If the website is not working or the download is altered, try using the direct download link for the ISO file:
https://iso.pearos.xyz/iso/pearOS-NiceC0re-2026.08-x86_64.iso
Note: the file name gets updated each month/year, so for example june 2077 ISO will be named pearOS-NiceC0re-2077.06-x86_64.iso
Don't forget to check the SHA256 against the one on the GitHub Repository to ensure that your download is complete and the integrity of the file is good
The original up-to-date SHA256sum is hosted here: https://github.com/pearOS-archlinux/iso/blob/main/sha.txt
How to verify the SHA256 checksum on your system?
Compare the output generated by your terminal/command prompt with the hash provided in the sha.txt file on GitHub.
- Mictosoft Windows Option A — PowerShell (Recommended): Open PowerShell in the folder where your ISO was downloaded and run:
Get-FileHash .\pearOS-NiceC0re-2026.08-x86_64.iso -Algorithm SHA256
Option B — Command Prompt (CMD): Open CMD in the download directory and run:
certutil -hashfile pearOS-NiceC0re-2026.08-x86_64.iso SHA256
- GNU Linux: Open your terminal in the directory containing the downloaded file and run:
sha256sum pearOS-NiceC0re-2026.08-x86_64.iso
- Apple macOS Open Terminal, navigate to your download location, and run:
shasum -a 256 pearOS-NiceC0re-2026.08-x86_64.iso