Show HN: Slime OS – An open-source app launcher for RP2040 based devices

Slime OS is an app launcher for the PicoVision (and soon other RP2040 and RP2350 devices). It was originally designed for the Slimedeck Zero, a mini cyberdeck project. However I hope to expand it to other devices and form factors. This README contains affiliate links which help support this project! Software Slime OS runs in a limited 32-color mode with a 400x240 internal resolution which is interlaced up to 800x480. This resolution should scale well on most HDMI displays. Setup Flash the widescreen build of the PicoVision firmware to your PicoVision CPU. Use Thonny to replace the contents of your PicoVision Micropython filesystem with the files in src . Making apps Please refer to an example app for boiler plate. Slime OS includes various libraries which are used internally but may also be helpful when making apps. Begin by importing slime_os... import slime_os as sos Slime OS Library Description sos.gfx Drawing methods including shapes, text, and other utilities. sos.inten ... Read full article.