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"Raspberry Pi projects" is a broad search. This guide is for people who are thinking about buying a Pi or a beginner course and want to see what projects involve. It does not rank projects. It reads one video course's lesson list so you can see the kinds of projects a beginner course names, then points to the free material and the checks to make before you buy parts. For the first setup (card, power supply, operating system) start with our guide to what to buy and the first setup steps.
We have not tested any board, part or course named here, and results may vary by model and setup.
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Quick answer
- The course we read, "Raspberry Pi Course for Beginners" on raspi-config.com, lists 25 video lessons. Its project lessons name software projects (Pi-hole, Homebridge, Webmin, RetroPie with Kodi) and hardware projects (camera module, soil moisture, light sensitivity, laser module).
- It names the Raspberry Pi 4, 3, 2 and Zero. It does not mention the Pi 5.
- Check your board against the course page before you pay.
- The Raspberry Pi Foundation's projects site lists free project guides (288 when we looked).
1. The project lessons on the page
| Lesson area | Titles as listed |
|---|---|
| Software projects | Pi-Hole network-wide advertising blocker; Homebridge (example: lamp control); Webmin for system administration; RetroPi (game console) with Kodi (media center) |
| Hardware projects | Camera module; Soil Moisture Module; Light Sensitivity Module; Laser Beam Module |
| Programming | Introduction to programming with Scratch; introduction to programming with Thonny (Python) |
The page also lists lessons on models, buying a Pi and accessories, installing the operating system (with a PC or Mac, with NOOBS, and without a monitor), and backing up the card.
Hardware projects need extra parts, such as the sensor or camera modules named in the lesson titles. Check what each project needs before you buy a board, so you do not order parts that do not fit your model.
2. Boards and compatibility
The course page names the Raspberry Pi 4, 3, 2 and Zero and does not mention the Pi 5. If you own or plan to buy a Pi 5, ask the seller whether the lessons apply before you pay. We did not check Raspberry Pi's own documentation for this guide.
3. Free material
The Raspberry Pi Foundation's projects site (projects.raspberrypi.org) showed "288 projects" in its project selector on 21 October 2026. Most of those we saw listed are Scratch projects for beginners, such as "Archery", "Balloons" and "Chatbot". Some are tagged "Physical Computing" and use a Raspberry Pi with Scratch, for example "Make a musical instrument", "Make an interactive book", "Scratch LED game" and "Wire loop game". The site is free to browse and some projects have a PDF download. We did not build any of them, and the list changes. Look at it before you pay for a course: if a free project covers what you want, a course is for people who prefer to follow videos.
4. Price, refund and what a course cannot promise
The course page we read did not show a price. It states a 60-day money-back guarantee ("you don't have to give any reasons") and offers "4 of 25 lessons for free" to watch, which is a way to judge the teaching style. A course teaches steps; it cannot promise a job, a certificate that employers accept or an income, and testimonials on a sales page are not independent reviews.
What to check before you buy
- Your board model against the models the course page names.
- The parts each hardware project needs.
- The free lessons and the Foundation's free projects.
- The refund wording at checkout.
What we could not confirm
- The price: the page shows it only at the buy step.
- Which four lessons are free: the page offers four free lessons but we did not map them to lesson numbers.
- How difficult or time-consuming any of the Foundation's projects are for you.
Related guides
Last checked: 21 October 2026. General information. Sources: Raspberry Pi Course for Beginners (Mac and PC), seller's page (no page date; read 21 October 2026); Raspberry Pi Foundation, project selector (live listing; read 21 October 2026).
