# Install picotool

Tool for interacting with RP2040/RP2350 devices and binaries. Version 2.2.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:picotool
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install picotool
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install picotool
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: picotool from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#picotool
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pi/picotool/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install picotool
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: picotool from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:picotool
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/picotool>
- **Version:** 2.2.0
- **Source summary:** Tool for interacting with RP2040/RP2350 devices and binaries
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool#readme>
- **License:** BSD-3-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool/archive/refs/tags/2.2.0.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- picotool (cli)
- picotool (alias)

## Dependencies

- libusb

## Build Dependencies

- cmake
- pkgconf

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 2.2.0
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool
- Upstream latest detected: 2.2.0 (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.

## Notes de sécurité

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** picotool
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - picotool - 2.1.1+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: picotool from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | interact with RP2040/RP2350 devices or binaries | https://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool
- Nix - picotool: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pi/picotool/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- zypper - picotool - 2.1.1-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: picotool from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Tool to inspect RP2040 binaries | https://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool


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## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph