This release covers a variety of updates. Key among them is the addition of Snapcast support, a feature initially inspired by my interest in Music Assistant. Additionally, the release includes updated components, a new French translation, and several bug fixes.
Existing RoPieee users will automatically receive this update on their devices. The latest image for new users can be downloaded directly from here.
For the changelog, images, and documentation, visit RoPieee’s GitHub page.
Enjoy!
]]>This is a significant release, largely due to the effort involved in supporting the 5-inch variant of the official ‘Display 2’. While the initial support was straightforward, a major issue was encountered with its implementation specifically on the Raspberry Pi 3.
The migration to a 64-bit operating system for the Pi 3 family, a significant undertaking, was necessitated by issues encountered while implementing the 5-inch display. Previously, RoPieee ran in 32-bit mode on the Pi 3, while Pi 4 and 5 were already 64-bit. This upgrade proved beneficial, as it not only resolved the display issues, allowing us to now support the 5-inch display across all Pi variants, but also resulted in performance gains for the Pi 3.
In addition to the new ‘Display 2’ support, this release includes updated components and resolved bugs.
Existing RoPieee users will automatically receive this update on their devices. The latest image for new users can be downloaded directly from here.
For the changelog, images, and documentation, visit RoPieee’s GitHub page.
Enjoy!
]]>This update will be automatically available to existing RoPieee users on their devices. New users can simply download the latest image from here to get started quickly.
For the changelog, images, and documentation, visit RoPieee’s GitHub page.
Enjoy!
]]>This release includes a fix for this issue.
This update will be automatically available to existing RoPieee users on their devices. New users can simply download the latest image from here to get started quickly.
For the changelog, images, and documentation, visit RoPieee’s GitHub page.
Enjoy!
]]>The most prominent feature is visible on RoPieee’s web interface, which now offers multi-language support. In addition to the default English, Dutch, German, and Polish translations are currently available. And guess what’s super cool? Our community made these translations, so a huge shout-out to them!
This update will be automatically available to existing RoPieee users on their devices. New users can simply download the latest image from here to get started quickly.
For the changelog, images, and documentation, visit RoPieee’s GitHub page.
Enjoy!
]]>It also made me rethink RoPieee’s kernel upgrade policy - let’s make it a little bit more conservative. This incident made it clear that even a stable Linux LTS release can present unexpected challenges ☺️
For existing RoPieee users, this update will be available on your devices within a few hours. New users can simply download the latest image from here to get started quickly.
For the changelog, images, and documentation, visit RoPieee’s GitHub page.
Enjoy!
]]>Thanks to RoPieee’s defensive measures against file system issues, which were developed in response to MMC failures, the problem was not critical. A simple reboot restored normal operation. Ultimately, we decided the issue wasn’t critical enough to delay the release.
The problem resurfaced after the 2025.08 release, a predictable yet extremely frustrating occurrence 🙂 Further debugging resulted in a solution, so this RoPieee patch release is mainly about fixing this issue. And while at it, I fixed a few other bugs as well.
For existing RoPieee users, this update will be available on your devices within a few hours. New users can simply download the latest image from here to get started quickly.
For the changelog, images, and documentation, visit RoPieee’s GitHub page.
Enjoy!
]]>This release was slightly delayed due to a lack of critical issues in the previous stable version. It’s a relatively “boring” release, focusing solely on widespread improvements rather than introducing new features.
Perhaps the most significant development isn’t solely within the RoPieee software; it’s also external. I anticipate that the new website and comprehensive GitHub project page will simplify RoPieee’s adoption for individuals outside the Roon ecosystem.
For existing RoPieee users, this update will be available on your devices within a few hours. New users can simply download the latest image from here to get started quickly.
For the changelog, images, and documentation, visit RoPieee’s GitHub page.
Enjoy!
]]>With 2025.06 we got support for more than 1 USB DAC as possible output device for services like Spotify, but unfortunately that caused a failure on units equipped with a HAT that has its own mixer.
That’s now sorted out, and while fixing that we sneaked in a few other goodies:
As always you can get the downloads and more information here
Enjoy!
]]>I’m happy to announce the immediate availability of 2025.06!
This release was supposed to be rather small, but it turned out ‘bigger’ than expected :grin:
Most exciting part, at least for me, is the support for USB HID devices. This makes it possible to use ‘fancy’ knobs as remote controllers, but it also works for USB DAC’s that suppor the USB HID protocol. Combined with the new ‘follow display’ option this makes for a cool release!
The support for 2 USB DAC’s when using services other than Roon is also noteworthy. It solves some issues with specific devices like the Holo Red, but it’s also handy when using more than 1 USB DAC.
The rest is the usual ‘stuff all over the place’.
You can find the complete changelog and downloads over here
Enjoy!
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