The MagPi

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

WELCOME to The MagPi 136 • There’s a lot of excitement around Raspberry Pi thanks to the ongoing waves of Raspberry Pi 5’s epic launch.

Retro Pi World Radio • An old valve radio provides the ideal housing for this nostalgic Raspberry Pi build, finds Rosie Hattersley

Confetti Bot • Want a party to go off with a bang? Then you want a device that fires confetti, as David Crookes explains

Pico Bubble Machine • A Syrian academic uses MicroPython to teach kids the joy of coding.

rePalm • You've got to hand it to Dmitry Grinberg – squeezing PalmOS 5 onto Raspberry Pi Pico is no mean feat, as David Crookes discovers

Badger and Fox Deterrent • Scaring off unwelcome garden visitors with a nocturnal scarecrow simply screamed Raspberry Pi project for one maker, learns Rosie Hattersley

Tide Clock • How do you know the tide is right for a walk? If you're Levi Maaia, you create a special – and very pretty – tide clock. Rob Zwetsloot braves the seas for a look

Pihome • Save money on energy bills using Raspberry Pi Pico? It’s more likely than you think. Rob Zwetsloot takes a reading.

Bullet Time wedding photo booth • One maker used a dozen cameras and Raspberry Pi Pico to build the ultimate action-packed photo booth. By Ashley Whittaker

COMPLETE RASPBERRY PI BUYER'S GUIDE • Everything you need for starting your Raspberry Pi adventure

THE ESSENTIALS • Accessories and add-ons that every Raspberry Pi owner should have

ELECTRONICS & CIRCUITS • Take components and wires, and program them with Raspberry Pi

ROBOTS, ROBOTS, ROBOTS • Make an automation with a Raspberry Pi or Pico

3D PRINTING • Level your projects up by making your own parts

Overclock Raspberry Pi 5 • Take the already speedy Raspberry Pi 5 all the way up to 3.0GHz. By Lucy Hattersley

Underclock

Recover from crash

Cloud Gaming with Raspberry Pi 5 • Play the latest AAA console games with only a Raspberry Pi 5 and a good internet connection. No downloads, no updates. Here’s how

Python on Raspberry Pi • There’s been a major change to Python. Now is a great time to learn about virtual environments. By Alasdair Allan

Remote control Raspberry Pi with VNC • Use TigerVNC to remotely access the latest and greatest version of Raspberry Pi OS desktop

Part 02 Using Ubuntu on Raspberry Pi • Exploring more features of the Ubuntu Desktop Linux OS on Raspberry Pi

Part 02 Raspberry Pi: Mecanum robot with sensors • Expanding on our mecanum robot project, add a distance sensor to avoid crashing into obstacles. Learn how collision avoidance is used to make driving safer

HEATING & COOLING Raspberry Pi 5 • With the release of Raspberry Pi 5, we're introducing two new official hardware solutions for cooling.

BENCHMARKING Raspberry Pi 5 • Raspberry Pi 5 benchmarks reveal a significant performance boost.

PicoVision (Pico W Aboard) • This pocket-sized digital video stick brings Pico games and more to the big screen.

10 Amazing: 3D prints • Print your own custom project pieces for Raspberry Pi

Learn Scratch with Raspberry Pi • Resources to help you start coding with the block-based language.

Reading material • Books to help you learn Scratch coding

Online courses • Free Scratch courses to join

Jorvon Moss • A maker and roboticist known commonly as Odd Jayy, Jorvon creates cool stuff for Digi-Key

MagPi Monday • Amazing projects direct from social media!

Events in pictures: Raspberry Pi 5 launch at the Raspberry Pi Store • Raspberry Pi 5 is here! We caught up...