# Arm HPC Compilers now available free of charge **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Created:** [May 11, 2022, 8:45pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/arm-hpc-compilers-now-available-free-of-charge/3436 "2022-05-11T20:45:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wyphan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/wyphan/32/632_2.png) [@wyphan](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/wyphan)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2022, 8:45pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/arm-hpc-compilers-now-available-free-of-charge/3436/1 "2022-05-11T20:45:50Z")
See the following blog post on the Arm website for more details: > **[Arm Compiler and Libraries for HPC now free](https://community.arm.com/arm-community-blogs/b/high-performance-computing-blog/posts/arm-compilers-and-libraries-for-hpc-now-free)** > > Arm C/C++/Fortran Compilers and Arm Performance Libraries, aimed at HPC application developers, are now available for free. You no longer need license files to use the tools. The Arm HPC Compilers include the `armflang` Fortran compiler, which is based on classic Flang, as mentioned in the blog post. I myself have downloaded the tarball and installed it on my [NVIDIA Jetson Nano devkit](https://developer.nvidia.com/embedded/jetson-nano-developer-kit). You can follow along my adventure here: > **[HPC compiler support for Jetson Nano devkit - High Performance Computing...](https://community.arm.com/support-forums/f/high-performance-computing-forum/52746/hpc-compiler-support-for-jetson-nano-devkit)** > > I came across this Arm blog post that the Arm HPC compilers and libraries are now available free of charge: > https://community.arm.com/arm-community-blogs/b/high > **[Installing Arm compilers on Jetson Nano 4GB dev kit](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/installing-arm-compilers-on-jetson-nano-4gb-dev-kit/213846)** > > Arm compilers are now free to download: As much as I want to test it out and mess around with armflang Fortran compiler, looks like the JetPack version for Jetson Nano Developer Kit (regular 4GB version) will be “locked” to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS? At the... ---
**Author:** ![rwmsu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/48db29/32.png) [@rwmsu](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/rwmsu)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2022, 8:48pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/arm-hpc-compilers-now-available-free-of-charge/3436/2 "2022-05-11T20:48:51Z")
Would this work on a Raspberry PI or an ASUS Tinkerboard ---
**Author:** ![wyphan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/wyphan/32/632_2.png) [@wyphan](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/wyphan)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2022, 8:51pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/arm-hpc-compilers-now-available-free-of-charge/3436/3 "2022-05-11T20:51:55Z")
I asked the exact same question on the Arm blog post! I have a couple Raspberry Pi’s in my “home lab”. I think they’re Zero, 3B+, and 4B. I wish the chip shortage is over so I can buy more RPi 4B’s easily… Anyway, I got a couple answers at the Arm forum post I made, looks like it _is_ compatible with RPi 4B as long as you install a 64-bit OS (`aarch64` or `arm64`). I can’t recall whether Raspbian 64-bit is still in beta status or is already released for general usage. I’m not too familiar with the ASUS Tinkerboard to comment about it. ---
**Author:** ![Abhilash](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/abhilash/32/1635_2.png) [@Abhilash](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/Abhilash)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2022, 9:23pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/arm-hpc-compilers-now-available-free-of-charge/3436/4 "2022-05-11T21:23:41Z")
This is exciting. Thank you for sharing the news. I have a small collection of SBCs (RPi4, Allwinner H3, H5 & an RK3399) that I would want to try it on.