Flipper One runs fully open Linux with no binary blobs and no vendor lock-in
Preparing for the Flipper One Kickstarter and opening pre-orders
Flipper One is an open Linux multi-tool built on a Rockchip RK3576 with a mainline kernel, developed with Collabora to avoid binary blobs and vendor BSPs. A separate RP2350 MCU keeps the LCD, buttons, and power control alive even when Linux is off. It packs Wi-Fi 6E, Gigabit Ethernet, M.2 expansion for 5G, SDR, or satellite modems, and a local LLM assistant. Pre-orders are open at $449 ahead of a Kickstarter.
Our goal is to create a fully upstream-supported ARM computer that never becomes outdated, and a well-documented platform giving the community maximum freedom to customize.
- phil-martin
This is the part that sold me:
“Multi-WAN network toolkit — connect up to 5 uplinks. Configure dynamic routing, failover, load balancing, and firewall rules. Use it simultaneously as a Wi‑Fi hotspot and client. Tunnel traffic through a VPN and multiple gateways.
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I haven’t been able to find an off the shelf device that provides this. I travel a fair bit and when sitting in an airport mobile hotspotting is often unusably slow. If I can use this to securely connect to public unencrypted wifi, it will make travelling that little bit easier
- vr46
I already nabbed my coupon for the pre-order last week - looks super cool!
My F0 is always close at hand, doing everything from being my go-to trigger for whatever random thing I'm playing with, to being an instant output for any signal I'm trying to read. Plus it's a really fun educational tool for myself and various kids around - I keep a load of little NFC 216 tags around, in my bag, in a pouch attached to my Mac, and showing both young and old how to use them, and read them with the phone, leads to conversations about treasure hunts, hiding them in the pub, showing counters with amusing messages...
We used it as a metronome the other day with its blue light, and on the flip side I've been looking at ways to integrate it into my EDC as a modern key, or a programmable keyring. It isn't super-secure, but that does make it easier to work with.
I'm excited about the F1, mainly curious about its logic analyzer capabilities, since I'm actually designing and building one - even it is fifty times worse than a commercial one, I just want to know how they work. And these little devices help find out how other things work.
- Daniel_Van_Zant
I'm curious has anyone tried hooking up abliterated large language models to systems like this for physical pen-testing? I know there has been lots of hype lately on the capabilities of large language models at finding and exploiting bugs in online software. I know very little about physical pen-testing but would large language models also open up vulnerabilities in the kinds of things this interfaces with or do digital door locks and such have higher levels of security?
- jubilee33
I wish they would sell more replacement parts for the old ones. Like the main board or the sub boards.
I have broken mine twice from daily pocket use in wet environments and I don't feel like scrounging parts anymore.
- monster_truck
I really like my zero, I don't use it daily, nor would I want to.
But when I do actually need it, for doing something like reading/flashing SPI, I'm very happy I have it.