How to Run GUI Programs on Startup on Raspberry Pi Create a new .desktop file in autostart directory: sudo nano /etc/xdg/autostart/test.desktop For running a python script on startup, type and save this into the file: [Desktop Entry] Name=PiCounter Exec=/usr/bin/python3 /home/pi/Desktop/test.py November 28, 2021 Cansin Cagan Acarer Raspberry Pi 4