Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to JanOS – A new OS that turns your smartphone into an IoT board
JanOS is an operating system that runs on smartphone chipsets without requiring a screen, enabling developers to control phone hardware like cameras and calling functions through JavaScript APIs. It targets Internet of… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. JanOS – A new OS that turns your smartphone into an IoT board launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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The operating system for smart frames. Runs on a Raspberry Pi or ESP32, renders on e-ink, HDMI and LCD displays. Standalone, self-hosted, or managed from FrameOS Cloud - everything renders on the device.
2024 · frameos.net · its alternatives →
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Contribute to cmc-labo/tinyos-rtos development by creating an account on GitHub.
Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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GrapheneOS▲116Open source mobile OS focused on privacy and security.
2019 · grapheneos.org · its alternatives →
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An application innovation platform delivering a comprehensive experience with tools to empower organizations to modernize and build new applications, accelerate AI adoption, and fuel growth.
2013 · coreos.com · its alternatives →
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Lazy IoT▲533Control your environment with one easy keyboard shortcut
2019 · lazy-app.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, After roughly 8 years of silently rolling 1.1 nightlies, we finally tagged a proper stable 2.0 release. We built this because wrist-sized Linux is genuinely fun to hack on, and because a handful of us think it's worth keeping capable hardware alive long after manufacturers move on. Smartwatches don't really get old — the silicon is basically the same as it was a decade ago. We just keep making it useful for us. No usage stats, no tracking, no illusions of mass adoption. The only real signal we get is the occasional person who appears in our Matrix chat going "hey, it booted on my…
Feb 2026 · asteroidos.org · its alternatives →
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Contribute to oosexgang/hackios-xnu-kernel development by creating an account on GitHub.
2d ago · github.com · its alternatives →
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Software Development Platform for ARM / Android terminals - vladpalos/PrimaLuce
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · minocacorp.com · its alternatives →
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Scispot▲70No-code digital operating platform for life science SMEs
2021 · scispot.com · its alternatives →
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Hello HN, I've been working on a simple OS for tinkering and running bare metal apps on vintage PCs. Since I couldn't quite decide whether to target pure 16-bit, or slightly more capable 32-bit machines, I ended up with two separate versions: - GentleOS/32 (https://github.com/luke8086/gentleos32) works on i386+, requires 4MB of RAM and VGA display supporting 640x480x16 mode or any 256-color VESA mode. - GentleOS/16 (https://github.com/luke8086/gentleos) works on 80186+, requires less than 192KB of RAM and a CGA display supporting 320x200x4…
Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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An operating system written in JavaScript. Contribute to haileys/jsos development by creating an account on GitHub.
2012 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I pretty much always have a kernel project going on, and have been that way for decades. Over the past couple of years, that's been Anos, which has gotten further along than any of my previous hobby kernels, supporting IPC, multitasking, SMP (x86-64 only right now) and running on real hardware. LLMs (mostly Claude Code) have been used during development, but I learned early on that it's not _great_ at code at this level, so I've restricted its use to mostly documentation and tests. There's _a little_ AI code in the user space, but I have a strict "no AI code" rule in the kernel itself. I…
Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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CasaOS▲98A simple, easy-to-use, elegant open-source home cloud system
2021 · casaos.zimaspace.com · its alternatives →
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Open Minis▲91An on-device AI Agent that runs on your phone, open & secure
Aug 2026 · openminis.app · its alternatives →
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Experimental Platform provides an easy way to deploy apps on local hardware without the hassle to setup the environment. It enables developers and makers to focus on the things that matter.
2016 · experimental-platform.github.io · its alternatives →
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Hi everyone, I've just released the public repository of RebootX On-Prem (https://github.com/c100k/rebootx-on-prem), letting anyone to connect and manage their infra on their smartphone. In my case the infra is pretty simple : 3 Raspberry Pi. But I'd love to have your feedback and see interesting use cases you could use this for. I have lots of ideas for the next steps. For example, creating a Prometheus integration as well. Looking forward to hearing from you and I would be glad to help if you encounter any issue getting started with the repo.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Channel.io▲73An all-in-one business OS for startups looking to scale
2022 · channel.io · its alternatives →
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Istio▲76Open platform to connect, manage, and secure microservices
2017 · istio.io · its alternatives →
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