Alternatives

Products that do what AionOS – self-healing microkernel in Zig (boots on real hardware) does

1. 1MO
   Minoca OS – A new lightweight kernel, completely from scratch▲168

   2016 · minocacorp.com

2. 2XA
   xOS – a 32-bit OS for the PC▲115

   2016 · github.com

3. 3MA
   microvm – a minimalist machine type for QEMU inspired by Firecracker▲145

   2019 · github.com

4. 415
   1.5kb Microkernel for Ben Eater's 6502 Computer▲230

   2020 · github.com

5. 5KA
   Kitty – A modern, hackable, featureful, OpenGL based terminal emulator▲192

   2017 · github.com

6. 6JA
   JanOS – A new OS that turns your smartphone into an IoT board▲123

   2015 · janos.io

7. 7TN
   Termipal – native micro-GUIs for shell scripts and command line apps▲195

   2017 · termipal.sh

8. 8ZM
   Zig monthly: iOS support, tutorials, tree-sitter, and more▲33

   2021 · zigmonthly.org

9. 9GA
   Gter – A terminal for GUI apps▲185

   2020 · github.com

10. 10VA
    Vy – a powerful but retro and minimalist IDE▲143

    2019 · github.com

11. 11MA
    Monolinux – A tiny embedded Linux distro▲69

    2019 · github.com

12. 12JA
    Jetpack, a FreeBSD Jail/ZFS-based container runtime▲96

    2015 · github.com

13. 13ZA
    zcrun – a minimal Linux container runtime in Zig▲5

    2024 · github.com

14. 14MN
    Murex – non-Posix shell designed for productivity▲76

    2020 · murex.rocks

15. 15AM
    A miniature Linux distro for non-rooted Android devices▲94

    2013 · kevinboone.net

16. 16PA
    Piku, a Micro-PaaS for ARM and x86▲19

    2019 · github.com

17. 17II
    Industrial I/O solutions for developers, AI and robots▲35

    2017 · gpio.online

18. 18ZA
    Zerobox – a small lightbox▲42

    2013 · github.com

19. 19NA
    NanoStack – A Virtual supercomputer powered by smart devices▲29

    2018 · nanostack.io

20. 20XW
    Xel, widget toolkit for native-like Electron apps▲38

    2017 · xel-toolkit.org

21. 21K4
    KrillClaw – 49KB AI agent runtime in Zig for $3 microcontrollers▲8

    Feb 2026 · github.com

22. 22GM
    Go-micro – a microservices client/server library▲27

    2015 · github.com

23. 23SA
    Shade – a quick-and-dirty glsl prototyping tool▲25

    2018 · github.com

24. 24SA
    Stylus, a lightweight home infrastructure monitor based on CSS/SVG/HTML▲29

    2020 · github.com

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