macOS
Homebrewverifiziert · 100%
brew install picotoollocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / Rang 2814
picotool mit Homebrew, apt, Nix, zypper installieren
Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für picotool in AI-Agent-Workflows.
Installation
Weitere Installationsbefehle
Linux
Debian aptverifiziert · 92%
sudo apt install picotoolDebian stable package indexes · picotool · Quelle: deb.debian.org
Nixverifiziert · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#picotoolnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pi/picotool/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverifiziert · 92%
sudo zypper install picotoolopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · picotool · Quelle: download.opensuse.org
Überblick
Paketzusammenfassung
Tool for interacting with RP2040/RP2350 devices and binaries
Projektlinks
Befehle und Aliase
- picotool
Verlauf
Projektgeschichte und Nutzung
picotool is Raspberry Pi’s command-line utility for inspecting, converting, loading, saving, verifying, and managing binaries and devices built around RP2040 and RP2350 microcontrollers.
Projektgeschichte
Raspberry Pi developed picotool for inspecting RP2040 binaries and communicating with devices in BOOTSEL mode. Version 1.1 added interaction with running devices that expose compatible USB stdio support.
Version 2.0 accompanied Pico SDK 2.0 and introduced RP2350-aware operations. Subsequent releases expanded support for partitions, one-time-programmable memory, signing, encryption, embedded block devices, and UF2 manipulation.
Adoptionsgeschichte
picotool is maintained under the Raspberry Pi GitHub organization and is distributed by Homebrew, Debian, Nix, and openSUSE packaging ecosystems.
Its role expanded beyond an optional inspection and flashing utility when Raspberry Pi Pico SDK 2.0 began using picotool for ELF-to-UF2 conversion, replacing the earlier elf2uf2 utility in that workflow.
Wie es verwendet wird
Developers use picotool to inspect ELF and UF2 metadata, load or save flash contents, verify images, reboot boards into or out of BOOTSEL-related modes, convert binaries to UF2, and perform RP2350 OTP and security operations.
Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren
picotool is both a user-facing board utility and part of the Pico SDK toolchain. Package maintainers care about matching its version and capabilities to Pico SDK and silicon generations, particularly around RP2350 support and binary-format changes.
It provides a native command-line route to tasks often performed through drag-and-drop BOOTSEL storage, making Pico workflows scriptable and suitable for automated development environments.
Zeitleiste
- Version 1.1: Added support for interacting with compatible running RP2040 devices via USB stdio.
- 2022: Version 1.1.0 expanded USB access, loading behavior, and installation support.
- 2024: Version 2.0 added RP2350 support alongside Pico SDK 2.0.
- 2025: Versions 2.1 and 2.2 expanded metadata, partitions, OTP, signing, encryption, and performance.
- 2026: Version 2.3.0 added embedded block-device and UF2-combination commands.
Related projects
- picotool is closely coupled to the Raspberry Pi Pico SDK and the UF2 firmware format. Its build uses libusb for device communication, and its ELF-to-UF2 role superseded the SDK’s earlier elf2uf2 tool.
Quellen
- Official build documentation: https://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool/blob/master/BUILDING.md
- Official releases: https://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool/releases
- Official repository: https://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool
Sicherheitslage
Risikostufe: grün
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risikoklassifikator
grün Risiko · niedrig Konfidenz · appliance
Warum
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signale
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Installationsverhalten
- In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
- Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 6 Plattformziele verfügbar.
- Installiert mit 1 Laufzeitabhängigkeiten.
- Build-Metadaten listen 2 Build-Abhängigkeiten.
Empfohlene Prüfung
Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.
Executables
Installierte Executables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
picotool | cli | globales Executable |
Aktualität
Version und Aktualität
Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.
Seite generiert2026-09-19
Manager-Version2.3.1
Manager aktualisiert2026-09-11
lokale DatenOK
Upstreamaktuell
neueste erkannte Version2.3.0
https://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool
- OKEs wurden keine Aktualitätswarnungen generiert.
Installationsmetadaten
Paketmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | brew:picotool |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.3.1 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew |
| Paketmanager-Seite | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/picotool |
| Homepage | https://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool |
| Repository | https://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool |
| Lizenz | BSD-3-Clause |
| Quellarchiv | https://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool/archive/refs/tags/2.3.0.tar.gz |
| Zuletzt aktualisiert | 2026-09-11T14:37:25Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Abhängigkeiten | libusb |
| Build-Abhängigkeiten | cmake, pkgconf |
| Bottle | verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | nicht definiert |
| Dienst | keiner deklariert |
Registry-Fakten
Details aus der Quelldatenbank
| 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 |
|
Source-Datenbank-Treffer
Andere Paketmanager-Einträge
Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.
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 Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Picotool
Nix95%
picotool
nix profile install nixpkgs#picotool- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Picotool
zypper95%
picotool 2.1.1-1.5
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 Abhängigkeiten
- 2 stellt bereit
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Picotool
Quellspur
Aus Repository-Daten generiert
Diese Seite wird von av-web aus dem privaten Paket-SQLite-Artefakt bereitgestellt, das scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py erstellt.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Verwendete Quellen
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation