.. _boards:

Development Kits
================

The development boards for the Librem 5 are built around the
`EmCraft i.MX 8M SoM`_, a development platform based on the i.MX8 CPU.

It is possible to develop software for the Librem 5 without a development kit.
If you are developing applications that do not rely on specific features of the
phone, or that only need to be tested for use on a small screen, it can be
practical to :ref:`use an emulator <emulators>` to help with development.

Also take a look at the :ref:`mini-tutorials` page for some common 
commands and some application setup that is not board specific. 

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2

   Boards/First-Steps
   Boards/imx8
   Boards/dev-kit/modem
   Boards/mini-tutorials
   Boards/Legacy/index

.. _`EmCraft i.MX 8M SoM`: https://www.emcraft.com/products/868