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24 alternatives to ORWL

The worlds first physically secure open source computer

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. ORWL launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   ORWL▲8

   The First Open Source, Physically Secure Computer

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2IM
   I made an open-source laptop from scratch▲3,237

   Hello! I'm Byran. I spent the past ~6 months engineering a laptop from scratch. It's fully open-source on GH at: https://github.com/Hello9999901/laptop

   2025 · byran.ee · its alternatives →

3. 3
   BetaPage 2.0▲224

   Community of Hackers and Makers

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hardbin▲91

   The world's most secure encrypted pastebin

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Digital Bitbox▲103

   A minimalist and secure Bitcoin hardware wallet

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   HackerBracket▲219

   A community for sharing hacks

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   ORWL▲6

   A New Category of Desktop Computer

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8LA
   Lego – A Let's Encrypt Library and CLI in Go▲93

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Fosshub▲79

   An open source for free and open source tools

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    VoCore▲75

    A coin-sized Linux computer with wifi

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Crypto ATM▲89

    An open source ATM for Bitcoin, Litecoin and Dogecoin

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    LittleBits - the bitLab▲84

    The Marketplace For User-Generated Hardware

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    hackster.io▲77

    Where hardware hackers and makers share their projects

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Templarbit▲144

    Security for modern teams running software

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Beautiful Open▲132

    Beautiful sites for Open Source projects

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Wick Editor▲88

    The Internet's free and open-source creation suite

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Ascribe▲113

    Take control of your intellectual property

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Ring▲83

    A free software for distributed and secured communication

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19SA
    SeKey: An SSH Agent for OS X, Using Secure Enclave and TouchID, in Rust▲169

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20TS
    The SC4-HSM, a fully open USB hardware secure module▲137

    2016 · sc4.us · its alternatives →

21. 21
    AirType▲85

    The keyless keyboard of the future

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Cryptocat▲61

    In-browser encrypted chat (open source)

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Onarbor▲72

    fully-blockchained university

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Monocle▲71

    HN-like Community for Tech and Startups (now open source)

    2013 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →