- M5Stack official shop
- Cardputer Zero Kickstarter page
- M5Stack official website page (infos + Kickstarter link)
- Check your Cardputer Zero Super Early Bird reservation
- M5Stack's official website
- M5Stack on X | M5Stack on X through XCancel
- M5Stack on LinkedIn
- M5Stack on Instagram
- M5Stack on Facebook | Cardputer Zero Launch Group on Facebook
- M5Stack on YouTube
- M5Stack on TikTok
- M5Stack on 小红书/RedNote
- M5Stack on Hackster
- M5Stack on Discord
- M5Stack's GitHub organization
- Cardputer Zero's GitHub organization
- eggfly's GitHub profile
- dianjixz's GitHub profile
- zhuzhe1983's GitHub profile
- Cardputer Zero repo collection - This repo as a star list
- Cardputer Zero repo collection - This repo, featured in Cardputer Zero's organization
CardputerZero/M5CardputerZero-Launcher- Application Launcher & DemoCardputerZero/M5CardputerZero-Emulator- Basic Web & Desktop Cardputer Zero emulator
m5stack/M5Stack_Linux_Libs- C/C++ M5Stack application dev frameworkm5stack/CardputerZero-AppBuilder- Build system & Application dev toolkiteggfly/CardputerZero-AppBuilder-Release- CI/CD Wrapper for AppBuilderCardputerZero/skill- Codex skills for Cardputer Zero devCardputerZero/cardputer-zero-fcitx5-ui- Fcitx5 IME UI bridgeCardputerZero/template- Starter template for building Cardputer Zero apps using LVGL
m5stack/m5stack-linux-dtoverlays- M5Stack devices Device Tree OverlayCardputerZero/pi-gen- Tool to generate M5Stack-oriented Raspberry Pi OS imagesCardputerZero/m5stack-imager- M5Stack-oriented imaging software for Raspberry Pidianjixz/cm0-firmware- Pre-compiled binaries of kernel & modules for CM0CardputerZero/circle-boot-splash- Bare metal boot splash screen for Cardputer ZeroCardputerZero/u-boot- Open source bootloader for embedded systemsCardputerZero/cardputer-zero-os- Cardputer Zero system profile for Debian/Raspberry Pi OSCardputerZero/cardputer-zero-notifyd- Cardputer Zero's notification daemon
CardputerZero/packages- APT Repository for Cardputer Zero applicationsm5stack/CardputerZeroRepository- Cardputer Zero's.debDebian repository
CardputerZero/AppStore- Application to browse & install apps from Cardputer Zeroeggfly/CardputerZero-NC2000- 文曲星/Wenquxing NC2000 e-Dict EmulatorCardputerZero/StreamPlayer- Stream player appCardputerZero/AudioSpectrum- Audio spectrum visualizerCardputerZero/Calculator- Calculator appCardputerZero/2048- Classic 2048 gameCardputerZero/trail-mate- Outdoor assistant - GPS, LoRa Chat, Maps and moreCardputerZero/VibApp- VibApp Launcher & ClientCardputerZero/LoFiBox-Zero- Linux-oriented Cardputer Zero's Music playerCardputerZero/Calendar- Calendar application for Cardputer Zerogeo-tp/Retro-Zero- Libretro-based emulator frontend for Cardputer ZeroW5DMH/microjs8- A JS8 transceiver controller for Cardputer ZeroJdaieLin/cardputer-xiaozhi- XiaoZhi voice assistant ported to M5CardputerJdaieLin/cardputer-pwnagotchi- Pwnagotchi client app for Cardputer ZeroCardputerZero/cardputer-zero-default-apps- Default apps bundle for Cardputer Zero ShellCardputerZero/CameraApp- Camera app for Cardputer ZeroCardputerZero/RFID- Standalone NFC/RFID app for Cardputer Zero
This special category is dedicated to repos containing software that replaces the Launcher as well as full OSes.
7h30th3r0n3/Raspyjack- Offensive toolkit with Web UI, payload launcher & payloadjayis1/Zero-Day-OS-- Lightweight pentesting OS for Cardputer ZeroCardputerZero/cardputer-zero-shell- Post-login GUI shell for Cardputer Zeron0xa/M5CZ-Kali-Graft- Kali on Cardputer Zero, but with M5Stack's stock OS's App Launcher
OS Image links
The following links have been found by Feng on M5Stack's Discord server.Japan-only development samples (for software & firmware devs)
The following links have been found by Feng on M5Stack's Discord server.Cardputer Zero & Zero Lite are upcoming credit-card/palm-sized handheld computers made by M5Stack & powered by a Raspberry Pi Compute Module Zero Lite. As of 2026-05-26, its Kickstarter campaign is currently live.
| Hardware | Spec | Available on Lite** |
|---|---|---|
| SoC | RP3A0 (BCM2837) - Same chip as in Pi Zero 2W quad-core Cortex-A53 @ 1 GHz (ARMv8-A - aarch64) |
✅ |
| RAM | 512MB LPDDR2 (PoP, integrated in RP3A0) | ✅ |
| Storage | microSD card slot (SDIO)*** | ✅ |
| microSD card | 32GB microSD card included with non-Lite model**** | ❌ |
| Display | 1.9" 320x170 RGB565 LCD driven by an ST7789v3 | ✅ |
| Keyboard | 46-key matrix keyboard | ✅ |
| Battery | 3.7V 1500mAh Li-Po + BQ27220 fuel gauge life estimated at around 3h by sn0ren |
✅ |
| Speaker | 1W Speaker | ✅ |
| Microphone | MEMS Microphone | ✅ |
| Camera | Sony IMX219 (8MP 3280x2464) - 4 lanes CSI interface | ❌ |
| Wireless | 2.4GHz Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 5.0 & BLE | ✅ |
| Sensors | BMI270 (6-axis gyroscope + accelerometer) BMM150 (3-axis magnetometer) |
❌ |
| RTC | RX8130CE | ✅ |
| Infrared | Infrared TX & RX (Transmit & Receive) | ✅ |
| Codecs | Video : Decode H.264/MPEG-4 @ 1080P 30 FPS Video : Encode H.264 @ 1080P 30 FPS Audio : ES8389 |
✅ |
| External Ports & Extensions | - 1x USB-A (USB 2.0, Host/Slave switchable) - 2x USB Type-C (USB 2.0, Host/Slave switchable) - 1x 10/100M Ethernet RJ45 - 1x HDMI (Full-size) - 1x Jack TRS 3.5mm audio output - 1x HY2.0-4P GROVE Port (I²C/UART switchable) - 1x 2.54-14P Bus (SPI, UART, I²C, USB, GPIO & 5V) |
✅ |
* As I'm writing this during device development, these specs are subject to change.
** Whether or not the feature is available on Cardputer Zero Lite. If not, said feature is limited to Cardputer Zero.
*** While I could not find any max size in device's documentation (both from Raspberry Pi & M5Stack). As stated in RPi's getting started guide, 2TB should be a hard limit as more would exceed the limits of MBR.
**** 32GB is not a limit, it's just the size of the cards they decided to package with non-Lite models. As of 2026-05-14, the brand is unknown.
If:
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- Some information is wrong and needs to be removed/updated
- You want something removed (e.g., your work or your account)
- You got any questions
Feel free to edit & open a pull request, open a GitHub issue or contact me on Discord (@1_ane_onyme)
If you're reading this on CardputerZero/CardputerZeroCollection, it might not be up-to-date due to me not being able to merge PR there, so just know that UnAneOnyme/CardputerZeroCollection might be more up-to-date.
Last update on 2026-06-12
