Show pagesource Old revisions Backlinks Table of Contents Installation of LibreELEC Downloads Launching the App Windows macOS Linux Manual Select Version Download image file Select USB stick or SD card Write image Writing done Support and Assistance Installation of LibreELEC The official “LibreELEC USB-SD Creator” tool helps you choose and download the latest builds and for your hardware and create bootable USB and SD Card media. Downloads The LibreELEC USB-SD Creator tool is available for Ubuntu Linux 14.04 32/64 bit and newer (and should also work on other Debian derivatives), macOS 10.9 and newer, and Windows XP and newer. LibreELEC.USB-SD.Creator.Linux-32bit.bin LibreELEC.USB-SD.Creator.Linux-64bit.bin LibreELEC.USB-SD.Creator.macOS.dmg LibreELEC.USB-SD.Creator.Win32.exe Launching the App Windows Download the LibreELEC USB-SD Creator and double click on the .exe file you will have in your “Download” folder. macOS Download the LibreELEC USB-SD Creator and double click on the .dmg file you will have in your “Download” folder. This will mount the disk image on your desktop. You can run the application directly from the disk image or copy it to your /Applications folder. If the application displays a warning about not being from a known developer when first run, you will need to go to “System Preferences” then “Security and Privacy” and either click “Open Anyway” or allow “Apps downloaded from anywhere”. If the change concerns you, permissions can be changed back after you use the app. Once the app launches it will ask for your username and password. This is because the macOS requires superuser (sudo/root) permissions to write directly to the USB or SD card. Linux Download the LibreELEC USB-SD Creator. After the download has finished, open a terminal and enter the following commands (assuming “Downloads” is your default download folder and the filename is matching): cd ~/Downloads chmod +x LibreELEC.USB-SD.Creator.Linux-32bit.bin Now you are able to start the tool from the command line by entering: sudo ./LibreELEC.USB-SD.Creator.Linux-32bit.bin Note: sudo (root) rights required else the app cannot enumerate/see devices correctly or write to the /dev/device Manual Select Version Choose the project and the LibreELEC version you need. Available options are downloaded live from our servers, e.g. Cubox-i2/i4 and Hummingboard (imx6) Generic x86_64 RaspberryPi 2 and 3 RaspberryPi zero and 1 Wetek Core Wetek Play Wetek Hub The available LibreELEC versions depend on the hardware/project you select and the files available on our server for that project: Note: If you enable 'Show all' the list also shows older stable releases and current Alpha (x.90.xxx) and Beta (x.95.0) releases. Download image file After you selected the hardware/project and version hit the Download button. This will download the selected image to your specified 'Download' folder. 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. Note: If you select a previously downloaded file the drop lists for hardware/project and version are emptied. Select USB stick or SD card Select the USB stick or SD card that you want to write the image to. Click on the ↺ refresh button if the removable device is not listed. Note: All data on the USB stick or SD card will be overwritten. Please make sure you don't have important data on it! Write image After you select the hardware/project, version, and target devices the Write button is available. Click it to write the image. Writing done Once the image finishes writing to the USB stick or SD card hit the Close button to exit the LibreELEC USB-SD Creator. If you see an immediate “Write error” please check the write-protect tab on the SD card. This puts the card into read-only mode and writing will fail. Support and Assistance If you need further help and support with creating installation media please post in the LibreELEC USB-SD Creator support forum.