Easy. Affordable. Connected. Open.
BeaglePlay is Linux computing made simple and fun with 1,000s of available off-the-shelf sensors, actuators, indicators and connectivity options over mikroBUS, Grove, and QWIIC connections, a TI Sitara AM625 system-on-chip with 1.4GHz quad-core Arm Cortex-A53, PRU and M4 microcontrollers, Gigabit Ethernet, full-size HDMI, USB, 5GHz, 2.4GHz and sub-1GHz wireless, and single-pair Ethernet with power-over-data-line. Camera and touchscreen display ribbon-cable connectors also included.
No breadboarding expertise needed to expand this system, just connect, power, and leverage the massive ecosystem of Linux drivers. Want a remote sensor? Utilize BeagleConnect® technology over the sub-1GHz IEEE 802.15.4 wireless network to a BeagleConnect® Freedom up to 1km away.
Fast, verified download & flash (recommended)
Armbian Imager is a lightweight, native flashing tool that supports both selecting and downloading an Armbian image before flashing, as well as flashing an already downloaded image.
Different images? Missing features? -> Download SDK Looking for compatible accessories? Want to participate in development?
Desktop images with Armbian Linux v6.12
Build Date: Feb 10, 2026
| Distro | Variant | Extensions | Torrent | Integrity | Size | |||||
 Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble) |
XFCE |  |
SHA | ASC | 1.4 GB | |||||
| * Desktops are very simple and minimal but containing standard features such as Chromium, Firefox browser, Office tools etc. | ||||||||||
Minimal/IOT images with Armbian Linux v6.12
Build Date: Feb 10, 2026
| Distro | Variant | Extensions | Torrent | Integrity | Size | |||||
| Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble) |
Minimal / IOT | |
SHA | ASC | 289.1 MB | |||||
| * Minimal images have very small footprint. They come only with essential packages and build-in systemd-networkd. They are optimised for automation and production deployments. | ||||||||||
Specifications
* Specifications differ from hardware revision, model and software support level
Rolling releases images with Armbian Linux v6.12
Build Date: Feb 10, 2026
| Distro | Variant | User space | Kernel | Torrent | Integrity | Size | |
 Debian 14 (Forky) |
Minimal / IOT | rolling | 6.12.57 | | SHA | ASC | 301.8 MB |
| Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble) |
Gnome | stable | 6.12.57 | | SHA | ASC | 1.1 GB |
* The torrent option is recommended, as it will likely maximize your download connection speed.
Rolling releases are suitable for Linux enthusiasts who want cutting edge packages and have the skills to fix damage that a bad update might cause. If you want stability in a production environment or low headaches as a novice user, skip rolling releases.
They are only at, build and ship, Debian testing / Arch / Manjaro / Suse Tumbleweed / Kali / Gentoo support quality level!