# 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. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install picotool. ## 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/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:picotool - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.3.0 - **Source summary:** Tool for interacting with RP2040/RP2350 devices and binaries - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-05T18:50:07+09:00 - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+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, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 2.3.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-05 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool - Upstream latest detected: 2.3.0 (current) ## Security Notes 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:** - **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 - 2.1.1-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: picotool from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Tool to inspect RP2040 binaries | https://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://pkg.so/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://pkg.so/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://pkg.so/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [pkgconf](https://pkg.so/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://pkg.so/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [mklittlefs](https://pkg.so/brew/mklittlefs/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded, rp2040. - [arduino-cli](https://pkg.so/brew/arduino-cli/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded. - [arm-none-eabi-gdb](https://pkg.so/brew/arm-none-eabi-gdb/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded. - [mpremote](https://pkg.so/brew/mpremote/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded. - [minipro](https://pkg.so/brew/minipro/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded. - [espflash](https://pkg.so/brew/espflash/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded. - [probe-rs-tools](https://pkg.so/brew/probe-rs-tools/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded. - [elf2uf2-rs](https://pkg.so/brew/elf2uf2-rs/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded. - [lm4tools](https://pkg.so/brew/lm4tools/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, embedded, libusb. - [orbuculum](https://pkg.so/brew/orbuculum/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, embedded, libusb. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/picotool.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/picotool.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph