Raspberry Pi Imager, a tool that helps users easily write OS images to an SD card for booting a Raspberry Pi, has just released version 2.0.3, now available for download.

A major highlight is enhanced performance visibility during image writing. Raspberry Pi Imager can now detect bottlenecks in real time and clearly indicate whether operations are limited by network speed, decompression, or storage writes.

A detailed timing breakdown has also been added, making it easier to analyze throughput and diagnose slow flashes. When direct I/O is enabled, periodic sync operations are skipped to improve write performance, while async I/O support has been expanded and refined across platforms.