Install Dot Matrix on Raspberry Pi #

Dot Matrix #

The glyph playground of creativity from simple lines

Run from Menu: Menu -> Graphics -> Dot Matrix
Run from Terminal: flatpak run io.github.lainsce.DotMatrix

Fortunately, Dot Matrix 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 Dot Matrix.

Compatibility #

For the best chance of this working, we recommend using the latest version of Raspberry Pi OS, which is currently version Bookworm.
Raspberry Pi OS has 32-bit and 64-bit variants, both of which will run on most Raspberry Pi computers, including the Pi 3, Pi 4, and Pi5.
Dot Matrix will only run on PiOS 64-bit. Pi-Apps will not let you install Dot Matrix on PiOS 32-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 Dot Matrix #

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

Then click on the Creative Arts category.

Now scroll down to find Dot Matrix in the list.

Just click Install and Pi-Apps will install Dot Matrix 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