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Install picotool with Homebrew, apt, Nix, zypper

Tool for interacting with RP2040/RP2350 devices and binaries. Version 2.3.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-05.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install picotool

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install picotool

Debian stable package indexes · picotool · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#picotool

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pi/picotool/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install picotool

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · picotool · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Tool for interacting with RP2040/RP2350 devices and binaries

Commands and aliases

  • picotool

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
picotoolcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version2.3.0
manager updated2026-07-05
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected2.3.0

https://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:picotool
Version2.3.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/picotool
Homepagehttps://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool
Repositoryhttps://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool
Upstream docshttps://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool#readme
LicenseBSD-3-Clause
Source archivehttps://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool/archive/refs/tags/2.3.0.tar.gz
Last updated2026-07-05T18:50:07+09:00
Pulseupdated
Dependencieslibusb
Build dependenciescmake, pkgconf
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namepicotool
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

picotool 2.1.1+dfsg-1

interact with RP2040/RP2350 devices or binaries

https://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool

sudo apt install picotool
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Picotool
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: picotool from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

picotool

nix profile install nixpkgs#picotool
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Picotool
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pi/picotool/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
zypper95%

picotool 2.1.1-1.3

Tool to inspect RP2040 binaries

https://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool

sudo zypper install picotool
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Development/Tools/Other
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: picotool
  • 5 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Picotool
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: picotool from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • cmakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • mklittlefsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded, rp2040.
  • bossaShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded.
  • elf2uf2-rsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded.
  • espflashShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded.
  • gpsimShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded.
  • gputilsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

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