Zero Lab

A Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W on your computer.

Boot a virtual Pi, wire up buttons, knobs and LEDs to its GPIO pins, and drop in your own code to build and run on it.

macOS

Apple Silicon (M1 or newer), macOS 26+. Fastest version.
Download .dmg
  1. Open the .dmg and drag Zero Lab to Applications.
  2. First launch: System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway (the app isn't notarized by Apple).

Windows

Windows 10 or 11. Uses WSL2; first install takes 10–40 min.
Download .zip
  1. Unzip, then double-click Install Zero Lab (Windows).cmd.
  2. Start Zero Lab from your desktop. It opens in your browser.

Linux

Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora or Arch. First install takes 10–40 min.
Download .zip
  1. Unzip and run bash setup.sh in that folder.
  2. Start Zero Lab from your app menu.