# Running sonic-pi on (a thing) ... On android (VM win|Linux|raspberry)

**URL:** <https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/running-sonic-pi-on-a-thing-on-android-vm-win-linux-raspberry/8347>\
**Category:** Support, Help & Resources\
**Created:** [November 8, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/running-sonic-pi-on-a-thing-on-android-vm-win-linux-raspberry/8347 "2023-11-08T13:36:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![jonny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@jonny](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/jonny)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/running-sonic-pi-on-a-thing-on-android-vm-win-linux-raspberry/8347/1 "2023-11-08T13:36:39Z")

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I may have more space and processing power on my smartphones than laptops

Looking at latest vm options for Windows on Android (there’s a few)

but also thinking I can do without all the the bloatware and other bugs, if another, more lightweight OS VM can be ran

> **[Free Android 13 OS now available in Raspberry Pi Imager](https://emteria.com/blog/android-13-in-raspberry-pi-imager?hs_amp=true)**
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> Android 13 in Raspberry Pi Imager: Now officially available for download! Unlock the full potential of Android with advanced features and performance.

Not sure if anyone else has been stupid/curious enough to try anything similar yet…

Will report back any results of interest!

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**Author:** ![Davids-Music-Lab](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/in-thread.sonic-pi.net/davids-music-lab/32/512_2.png) [@Davids-Music-Lab](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/Davids-Music-Lab)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2023, 11:17am UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/running-sonic-pi-on-a-thing-on-android-vm-win-linux-raspberry/8347/2 "2023-11-09T11:17:35Z")

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You really don’t need much processing power for Sonic Pi.  
I’m running SP and OBS on a 2014 laptop without issues.