Install BlockPi on Raspberry Pi

BlockPi

Create python programs using drag-n-drop blocks
A visual programming editor app for Raspberry Pi, built on Google Blockly, made for RPi users or kids to learn coding.

To run: Menu -> Programming -> BlockPi
To run in a terminal: /opt/BlockPi/blockpi

Fortunately, BlockPi is very easy to install on your Raspberry Pi in just two steps.

  1. Install Pi-Apps - the best app installer for Raspberry Pi.
  2. Use Pi-Apps to install BlockPi.

Compatibility

For the best chance of this working, we recommend using the latest version of Raspberry Pi OS, which is currently version Bullseye.
Raspberry Pi OS has 32-bit and 64-bit variants, both of which will run on most Raspberry Pi computers, including the Pi 3 and the Pi 4.
BlockPi will run on either PiOS 32-bit or 64-bit.

Install Pi-Apps

Pi-Apps is a free tool that makes it incredibly easy to install the most useful programs on your Raspberry Pi with just a few clicks.

Open a terminal and run this command to install Pi-Apps:

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Botspot/pi-apps/master/install | bash

Feel free to check out the Pi-Apps source code here: https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps

Install BlockPi

Now that you have Pi-Apps installed, it is time to install BlockPi.
First launch Pi-Apps from your start menu:

Then click on the Programming category.

Now scroll down to find BlockPi in the list.

Just click Install and Pi-Apps will install BlockPi for you!

Pi-Apps is a free and open source tool made by Botspot and other contributors. Find out more at https://pi-apps.io