picotool
A command-line tool for inspecting RP2040 and RP2350 binaries and working with connected devices.
By Raspberry Pi
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About picotool
picotool reports information about RP2040 and RP2350 binaries and can load, save, verify, erase and manage device data. It works with devices in BOOTSEL mode and, with the documented option, devices using USB stdio from the Raspberry Pi Pico SDK.
Prebuilt executables are available for Windows, macOS and Linux.
Strengths
- Inspects RP2040 and RP2350 binaries
- Can load, save, verify and erase device data
- Prebuilt executables are available for three desktop platforms
Limitations
- Device commands require a compatible Raspberry Pi board
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under the BSD-3-Clause license.
- License
- BSD-3-Clause
- Developer
- Raspberry Pi
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Developers working with Raspberry Pi Pico firmware and devices
- Categories
- CLI tools, Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the Homebrew formula