The MagPi's official mobile magazine app
The MagPi is a mobile magazine application that was developed by Raspberry Pi. This is the official app for the company's single-board, low-cost computer system, the Raspberry Pi. It provides users with various news and topics that are related to the popular test and teaching tool.
The MagPi offers monthly features that can be used as a reference about homemade projects and other applications for the Pi. It also provides some tips and tutorials — like how using the Noobs utility — can be quite helpful for beginners. You can choose from single-issue purchases or monthly subscription options.
What is MagPi all about?
The MagPi had its humble beginnings as a free fanzine for the community Raspberry Pi users and enthusiasts. The first issue that it ever published was released back in May of 2012. A few years later, in 2015, it was then handed over to the Raspberry Pi Foundation to be run in-house and to serve as the official Raspberry Pi magazine.
New issues for the magazine come every month and are also available on the companion mobile app. You can find articles and features that come from the active Raspberry Pi community. Discover how users take advantage of the hardware for various projects and experiments. You can also learn from the in-depth tutorials on how to maximize the use of your kit.
If you're interested in trying out The MagPi app, there are a few things, which can greatly affect your experience and how you use it, to take note of first. Firstly, there is an issue with logging in to your account, which happens rather frequently. Another is that the app doesn't always recognize subscription registration or payments.
Downright unusable
Overall, The MagPi mobile app is a way to read up and stay updated on news and articles from the Raspberry Pi community on the go. In practice though, using it is tolerable at best. Frequent login issues get in the way of accessing your account, and payments and subscriptions can outright fail to process. You would be better off with the website itself.
