Linux is harder to master than Windows. It's geared toward power users, and you will encounter problems if you follow tutorials.
Because of the lack of available software on the `apt` repositories, most Raspberry Pi owners never use their Pies to their full, desktop PC, potential.
Countless **Raspberry Pies remain in disuse** for this very reason. Something must be done!
> "It's an **awesome** Raspberry Pi app store and it **works really well** and there's *lots* of **great stuff in here** and it's super **easy to install**.
The install script ensures YAD is installed, creates two menu buttons, an autostarted updater, and a file (`/usr/local/bin/pi-apps`) that allows pi-apps to be run from terminal. Besides those, nothing is modified outside your home directory.
> Thanks so much to Botspot for creating this; it's a great program." - **[leepspvideo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxyWQ3FV98I)** (large RPi YouTuber)
> "I love pi-apps. It's great and installs tons of useful software that people don't know how to install. Great work Botspot!" - **[RPi Projects and More](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkv0fW0EIUTKw6pYEnTjTbQ)** (RPi YouTuber)
> "I gave Pi-Apps a go a while back and have suggested it to others quite a few times.
> We can't provide all the options people may want, so it helps a lot that there are people like you who can help bridge the gap. Thank you Botspot!" - (RPi developer)
> "Thanks for the great work making it all simple for everybody." - [**ShiftPlusOne**](https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=290329&p=1755860#p1755857) (RPi moderator)
- If you double-click an app, or select and app and click , you will see the **Details window**.
- [X] Make **app creation system**. (completed with the `createapp` script)
- [X] Add Pi-Apps to **Twister OS**. (completed on 11/2/2020 via the Twister 1.8.5 patch.)
- [X] Support individual **32-bit** and **64-bit** install scripts.
- [X] Allow **multiple apps** to be selected from the app list and be installed simultaneously.
- [X] Add a **search function** to the app list. It's still experimental: to enable it, switch to **xlunch** in **Pi-Apps Settings** -> **App List Style**.
- [X] Break up the long app list with some **categories**.
> For a long time I have been saddened by how few people are aware of open-source RPi software projects. Many of these projects are extremely useful and beneficial, but there has never been a good way to distribute them.
> One day I realized: Why not make my own app store that specializes in all the community RPi software projects out there? It will help more users find the software, and at the same time it would provide a super simple way to install them.
> About two weeks of nearly non-stop coding to make Pi-Apps from the ground-up. And since then, I've regularly fixed bugs, solved problems, adding new features, and handled new app submissions.
> Sure is! Initial development is done for the most part, and I don't see any more [major features](https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps#to-do) being added to Pi-Apps's core functionality. (besides maybe allowing `apt`-package apps in the future)
> But, there's always an app or two that need attention, and dozens of app requests. It's enough work to keep a *team* of developers busy.
> - It's always nice to leave a kind word about Pi-Apps on forums and in comments. In addition to helping others find this useful software, you may just get added to [the hall of fame](https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps#what-do-others-say-about-pi-apps)!
> - You can [donate](https://paypal.me/josephmarchand) if you'd like. The money goes to me (minus the Paypal fees), and helps support future open-source development. Some of the money goes to placing [bounties](https://github.com/ptitSeb/box86/issues/296) on apps that I'd like to see completed by someone else who has skills/time that I don't have.
> - If you see someone complaining about a broken app on Youtube, Reddit, or Facebook, please encourage them to join the [Pi-Apps Discord](https://discord.gg/RXSTvaUvuu) or to [open an issue](https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps/issues/new) to get the problem solved. (I'm not on those sites very often.)
> - You could help troubleshoot/diagnose issues others are having.
