Install Sonic Pi on Raspberry Pi

Sonic Pi

Write code to make music. Latest version of Sonic Pi.

To run: Menu -> Programming -> Sonic Pi
To run in a terminal: sonic-pi

IMPORTANT NOTE: Sonic Pi on Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm ignores your choice of audio output device. If Sonic Pi fails to play any sound, you need to install a package to let you fix it.
sudo apt install qpwgraph
Then run qpwgraph, find the SuperCollider node, disconnect its connection to the wrong audio output device and then connect it to the right one. It may be necessary to repeat this process after a reboot..

Fortunately, Sonic Pi 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 Sonic Pi.

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.
Sonic Pi 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 Sonic Pi

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

Then click on the Multimedia category.

Now scroll down to find Sonic Pi in the list.

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

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