Best 7 Raspberry Pi Desktop OS Reveiwed for 2026

Pick the best Raspberry Pi desktop OS for 2026, including Pi 5 and Pi 4 support, plus a 170MB Diet Pi base install.

Pi 5 Private Cloud Storage : Access Your Files Anywhere

Build a private cloud on Raspberry Pi 5 with NextCloud Snap and Tailscale, then sync files across phones and PCs without fees ...
CNX Software

Add a tiny desktop monitor to your PC with the ESP32 Desktop Monitor project

D0WD, a low-cost alternative to LilyGo T-Display, lets you mirror your desktop monitor over Wi-Fi with an ESP32 ...
CNX Software

Olimex HoT aims to be lightweight, easier-to-use alternative to Home Assistant

Olimex HoT (Home of Things) is a lightweight Smart Home solution designed to run on low-end hardware (128MB RAM, 128MB flash) ...
Bleeping Computer

NYC mayoral inauguration bans Flipper Zero, Raspberry Pi devices

New York City's 2026 mayoral inauguration of Zohran Mamdani has published a list of banned items for the event, specifically prohibiting the Flipper Zero and Raspberry Pi devices. As first reported by ...
Liliputing

This Raspberry Pi 5 add-on gives you four more Ethernet ports

The Raspberry Pi 5 is a credit card-sized computer that packs a lot of I/O features into a compact design, including four USB ports, two micro HDMI ports, and a single Gigabit Ethernet port. But if ...
SlashGear

5 Raspberry Pi Projects That Can Replace Your Expensive Subscriptions

Subscriptions, subscriptions, subscriptions. It was bad enough when your video streaming app, music app, and VPN required one. Now you've got subscriptions for shaving razors, dog toys, and beef jerky ...
BGR

6 Unexpected Practical Uses For Your Raspberry Pi

The Raspberry Pi is a small-factor PC that can easily fit in your palm, but despite its miniature size, these computers can still pack a punch, with the latest Raspberry Pi 5 featuring 16GB of RAM and ...
Engadget

Raspberry Pi raises prices, thanks to AI

Raspberry Pi is raising prices on many single-board computers, with increases going into effect immediately. The Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 modules are shooting up by $5 to $25, depending on the model and ...
TechSpot

Raspberry Pi 5 gets a new 1GB model – and a wave of price hikes

Cutting corners: Raspberry Pi has introduced a new variant of its popular Raspberry Pi 5 single-board computer with 1GB of memory. The board comes at a premium price of $45, and you can blame the ...
The Verge

DRAM it! Raspberry Pi raises prices

Increasing RAM costs are making Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 models up to 20 percent more expensive. Increasing RAM costs are making Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 models up to 20 percent more expensive. is a news ...
Gizmodo

RAM Costs Have Already Come for the Beloved Raspberry Pi

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