How to: Raspberry Pi Tools
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[Raspberry Pi Imager](https://www.raspberrypi.org/software/) is the quick and easy way to install Raspberry Pi OS and other operating systems to a microSD card, ready to use with your Raspberry Pi.

[Raspberry Pi Locator](https://rpilocator.com/) is a website to track Raspberry Pi 4 model B, Compute Module 4, Pi Zero 2 W, and Pico availability across multiple retailers in different countries.

[Raspberry Pi Network Install (Beta)](https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/getting-started.html#installing-over-the-network-beta) is a feature can be used to start the Raspberry Pi Imager application directly on a Raspberry Pi 4, or a Raspberry Pi 400, by downloading it from the internet using an Ethernet cable. The Raspberry Pi Imager application, which will run in memory on your Raspberry Pi, can then be used to flash the operating system onto a blank SD Card or USB disk, just like normal. 

[Raspberry Pi Bootloader](https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/raspberry-pi.html#updating-the-bootloader) is a feature, which is now available in beta, that utilize an **EEPROM(Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory)** to store the system’s bootloader. This EEPROM is persistent storage that is located on the Pi’s mainboard. The advantage of using the EEPROM instead is that the Raspberry Pi 4 can perform tasks without needing any storage to be attached.

[Etcher](https://www.balena.io/etcher/) is an open source, cross-platform software that makes it easy to flash operating system images to a microSD card or USB device.

[Home Assistant](https://www.home-assistant.io/) is an open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Home Assistant is powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts that runs great on Raspberry Pi. 

[Gladys Assistant](https://github.com/gladysassistant/gladys) is a  privacy-first, open-source home assistant and runs great on Raspberry Pi.

[Kodi for Raspberry Pi](https://kodi.tv/download/853) is a free and open source media player application developed by the XBMC/Kodi Foundation.

[Pi-hole](https://pi-hole.net/) is a [DNS sinkhole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNS_Sinkhole) that protects your devices from unwanted content, without installing any client-side software, intended for use on a private network. It is designed for use on embedded devices with network capability, such as the Raspberry Pi, but it can be used on other machines running Linux and cloud implementations.

[PiKVM](https://github.com/pikvm/pikvm) is a very simple and fully functional Raspberry Pi-based KVM over IP.

[PiShrink](https://github.com/Drewsif/PiShrink) is a bash script that automatically shrink a pi image that will then resize to the max size of the SD card on boot. 

[RPiPlay](https://github.com/FD-/RPiPlay) is an open-source implementation of an AirPlay mirroring server for the Raspberry Pi that supports iOS 9 and later.

[Gpiozero](https://github.com/gpiozero/gpiozero) is a simple interface to GPIO(General-Purpose Input/Output) devices with the Raspberry Pi.

[Balena Sound](https://sound.balenalabs.io/) is a single or multi-room streamer for an existing audio device using a Raspberry Pi! It supports Bluetooth, Airplay and Spotify Connect.

[OpenBalena](https://balena.io/open) is a platform to deploy and manage connected devices.