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This page maintains a list of academic, personal, and small non-commercial operating systems. For information regarding commercial or main-stream operating systems visit Wikipedia.


  • ab/os - This system is a work in progress. It is a x86-based kernel, written in asm, (main goal is performance) by Mohamed Amine BOUKHOULDA. (Algeria).


  • Ace OS - This OS is mainly deal with the hardware specifications. It is coded in C,C++(MingW) and Assembly(NASM). I does not want to compete with Windows or Linux. Simply it is an 32bit multitasking operating system for IA32 developed for experimental and exploration purpose. The next version (Ace 2.0) will capale of handling DLL files also.


  • AdaOS - Project to develop a fully distributed OS written mainly in Ada. Primary aim will be at desktop workstation. Will be secure, object-oriented, with GUI.


  • Agnix - Agnix is a small operating system kernel for i386, supporting 32-bit protected memory mode, paging, hardware switched tasks, memory tests (RW, ECC, address patterns), PCI bus, devices, PCI IRQ routing, RT timers and network protocols. Agnix is available with all the source code and is fully compatible with the Linux Kernel API. Agnix has been written from scratch by Lukas Dembinski.



  • Amateur OS - A real time, minimum kernel operating system for doing DSP work and amateur radio digital modes.


  • Amiga Research Operating System, - AROS aims to create a free open source AmigaOS like OS and make it better then the original.


  • Atomic OS - Os that fits on a boot sector of a floppy ? a crazy idea or a joke. I striped down everything: file system, I/O support, program support, and an editor.


  • AWOS (Andrew Wilcox's Operating System) - AWOS is an operating system that will CONQUER THE WORLD! No, but check it out!


  • BAB - BABy (Basic Abstraction Block) is a 50Kb IA-32 microkernel for DOS. It manages the x86 hardware interaction in a manner similar to Windows' HAL. BABy exports an extensive API via INT's 15h, 2Fh, and 31h. It is free LGPL'd software with full source. The API provides services in 5 categories: I/O control, PMode domains, PMode services, Memory mgmt, and VM86 mode. DPMI services via BAB are not yet complete. BABy can be used to provide PMode services to our shareware multiuser O/S, VMiX x86 (listed velow). Distribution includes binaries, sources, makefiles, samples and API docs.



  • BRiX - safe-language/OS hybrid - persistent database filesystem - reconfigurable graphical interface


  • Capital OS - Capital is an Object Oriented Operating System being developed for iPAX386+ processors. It features a multithreading tasking model. The kernel itself is multithreaded and is fully preemptible giving support for Real Time processes. The memory model is a paged virtual memory system. A hardware interface layer is envisaged. It follows a totally Object oriented design with all designing done in UML. It is being written in C++, C and of course, Assembly.


  • ChaOS - Simple 32bit operating with simple code. Perfect to teach basics. In future it will be using 4 rings of CPU.


  • Cleese - The goal is an operating system written as much as possible in Python with the Python VM as a micro-kernel on top of a minimal C/asm layer.


  • Clicker - Exploring new ways in OS design. Clicker32 is a microkernel-based system for x86 hardware. It's based on modular architecture and already supports preemptive multithreading + user-level processes. Next milestone (0.8.0) should allow loading of user program from another user program.


  • COPSY - COPSY stands for Cool OPerating SYstem, and is meant to be written in C++. Another C++ OS that will die?? Don't think so. COPSY will be built with a kernel made in C++/asm and have a framework of classes for rapid app dev. The first step will be to make a minimal binary containing a class, to get it work from the beginning.


  • cos2000 - Un OS en fran?ais enti?rment en ASM. Le site traite aussi de la prog des OS.



  • csertOS - csertOS is an os deesighned and built be CSERT. It is designed from the ground up to be as secure as possible


  • DaNoOS - An operating system for educative reasons. Maybe it will be open source, however I'm not really sure. Anyway, there will be a file system the DFS, user-friendly wizards and a VERY powerful GUI. Come have a look ps dont forget the forums http://danoos.board.dk3.com


  • Dark Supercilious OS - An OS "simply" designed to help me learn how and to give me all the capabilities I need without the hastle of all those "user friendly" things from microsoft.



  • DEX Extensible operating system (dex-os) - dex-os is an educational operating system that supports a plug-in like architecture and aims to achieve zero static inter-module calls.


  • DF-DOS (And other OS related DFTECH products) - DF-DOS:- A real mode OS (similar to XOA-DOS in a few ways, but not identical in a lot of ways also) Built using NASM for x86 (386+) CPU's. And designed for normal floppy disks. Source available and some tutorials/documents. Main purpose of the site is to initally learn about OS development rather than commercial or linux like use.


  • DoOrS - DoOrS - OS created for educational purposes. Main points - multitasking, FS, Memory Manager, Interrupt Handler, ++


  • Drywell OS - x86 based OS that will be written mostly in C and some assembly. Drywell is basically a testing place for stuff that I will hopefully write for my osdev.org site.


  • DXOS - A micro-kernel based O/S being developed as a hobby.


  • Dynacube Operating System - A Full fledged open source, x86 based, 32bit Protected mode, multitasking operating system. Check it out.


  • The DynatOS Project - An exokernel-like OS in development, starting with the x86 32-bit processor series (IA-32).



  • E/OS LX Desktop - Free open source Graphical Desktop for DOS for run Microsoft Windows, Microsoft DOS and Linux programs. Based on Wine, Linux and DOSEMU.



  • Ekush - Aim to develop an alternative platform - clone of Windows XP. Project published under the GNU GPL.


  • Electrolysis KB (Kernel Builder) - Electrolysis KB is a system that will eventually load you out of any OS environment and allow you to treat partitions as if they were data files. Electrolysis KB will allow you to emulate new instruction types to test how well you could build kernel code using any new CPU instructions.



  • Empty Head OS 2003 - no description just view the site


  • eox3 - eox3 is planned to be a RT SMP microkernel. I finally decided to publish a link in here, though my kernel is far away from being useful. The project is currently paused, as I've no time for coding till at least October03 + I somehow lack motivation since a few years.. :(. Maybe some nice responses will get rid of this problem.. Don't expect anything, just another hobby os.


  • Euro - OS - This project will be a project that will make it possible to run a program from the mac on a pc, using a universal language, which this project / os will emulate.


  • Express OS - Can execute DOS tasks. Runs from MS-DOS version 7 (Windows 95,98), later will compatible with other versions.



  • Fecundity - The Fecundity project is the main portion of a senior thesis project. It is designed exclusively for the AMD64 architecture in true 64-bit mode. Implemented as a microkernel, it is an investigation into orthogonal persistence. (See Website)


  • FlachsOS - FlachsOS is a 32-Bit Realtime Operating System.


  • Flick - Flick is supposed to be a simple but powerful and clean 32-bit Unix.


  • FreeDOS - Today, FreeDOS is ideal for anyone who wants to bundle a version of DOS without having to pay a royalty for use of DOS. FreeDOS will also work on old hardware, in DOS , and in embedded systems. FreeDOS is also an invaluable resource for people who would like to develop their own operating system. While there are many free operating systems out there, no other free DOS-compatible operating system exists.


  • FreeVMS - This site advocates the migration of VMS functionality to other operating systems, has pointers to a project in France where people are working on a truely "Free VMS", and to port tools from other operating systems to VMS to make it more attractive to a larger group of users. Don't forget to visit http://freevms.free.fr/indexGB.html


  • FritzOS - FritzOS is a (incomplete) OS. Ideas will be added to the OS as it's developed and, it will run on the x86 platform. FritzOS will have a GUI and be easy to use & understand.FritzOS is programmed in Assembly/Intel Syntax, C, and C++.


  • FstOS - An small 32bit os. It supports all windows 98 applications.


  • GalaXyOS - This is a new OS written in C. We want that this OS is simple to use but highly sure and stable. One has already many as an example utility writer of simple text. It recognizes the frequency of the CPU and the amount of RAM.


  • Gee'z Box - [32BITS] amharic operating system,multiproccess. Work on 386. 640 by 480 grafics, see it to belive it.


  • Gerbil OS - "Just like a gerbil in its wheel, it just keeps on running!" Made for a project at school, it will be a multitasking OS with some sort of GUI.



  • grumpyOS - grumpyOS will be a "just 4 fun" project, nothing professional like GNU or Linux.


  • HeliX - HeliX is a german open-source OS. It has a nice shell and already supports FAT 12, multitasking, keyboards and mice and very, very much more... HeliX is still in development and it doesnt exist a long time , so there are many features to come! At this point of time there are no downloads at the webpage, because there are still some heavy bugs (; -please be patient; they'll come!


  • High Flex Modular Operating System - 32BIT - Follow the pre-design, brain-storming, and creation of a full-featured operating system built on the idea of stability, speed, native graphical interface, and network support.


  • Horizon - Horizon is a research Operating System. It is written for the i386 processor family, using C (gcc) and some Assembly (nasm). Its main goal is to develop a natively network-integrated structure, so that I/O operations (both local and network ones) happen in the same manner. This way every Horizon node on the Internet (or in a LAN) can communicate natively by means of a Network File System.


  • IBOX - IBOX is a "modular" operating system for the x86 desktop. The main goals of this os are: Portability, Stability, Security, and Customizable. It will be written in assembly language and C. I suggest you take a look for yourself.



  • ISOS - ISOS is a very simple multithreaded OS for the Evaluator-7T board from ARM. It is based on JayOS also listed on this page. It features pre-emptive multi-threading, communication between threads, etc. and hardware drivers.


  • ItaliOs - ItaliOs ? un sistema operativo completamente in italiano creato per divertimento, ha anche gi? il supporto per il tcp/ip, ? multitasking, ha un fs, etc. ItaliOs is an operating system totally in italian language, maked for fun. It's got tcp/ip support, a multitasking, a fs, etc.


  • JaysOS - JaysOS is a "toy OS" that runs on the Gameboy Advance. It provides preemptive threads, semaphores, condition variables, and message queues.




  • JijOS - JijOS basic features: * Protected mode * Multiboot compatible - Example for booting compressed kernel with GRUB. Take a look on e820-bios call memory detection ;0) * Mixing NASM + GNU C soures * Kernel is in ELF executable file format * Tiny libc * Use advanced cpu detection from Linux sources * Can be compiled with or without kernel debug messaging * memory paging, virtual memory


  • JonOS - JonOS is a 16-bit operating system made entirely in asm, released under the GNU General Public License. It can't do much yet, but it has a cool prompt and a nice clock ;)


  • JoyDrive and JoyDrive 2 - (Spanish only)Este sistema operativo es una especie de iDrive de BMW, adaptado para usarse en un futuro por Plus Cars, propiedad de LS Group AG en el mundo o Leoplan Group AG en M?xico. Mando con Joystick e incluye GPS, TV, DVD, CD, etc. Lo montar? en Plus +7 y el radical Plus Exige, en un principio. No est? disponible p?blicamente, s?lo es un anticipo...



  • Karig - Karig is a toy OS for Pentiums that I'm writing as a hobby -- inspired by Chuck Moore's colorForth and some of Jef Raskin's UI ideas. Features to be implemented: (1) cooperative multitasking; (2) autosave (RAM is loaded and saved as a single file, so no filesystem is needed); (3) built-in colorForth compiler; (4) bitmapped (anti-aliased) fonts; (5) built-in text and font editors.


  • KerOS - KerOS is an OS for x86 written entirely in assembly. The project is French, free and open-source.


  • Kid Operating System (KOS) - A French operating system project. A modular OS, written in C, with an object oriented driver management. Use protected mode. Lots of documentation on the Web site.
    • Contact: Julien Munier, Thomas Petazzoni, David Decotigny(thomas.petazzoni AT enix.org)
    • URL: http://kos.enix.org


  • kiOSk - An operating system development framework for people who develop an OS in part or full. It can be used to develop a particular portion of an OS. It can be used to create any kind of OS (monolithic/microkernel or maybe even distributed).


  • Knicos - A graphical, multitasking os, with a very good file system. Built from scratch, does not use dos, etc. Aimed to be simple for the average user, yet powerfull.


  • kOS - An Operating System - kOS (previously nOS, soon be changing it's name on web too...) stands for Kool Operating System. It's a very small Operating System written in C++ and Assembly. May be it doesn't fit into the definition of an Operating System, but I would like to call it an Operating System as it is my very first few steps to the wonderful world of Operating Systems. I have made it with a lots and lots of effort. The best part of it is that it is available with it's source code. kOS is a command line Operating System that uses 80x25 text resolution. It also displays a (stupid) graphics welcome message every time you boot it and a goodbye message each time you shut it. I use 320x200 256 color mode for that.


  • L4ka - L4 is an extremely fast microkernel available for x86, ARM, MIPS and other architectures.
    • Contact: University of Karlsruhe, Germany(l4ka AT ira.uka.de)
    • URL: http://l4ka.org/


  • Lemadops OS - Lemadops is my atempt at writing an OS. It's not very advanced but it will be free to download if anyone wants it. I am aiming for a DOS like system.


  • Leoplan System 1.0 GS - This is the light version of Leoplan System 1.0 LS and Leoplan System SS 1.0


  • Leoplan System v 1.0 LS - The serious competence of the new Microsoft Windows XP Longhorn!



  • Lucie - My attempt at getting what I want out of my computer. It will be designed mainly for software developers and will be highly configurable.


  • LUnix - LNG is an operationg system primarly for the good old Commodore64 home-computer. There also is a native version for the successor Commodore 128. Ports to other 6502/6510 driven 8-Bit Computers are possible but not yet started. LUnix started in 1993 and reached the internet in 1994. In 1997 LUnix 0.1 was rewritten from scratch, the result is LNG.


  • MazzanetOS - MazzanetOS is a DOS/UNIX-like operating system writen in assembly language and C++. It currently runs off a floppy disk and includes a graphics demo. It will run (hopefully) on any PC.


  • Meganet 1.0 - This operating system is written in pure x86 assembly. Will have a nice MacOS style GUI!!! (When finished...)



  • MenuetOS - MenuetOS is a fully 32 bit assembly written graphical operating system. Menuet supports 32 bit x86 assembly programming as a faster and smaller system footprint. Menuet has no unix roots and the basic system is meant to be a clean asm based structure. Menuet isn't based in any particular operating system, since the idea has been to remove the extra layers between different parts of software, which complicate programming and create bugs. Menuet's application structure is not specifically reserved for asm programming since the header can be produced with practically any other language. However, the overall application programming design is intended for easy 32 bit asm programming. The GUI is extremely easy to handle with assembly language.


  • MFSOS - This is a operative system (to be ) compatible with windows and linux and also with 2 filesystem (Multi FileSystems Operative System) :-)


  • Micro OS X - A Free DOS like Operating System which fits on one floppy disk. The new Micro OS X is the third generation of Micro OS. The Micro OS X Workspace Manager is based on GEM Desktop.


  • MicroOS - Very small real mode, real time, GUI, x86 OS for industry usage in early development stage mainly written in C and inline assembler.


  • Milos - A small OS, that should help programmers, how an OS grows and works. There are two versions one in Real-Mode and one in Protected-Mode.


  • Minirighi - A didactic Linux-like kernel.



  • Mixmos - Mixmos wants to provide you with a subOS that is EASY, FULL OF FEATURES, HAS LESS BUGS, and FREE!!! Current Version: TB (1st)



  • MuOS - Little 32-bit OS with continous development and with good documentation.


  • MyNOS - The MyNOS project aims at developing a new and different operating system, based on high-level languages. MyNOS will be based on the OCaml bytecode interpreter. We'd like to explore microkernel architecture and new language definition too.


  • Nanos - Nanos is a protected mode nanokernel OS for x86 computers. It is written in assembly and assembled with NASM.


  • NeoGEN - NeoGEN is a new generation operating system for desktop PCs and workstations. It is developed for any PC owner, and its main features are high-reliability, very extensible structure and very high response times. A native GUI is supported at kernel-level.


  • NeOS32 - The NeOS32 is a real time operating system, designed for the IA-32 platform (Intel i386 and compatibles). Main goals of NeOS32 are: open architecture, flexible to add new modules, minimalizing responses delays, easy to install (use), and much much more ...


  • NETForce OS - Operating System was created to allow anyone to do Internet/Network tasks more secure. It includes cryptographic support, multiuser support and more. More info on our website soon.


  • NextWebOS - NextWebOS will be dedicated to web related jobs: web serving, database servers, php built-in module etc.


  • nova-x - nova-x is the new form of "xOS". We have worked a lot and could include a filesystem, protected mode, some GUI- Stuff and lots more. Just enjoy it :)


  • NOWSMART OS - CPU:IA32(x86) DOS Like 32BIT "GUI" OS. Supports FAT12/FAT16/FAT32 by using BIOS. You can use any device which is supported by disk bios, for example, 1.44MB diskette, IDE hard disk, SCSI Hard disk. This OS supports all resolution of display which is supported by VBE 2.0 (but linear frame mode only). This OS supoorts size alterable window, child window, topmost window, close button. The application can be developped by usigng original ANSI C compiler(NWSC), original MASM compatible assembler(NWSA), original COFF/OMF Linker(NWSL). Still more, it can be developped by using Visual C++(MS), too.


  • NWSOS - CPU:IA32(x86) DOS Like 32BIT "GUI" OS. This OS supports FAT12/FAT16/FAT32 by using BIOS. You can use any device which is supported by disk bios, for example, 1.44MB floppy disk drive, IDE hard disk, SCSI Hard disk. This OS supports all resolution of display which is supported by VBE 2.0 (but linear frame mode only). This OS supoorts size alterable window, child window, topmost window, close button. The application can be developped by usigng original ANSI C compiler(NWSC), original MASM compatible assembler(NWSA), original COFF/OMF Linker(NWSL). Still more, it can be developped by using Visual C++(MS), too.



  • omegaOS - omegaOS is a 32bit environment for IBM-compatible systems. It supports a GUI system, multiuser and multitasking. It's not derived from any other existing OS.



  • Orangelinux - A set of operating system tools and growing mini unix kernel base on early linux.


  • OS-Developer-OPERATIN SYSTEM - I have not more to describe look this and Download the best operating system



  • OS/C - OS/C is my small, open-source, Unix-like OS. It is (and was) designed to preform networking tasks and other file-oriented processes whiltaking up very little of the computer's processing power.


  • OSSO - A Micro Kernel Operating System written from scratch


  • OSV - OSV is yet another experimental 32bit OS, UNIX-unlike. Work in progress :)


  • panaLiX - Simple pmode os. Written totally in Sphinx C--. Paging support. If you have an osdev problem, feel free to ask me.




  • phoenix - The site contains sources of a minimal kernel, (it is still growing). Other items include a new CPU scheduler for Linux which can be customized for both CPU and IO jobs, Multi-threading code (using signals) in Linux, Multi-Programming (just like win 3.1 withoug GUI) in DOS with source.


  • Phrame - Phrame is a revolutionary GUI operating system for Pentium processors. Its main features are reliability and velocity. Its support one of the fastest file system available: LSS


  • PIRAT-OS - I'll try to make a 32-bit os which have a nice gui. it will look like linux.


  • POSYS - POSYS: Programmers Operating SYStem Small, fast, dynamic, secure. (In development) Language: NASM + CC386. Useful links on page.


  • Prabu - B+ it's mainly concerned with Protecting your imp's and dmp's from lovely Viruses... so the price payed for this purpose is, SPEED ,yeah it will eventally decrease but SECURITY is Promised...that's ...B+ It's Just to Be not to Beat...


  • Pro-OS - A 32-Bit OS for the x86. A microkernel architecture targetted for speed.


  • qB real-time microkernel operating system - Project on creating real-time microkernel based operating system used not only for PC, but also for other forms of computing devices, such as embedded systems.


  • Quagga Operating System - Something seemingly fun to do. Actually avoiding a linux-like design, and designed new from the ground up. Began development in April 2001, though, not much has occured so far.


  • Quark Operating System - Quark is an Object Oriented 32 bit operating system. It aims to be a complete multitasking kernel.


  • Qucik86/OS - Quick86/OS is an OS that has a command-line UI and runs off of a floppy. It is meant for 8086es and above. I am making it to learn more about OSDEV. Written in NASM assembly.


  • QuickRAM Operating System - This is an OS designed mainly so I can learn some stuff, and so that other people can learn to. I can imagine situations in which it would come in handy though...


  • rdos - x86 based OS written entirely in assembly. Provides protection with segmentation. Multithreaded with support for DOS, DPMI and Win32 console apps. Possible to add other emulated environments like UNIX.


  • Reactos - A GPL project to clone WinNT. Most of NT kernel is already done. GUI is in progress. Looking for developers.


  • RedOS - RedOS is a small operating system written in C ,assembly it work on PM32, Just come to see.



  • ReOS - Small, object-oriented, real-time operating system for i486+ machines.


  • RetroForth - RetroForth is a free (public domain) operating system for IBM Compatible PC's. It is written in assembly (NASM) and Forth.



  • Roman Lossin - The new nova-x Portal. nova-x is a small OpenSource OS, which supports already protected mode, a nice FileSysem, some Hardware- Drivers, virtual Debug Consoles etc. Memory Management etc. is also planned.


  • Ruby Operating System - Harvest the best features from other operating systems and combine it into ROS. ROS should be user friendly. As much as possible should be written in Ruby, so that a user, which masters Ruby, are in full control of ROS.


  • RYMOS - Graphic os under construction maked with NASM and GCC


  • Safe 1.0 LS - This is the classical "clon" of your favourite MS-DOS.


  • sanos - A small 32-bit x86 operating system kernel for jbox appliances. A jbox is a JavaOS server appliance running on standard PC hardware. This enables you to run java server applications without the need to install a host operating system. Only a standard Java HotSpot VM and the sanos kernel are needed.


  • Sartoris Microkernel - The Sartoris Project aim is to develop a portable microkernel and a set of operating system services that support: - Efficient implementation of local system calls. - Concurrent execution of several OS 'personalities', ie a UNIX environment and a native microkernel-based interface. - Simple and elegant integration of distributed operating system components.


  • Sixtus - Sixtus isn't ready now, but I'm hard working on.It will be a completely new OS based neither on Unix nor on another OS. If you want to help me,just mail me.


  • SkyOS V3.0 - 32Bit PM, Paging, Multitasking, VM86, GUI (SkyGI/GiGFX), VFS,FAT12/16/32,SkyFS,ProcFS,DeviceFS,Network,TCP/IP,Keyboard, Serial,PS/2,IDE,ATAPI,FDD,RAMDISK,Soundblaster,VESA2.0,CT6xxxx, Dynamic loadlable modules, PnP, PCI, LIBC, SkyGI Library, Graphical Applications.


  • $mUrF oS - $mUrF oS is a operating system that is to be written in asm and c/c++ it should be able to run some programs from windows and linux at the moment(22/12/02)it not very useful but it will get more and more powerful as time goes on


  • SOFriki - It's the firts Catalan OS developed in Catalan!



  • SOWOS - The first open-source operating system for next-generation wirelesss phones and other devices . This system will enable companies to create, deploy and deliver next-generation mobile communications products faster -- and at a significantly lower cost -- than through use of existing proprietary systems.


  • Stefan Tappertzhofen - FDOS is a small educational 100% in Assembler written Operating System. It supports FAT 12, multi Kernel and lot of more. It comes with a German and English documentation.


  • SteveOS - A little hobbiest OS im working on.


  • Storm OS - Storm Operating System based on x86 family architecture with paged, protected memory, heavy proccess software multitasking and GUI. Storm OS is being created with asembly (NASM compiler) and General C (GNU GCC compiler) language.


  • StormDOS - GNU GPLed OS, in FreePascal, developed by amateur programmers from CIS countries (Belarus, Ukraine, Russia...) Later there will be an English version of the site.



  • Sunrise OS - SunriseOS is a tiny operatingsystem that I'm trying to write. I first tried assembly, but didn't get so far with it, because I'm not a very good assembly-programmer. This jear, I restarted the project in c++, mixed with some assembly code. The concept is very simple, so no explenation will be needed. Everything is or will be explaned in the sourcecode.


  • SUNUX - SUNUX is aiming to be an networking OS for running web servers and DHCP server, etc.


  • SyCODE Platform - SyCODE Platform is (not yet but will be) a 32bit pmode OS (multitasking) with GUI. The executable format will probably the PE. I will port an assembler, a C compiler, a linker, and I will port a basic compiler (I am writing it for DOS, it will support many features ported from C language).


  • Synapse Operating Services - A 32 bit system in protected mode for x86, with multitasking support. Each task and the system has it?s own code segment limited to 512k and one data segment for the entire system and tasks. The system architecture was developed thinking on a compatibility with x86-64 too. So we can run it on a x86-32 and 64 bits (with a small port). Our objective is create a DOS-like OS, but not compatible with it, that can run various small ports.


  • SysPak OS - SyaPak OS is a microkernel based multiprocessor, multitasking, multithreading operating system for the IBM-PC Intel i386 systems. It is developed in Department of Computer Science of Bahahuddin Zakariya University, Multan Pakistan, under the kind supervision of Dr. Aman Ullah Khan. SysPak OS is a operating system with an emphasis on design and portability. It is largely implemented in C/C++, with a small amount of assembly. Currently, the system is mostly a kernel with a minimal amount of user space libraries and applications. Thus far, most of the work has been put into the kernel and other underlying support. As a result the system isn't that interesting from an end-user point of view (no gui, simple commands on a command line). Full documentation is available.


  • Tabos - Portable, good working operating system written in c. Check it out for more information


  • TANaIS OS - (Russian) ?? ? ????? ??????????? ?????????? ? ???????????? ??????????


  • The Damn Small OS - An Exo-kernel where the application builds the system it self, providing the most basical functions for a multi-tasking system. All the response is thrown to the application, let it manage, but protecting the resources. An extreme approach of Operating Systems, that should be highly portable. 100% in C.


  • the dr'ex kernel - It's a kernel for the IA32 architecture written in C and asm. It's based on the exokernel architecture but forks from it when simplicity can be gained.


  • The Force OS and Design System - An operating system and software design philosphy with the goal of achieving efficiency, portability, stability, security, and customizability through extensive use of modularity.



  • The Kiwi Project - Rebellion Technologies is working on a small OS named Kiwi (working title). It is aimed at being the optimal blend of security, stability and ease of use. Not availible for download.


  • The M?bius - a free, open-source desktop OS. When it's finished it will combine the best features of NT, BeOS and Linux.


  • The Spoon Microkernel - The spoon microkernel is my hobby. It's becoming a fully stocked microkernel and an operating system is being built around it. Please enjoy having a look, it's great for people to learn from.


  • The Ultimate Controller - Ultimate Controller is a baby operating system visualized since 27/3/1999. I began working on it since 10th June 2003 and have completed a microkernel (5kb) with 32-bit/16-bit interface, invisible internal multitasking, and its main objective is to be a real time base for other operating systems allowing 2 or more to run transparently on the same PC, without a host OS.


  • The Ultimate Controller - A fully functional OS, currently being deployed on high speed cutting machines. Can be used for a variety of hardware control tasks.



  • Titix - A french experimental operating system.


  • TJI-OS - TJI-OS is a 32bit Operating System, i have decided to create. I have had much experience in Basic, HTML, Batch. I will have to learn C# or C++ to create this OS but i think it will be an interesting chalenge. Any ideas/ feedback let me know.


  • TomCat-OS - TomCat-OS is an OS developpement project multitasks and others stuffs....


  • TriadaOS - Actually this is my first serious work. I decided to begin making a OS year ago. All this year I learned low level programming and it was hard, but I did it and can start to make OS. Main purpose was to write an os for assembly programming and easy in accessing devices. TriadaOS will be have all for programing and reprogramming digital devices. For first time it will be have command line interface, but later I want to make some graphical interface as in linux or windows. Vitaly Tkachuk 22.07.2003.


  • Trinary Operating System - The Trinary Operating System will be based on completely new techniques. Not focussing on speed, but on functionality. Once the kernel is finished I will try to make it an Open Source project. For now you'll just have to do with the source code.


  • Trion - A portable nanokernel-based OS.



  • UbixOS - A 32bit OS based on nothing more then a dream.. Feel free to check it out.



  • Unununium - The unununium project is an effort at creating a highly dynamic environment, that can be molded into various systems capable of sharing part, thus simplifying and reducing the time needed to develop many closely related, but not identical, specialized OS


  • V2OS - V2OS is written 100% in asm (x86) so it is very small and fast !


  • Venom - Venom is a free operating system for Intel-compatible Pentium PCs. It aims to be a complete GUI desktop system, extensible and as fast as possible


  • Verta OS - Verta OS by Black-Viper & Red Star-software (www.redstar-software.de)


  • VertaOS - 32-Bit Operatingssystem. FAT12, FAT16, FAT32 and EXT2 support. Opensource/Freeware project from Black-Viper and opensource programmers.



  • VinAnuj Operating System - A real mode operating system build in C and Assembly. more development to continue, but still is very good.


  • ViveOS - An OS designed to unify the world of computing, with some very interesting features. Still in very early development.


  • VMiX x86 - VMiX 3 is a new Version of this Multiuser DOS, originally introduced in 1984, The design of VMiX has changed to allow it to migrate from IA32 architectures to the newer AMD64 and IA64 environments. The new architecture includess two main components. The system layer is managed by BABy (Basic Abstraction Block). It manages the hardware interaction in a manner similar to Windows' HAL. The BABy microkernel exports an API that can be used by other O/S's. The second component is the VMiX O/S layer, it manages text and graphical processes.


  • WISDOM - WISDOM is a 32-bit operating system with a primitive shell implemented. It is copyrighted under GNU/GPL license. WISDOM is also a research into the field of design of operating system.


  • WorkStream Universal - WorkStream Universal is a 32 bit Operating System. See other details on Website


  • X-OS - a little OS project in 16/32 bits mode (you can choose startup mode in a configuration file called bootconf), developped with C/asm. XOS actually can loads GDT IDT, initialyse PIC, and manage keboed (some commands are implemented). the next vertion will support paging, page allocation, and memory allocation...


  • XOA-DOS - Free operating system, open source. It's a project to learn how to program an OS and to exchange idea about. (Site is french)


  • XOPE - XOPE is a Free Micro-Kernel Based Open Source Operating System. It aims to be minimal and functional. It's written in C and Assembly. License: BSD


  • xOS - xOS is a small OS. We'r still working on it and there are of course little problems, but its just great to write it and learn a lot. xOS is written in c and a little bit assembler. We have a small team and just enjoy that :)


  • YAUBOS - YAUBOS is an attempt to create a new modern free UNIX based OS that includes modern OS development concepts like scalability, high performance, distributed networking, clustering, resource control, increased security, reliability, admin access levels.


  • ZoftOS - ZoftOS is a Intel 80x86 based OS that **will** (subject to change) provide support for VFAT and ext2 with different executable file formats supported. Written in C/C++ (gcc) and assembly (nasm), unde Win/DOS using Bochs (for testing anyways). Main purpose __was__ to develop a smarter shell, that could recognize and learn different commands and shell scripting that's more flexible.


  • Zygomatic - An OS designed around idiomatic C++ concepts such as RAII, iterators, and streams.
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