Raspberry Pi Official Magazine

The MagPi The official Raspberry Pi magazine, showcasing amazing projects from our community

Welcome to Raspberry Pi Official Magazine

Bookshelf application revamped for Trixie • New Bookshelf app for magazines and books.

M314 Alien Motion Tracker • Game over, man. Game over. It’s the ultimate tracker from Aliens.

Electronic Drum Business Card • This is a project that is certainly worth making a noise about.

Banamera

Project Gigapixel

Single Digit Nixie Clock

TVArgenta

3D print • Need an extra pair of hands? This mini bench vice is ideal for simple jobs.

CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE • Calling all Santas - here's a helping hand for getting makers of all ages the perfect gift this holiday season

GET A RASPBERRY PI FOR CHRISTMAS • Who doesn’t need more Raspberry Pi in their lives? Here are our top choices

GIFTS TO GIVE AND RECEIVE • We won’t tell if you don't if these gifts just happen to end up in your own stocking

GET GAMING • Load up the latest retro games and puzzles or code your own

MAKERS GONNA MAKE • Begin or extend your retinue of project-creating tools with a printer, camera, case or consumables

SOUND AND VISION • Music to your ears and beautiful visuals too

HOME COMFORTS • Make downtime cosier, simpler and run smoother with smart tech tricks

PROJECTS FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS GIFTS • Got a Raspberry Pi and some accessories from Santa? Here’s how to use them…

MEDIA PC AND SERVER • Chill and relax with the most convenient media setup ever

FULL DESKTOP • Unleash the full power of Raspberry Pi while sitting at a desk

POINT-AND-SHOOT CAMERA • Make a very customisable camera with Raspberry Pi

HANDHELD GAME CONSOLE • Portable retro gaming with no limitations

FUN ELECTRONICS • Get started with electronics with a Raspberry Pi Pico (or Raspberry Pi) and a few components

Part 02 Christmas lights: designing patterns • Let’s make the most of our hardware and illuminate the night

Make and publish your own zine • Get into on- and offline DIY publishing with Inkscape

Part 01 Train a rock, paper, scissors AI model • Teach your Raspberry Pi and AI Camera to recognise simple hand gestures

Colossus • “Like magic and science combined!” – Joanna Chorley, Wren

Part 03 Make games with Python: take control • Write some code to get to grips with the keyboard, mouse, and gamepad in Python and Pygame

Part 03 GPIO Zero: user input with a push button • Make things happen at the press of a button, and create a fun two-player reaction game

The Big Quiz of the Year 2025 • Think you know your Raspberry Pi and computer technology? We’re here to put that to the test.

Powered by Raspberry Pi

Control devices

10 amazing: museum projects • Preservation and displays with a bit of help from Raspberry Pi

Phil Hutchinson • Working behind the scenes at element14, Phil helps bring YouTube, and hackathons, to life

Maker Monday • Amazing projects direct from social media!

Raspberry Pidols

Crowdfund this • Great crowdfunding projects this month

Your Letters

Community Events Calendar • Find out what community-organised Raspberry Pi-themed events are happening near you…

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Hope for the future • The future isn’t something we inherit; it’s something we build.