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  1. Installation

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The “LibreELEC USB-SD Creator” app helps you select and download the latest LibreELEC image for your HTPC device and create bootable USB or SD Card media. The tool is available for current 64-bit Windows 10/11 versions, and macOS v14.x and newer.

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Note: The Linux version of the app for Ubuntu and Debian derivatives is not currently available. Please see the note on Alternatives below.

Step 1

Choose the LibreELEC image and the app will show the latest stable release, e.g.

  • Generic x86_64 - LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-12.0.1.img.gz

  • RaspberryPi 2/3 - LibreELEC-RPi2.arm-12.0.1.img.gz

  • RaspberryPi 4 - LibreELEC-RPi4.arm-12.0.1.img.gz

  • RaspberryPi 5 - LibreELEC-RPi5.arm-12.0.1.img.gz

If you select the 'Show all' check-box the drop list includes older stable releases too.

Step 2

After selecting the LibreELEC image and version click the Download button. This will prompt you to select a folder to download to. You can also select a previously downloaded image file on your machine for installation. Hit the Select file button and browse your computer for the .img.gz file, or drag/drop the file on the app GUI.

Step 3

Select the USB stick or SD card to write the image onto. Click the refresh button if the removable device is not listed. Note: ALL DATA ON THE TARGET DEVICE WILL BE OVERWRITTEN so please ensure there is no important data on it!

Step 4

After selecting an image and target device the Write button is available. Click it to write the image. Once the progress bar reaches 100% and shows Writing done! you can exit the app, eject the USB or SD media, and boot your device to install LibreELEC.

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Alternatives

Here are some alernative tools that can be used for creating LibreELEC boot media:

If you have problems with the app, please post in the .

can create Raspberry Pi images using files from our servers

is popular but huge (almost the same size as our distro images!)

is a reliable tool for Windows OS devices

is available from most Linux OS command lines

LibreELEC.USB-SD.Creator.x64.exe
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LibreELEC.USB-SD.Creator.macOS.dmg
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USB-SD Creator Support forum
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Win32DiskImager
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