Tinkerie
Free · Alpha · v1.5.2

Every tool on your workbench, in one free program.

Design circuit boards and 3D prints, flash microcontrollers, write SD cards, and turn your PC into an oscilloscope, multimeter and serial monitor.

Download Tinkerie New here? Start here
Free, no account Nothing to install Windows, Mac, Linux, Raspberry Pi
The launcher
Open Tinkerie, pick an app. Each one runs in its own window.

Tinkerie is in alpha. Every app works and you can use them today, but they're still being tested on real hardware, so expect a few rough edges and changes between versions.

Found something that doesn't work? Tell us on GitHub. It really helps.

Seven apps

What's in the box

Each app has its own page with screenshots, a getting-started guide and everything it can do.

Wirie: PCB tab: the example Pico weather station, auto-routed. Every pin is connected, ground included.

Wirie

Design circuit boards, plan stripboard builds, look up pinouts and work out battery life.

No hardware neededExplore
Makie: The example gearbox, built from Makie's gear parts.

Makie

A Tinkercad-style 3D designer with threads, gears, boxes, cases and hundreds of ready parts.

No hardware neededExplore
Tunie: Your printer's checklist, in the recommended order.

Tunie

Print a test, measure it, type the number in, and Tunie tells you the new setting.

Needs a 3D printerExplore
Flashie: Flash in three steps: pick the board, pick the firmware, flash.

Flashie

Flash ESP32, Pico, Arduino and STM32 boards, build programs from blocks, and write SD cards and USB installers.

Board or SD cardExplore
Scopie: Demo mode: a square wave and a sine wave, with automatic measurements.

Scopie

A friendly oscilloscope app for Hantek, Rigol, Siglent, OWON, PicoScope and more.

Scope, or demo modeExplore
Meterie: Live: a big readout, statistics and a graph over time.

Meterie

Connect your multimeter to show huge readings, graph them, log them and run guided tests.

Meter, or demo modeExplore
Tracie: Serial: the demo board's messages, plotted live.

Tracie

A serial monitor with a live plotter, plus a logic analyser that decodes UART, I²C and SPI.

Board, or demo modeExplore
New to all this?

Start with the getting-started guide

How to open Tinkerie on your computer, how teaching mode works, and an easy first thing to try in every app.

Get started
Made for beginners

You don't need to know it all already

Every button explains itself

Teaching mode is on in every app. Point at anything and a card says what it does, in plain language. Press F2 when you don't need it any more.

Try it without hardware

Scopie, Meterie, Tracie and Flashie have demo modes with pretend scopes, meters and boards, so you can learn before you buy anything.

Nothing to set up

One program, no installer, no Python, no extra drivers for most things. Download it, open it, and pick an app.

How they fit together

From idea to working gadget

The apps share their work, so a project can flow from one to the next.

DESIGN

Draw the circuit

Wirie lays out the board, or plans it on stripboard.

MAKE

Print a case

Makie builds a case around your Wirie board. Tunie gets your printer dialled in.

PROGRAM

Flash the firmware

Flashie puts firmware on the board, or builds a program from blocks.

TEST

See what it's doing

Tracie, Scopie and Meterie show its messages, signals and voltages.

Download · alpha version 1.5.2-alpha

Get Tinkerie

The one marked "Your computer" should suit you. Each download has a READ ME FIRST file that explains how to start it.

All files and release notes
Windows 10 or 11Tinkerie.exe
Just run it. Or get the zip below if your network blocks .exe files. DownloadWindows (zip, with source)Tinkerie-1.5.2-alpha-windows.zip
The same program in a zip, with the source code. DownloadMac with M1, M2, M3 or M4Tinkerie-1.5.2-alpha-mac-apple-silicon.zip
macOS 11 or newer. DownloadMac with an Intel processorTinkerie-1.5.2-alpha-mac-intel.zip
macOS 11 or newer. DownloadLinux PC (64-bit)Tinkerie-1.5.2-alpha-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
Intel or AMD processor. DownloadRaspberry Pi OS 64-bitTinkerie-1.5.2-alpha-pi-64bit.tar.gz
Pi 3, 4, 5 and newer. DownloadRaspberry Pi OS 32-bitTinkerie-1.5.2-alpha-pi-32bit.tar.gz
Pi 2, 3, 4, 5 and Zero 2 W. Download
Questions

Good to know

What does "alpha" mean?

Tinkerie works and you can use every app today, but it's still young. Some features haven't been tried on every board, scope, meter or computer yet, and things may change between versions. If something doesn't work, please report it on GitHub: that's how alpha software gets better.

Is Tinkerie really free?

Yes. Tinkerie is free software under the GNU GPL (version 3 or later). You can use it, share it and change it. There are no adverts, accounts or subscriptions.

Do I need to install anything?

No. Tinkerie is one program. On Windows you just double-click Tinkerie.exe. On Linux and Raspberry Pi, ./install.sh adds it to your menu if you'd like it there.

Windows says it's an unrecognised app. Is that OK?

Windows warns about any program that isn't signed with a paid certificate. Click More info, then Run anyway. The full source code is on GitHub if you'd like to check it.

My Mac won't open it.

The first time, macOS blocks apps from outside the App Store. Open it once, then go to System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.

I don't have any hardware yet. Can I still try it?

Yes. Wirie, Makie and Calcie need no hardware at all, and Scopie, Meterie, Tracie and Flashie all have demo modes with pretend devices.

How do I learn what a button does?

Point at it. Every app has teaching mode, which explains each button, setting and panel in plain language. Press F2 to turn the explanations off or back on.

Does it need the internet?

Only for downloads: Flashie's firmware library and OS images. Everything else works offline.

I found a bug, or my board / scope / meter doesn't work.

Please open an issue on GitHub and say which app, which computer, and what happened.