-you-pick-the-right-os--vfa1itswm) · It's Foss · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [Releases · rochus-keller/OberonSystem3Native](https://daily.dev/posts/releases-rochus-keller-oberonsystem3native-k8gmreshc) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Having fun with Quartex Pascal](https://daily.dev/posts/having-fun-with-quartex-pascal-qlly5uxoh) · Quartex Pascal · 6 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#raspberry-pi](https://daily.dev/tags/raspberry-pi), [#retrocomputing](https://daily.dev/tags/retrocomputing) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/aros-amigaos-on-raspberry-pi-9vow32kwh) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"AROS: AmigaOS on Raspberry Pi","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/aros-amigaos-on-raspberry-pi-9vow32kwh","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/aros-amigaos-on-raspberry-pi-9vow32kwh"},"datePublished":"2026-11-01T14:06:40.910Z","dateModified":"2026-11-01T14:07:05.937Z","description":"Running AROS, an open-source reimplementation of AmigaOS, works natively on a Raspberry Pi 3, 4 and 5 using 64-bit builds. 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