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---
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id: meshtastic-flasher
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title: Using Meshtastic Flasher
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sidebar_label: Meshtastic Flasher Method
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pagination_next: getting-started/clients
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sidebar_position: 2
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---
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import Tabs from '@theme/Tabs';
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import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem';
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## Overview
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Meshtastic Flasher (aka m-flasher) is a graphical user interface for flashing [supported devices](/docs/hardware) with Meshtastic.
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The following operating systems are currently supported: Windows, Mac, and Ubuntu.
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## Prerequisites
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### Verify `python3` is installed
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#### Check `python3` version
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<Tabs
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groupId="operating-system"
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defaultValue="linux"
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values={[
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{label: 'Linux', value: 'linux'},
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{label: 'macOS', value: 'macos'},
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{label: 'Windows', value: 'windows'},
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]}>
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<TabItem value="linux">
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```shell title="Check python3 version"
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python3 --version
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# If version is less than v3.6, please update python3
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```
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</TabItem>
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<TabItem value="macos">
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```shell title="Check python3 version"
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python3 --version
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# If version is less than v3.6, please update python3
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```
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</TabItem>
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<TabItem value="windows">
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```shell title="Check python3 version"
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python3 --version
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# If version is less than v3.9+, please update python3
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```
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</TabItem>
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</Tabs>
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#### Install `python3`
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<Tabs
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groupId="operating-system"
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defaultValue="linux"
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values={[
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{label: 'Linux', value: 'linux'},
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{label: 'macOS', value: 'macos'},
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{label: 'Windows', value: 'windows'},
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]}>
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<TabItem value="linux">
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```shell title="Install python3, pip, and venv"
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sudo apt update
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sudo apt upgrade
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sudo apt install -y python3 python3-pip python3-venv
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```
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</TabItem>
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<TabItem value="macos">
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- [Download directly from python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/macos/)
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- [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/)
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- [MacPorts](https://www.macports.org/)
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</TabItem>
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<TabItem value="windows">
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- [Download directly from python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/)
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</TabItem>
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</Tabs>
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### Install App
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This is the preferred installation method for `meshtastic-flasher`.
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<Tabs
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groupId="operating-system"
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defaultValue="linux"
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values={[
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{label: 'Linux', value: 'linux'},
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{label: 'macOS', value: 'macos'},
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{label: 'Windows', value: 'windows'},
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]}>
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<TabItem value="linux">
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```shell title="Install Meshtastic Flasher"
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python3 --version
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# ensure you are using at least python v3.6
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# change to a directory where you want to create a python virtual environment
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mkdir some_dir
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cd some_dir
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# if the following command fails, it might tell you what package to install
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python3 -m venv venv
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# activate the python virtual environment
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source venv/bin/activate
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# your prompt should change - it should include "(venv) in the front
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# upgrade pip
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pip install --upgrade pip
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pip install meshtastic-flasher
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```
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```shell title="Running Meshtastic Flasher"
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meshtastic-flasher
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```
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</TabItem>
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<TabItem value="macos">
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To install `meshtastic-flasher`, download Meshtastic-flasher.app.zip from https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-gui-installer/releases/tag/macapp1.0.0 , unzip and drag to /Applications.
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</TabItem>
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<TabItem value="windows">
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To install meshtastic-flasher, download meshtastic-flasher.zip from https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-gui-installer/releases/tag/winapp1.0.3, unzip and run.
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</TabItem>
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</Tabs>
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### Install using `pip`
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This option is typically for developers.
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<Tabs
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groupId="operating-system"
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defaultValue="linux"
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values={[
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{label: 'Linux', value: 'linux'},
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{label: 'macOS', value: 'macos'},
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{label: 'Windows', value: 'windows'},
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]}>
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<TabItem value="linux">
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```shell title="Install Meshtastic Flasher"
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python3 --version
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# ensure you are using at least python v3.6
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# change to a directory where you want to create a python virtual environment
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mkdir some_dir
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cd some_dir
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# if the following command fails, it might tell you what package to install
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python3 -m venv venv
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# activate the python virtual environment
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source venv/bin/activate
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# your prompt should change - it should include "(venv) in the front
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# upgrade pip
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pip install --upgrade pip
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pip install meshtastic-flasher
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```
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```shell title="Running Meshtastic Flasher"
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meshtastic-flasher
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```
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</TabItem>
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<TabItem value="macos">
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```shell title="Install Meshtastic Flasher"
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python3 --version
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# ensure you are using at least python v3.6
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# change to a directory where you want to create a python virtual environment
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mkdir some_dir
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cd some_dir
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python3 -m venv venv
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# activate the python virtual environment
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source venv/bin/activate
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# your prompt should change - it should include "(venv) in the front
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# upgrade pip
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pip install --upgrade pip
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pip install meshtastic-flasher
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```
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```shell title="Running Meshtastic Flasher"
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meshtastic-flasher
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```
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</TabItem>
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<TabItem value="windows">
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```shell title="Install Meshtastic Flasher"
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# open a command prompt
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# create a new directory for the python virtual environment
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cd c:\
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mkdir some_dir
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cd some_dir
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# check that python version is sufficient, must be at least v3.9+
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python -m venv venv
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# activate the python virtual environment
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venv\Scripts\activate
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# your prompt should change - it should have (venv) at the beginning
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pip install meshtastic-flasher
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```
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```shell title="Running Meshtastic Flasher"
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meshtastic-flasher
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```
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</TabItem>
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</Tabs>
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## Flashing the Device
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The Meshtastic Flasher will flash the latest firmware to esp32 and nrf52 devices. This is a newly developed application (as of February 1, 2022), so there may be some issues discovered as it is tested by users.
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There are three steps:
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- Click the "GET VERSIONS" button to get the versions available (from GitHub).
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- Click the "DETECT DEVICE" button to determine the port and device variant connected.
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- Click the "FLASH" button to flash the version selected, using the port selected to the device.
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## Issues?
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If you run into an issue, please create a ticket here: [Flasher Issues](https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-gui-installer/issues)
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The code can be found at the [Meshtastic-gui-installer repo](https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-gui-installer)
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## Known limitations
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The following are known limitations:
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- Raspberry Pi is not available, since it is arm-based and there are no pre-built libraries for [PySide](https://wiki.qt.io/Qt_for_Python)
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- Ubuntu 20.04 is the version used for testing, it may work with other versions
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- see [README](https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-gui-installer/blob/master/README.md) for more details
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