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24 alternatives to Apricity OS

A Beautiful Arch Linux Distro

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Apricity OS launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   RancherOS▲59

   A minimalist distribution of Linux

   2015 · rancher.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Naarchy▲69

   A little island for everything on your Linux desktop

   23d ago · michaelchurley.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Eve▲79

   Better tools for thought

   2015 · witheve.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   An Aesthetically Pleasing Arch Linux Distro▲76

   Yet another minimal Linux distribution, based on Arch Linux.

   2020 · archcraft-os.github.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   HummingBird▲60

   Powerful Linux Single Board Computer

   2014 · solid-run.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Linux-based OS with HTML, CSS, JS, and JSON environment▲8

   May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Unarchiver▲147

   A beautiful, more capable Archive Utility app for the Mac

   2015 · theunarchiver.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   VoCore▲75

   A coin-sized Linux computer with wifi

   2014 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   elementaryOS Loki (0.4)▲9

   A fast and open replacement for Windows and macOS

   2016 · elementary.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Juno▲64

    A powerful environment for the Julia language

    2014 · junolab.org · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Ikkekernel – The Fork of Linux▲7

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Ulauncher▲119

    An application launcher for Linux 🐧

    2017 · ulauncher.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    elementary OS▲13

    A fast and open replacement for Windows and OS X

    2015 · elementary.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Fosshub▲79

    An open source for free and open source tools

    2015 · fosshub.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    KDE Neon▲3

    A very nice looking open source operating system.

    2017 · neon.kde.org · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Lakka▲85

    Lightweight Linux distro dedicated to retro gaming.

    2015 · lakka.tv · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Papyros▲74

    Linux-based OS that adheres to Google's Material Design

    2015 · papyros.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    everything.io▲59

    The Operating System for Your Stuff

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Cash▲4

    Cross-platform Linux without the suck

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Libreboot▲7

    A free BIOS or UEFI replacement

    2016 · minifree.org · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Temple OS▲65

    God's Operating System

    2014 · templeos.org · its alternatives →

22. 22
    An immutable ostree-based Arch Linux image▲12

    i've been a big fan of fedora's atomic distros and i decided to make my own but arch based to get the best of both worlds, which is kind of funny now because it looks exactly like silverblue. is it worth it? not sure, but it's been a interesting experience – and it's usable as a daily driver if your specs match. worth noting that because of the constraints of the setup you can develop something similar on your main machine without any realistic possibility of data loss since you never really touch the bootloader or the filesystem (partitioning and so on).

    Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    To Be Continuous - 12: The clash in OSS economics▲53

    Developers want $$ but everyone else wants free software...

    2016 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Minoca OS▲10

    Minoca OS: A new lightweight kernel, completely from scratch

    2016 · minocacorp.com · its alternatives →

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