Alternatives

Products that do what Swiss – Unix in a Box for Windows and Minoca OS does

1. 1AS
   A simple Unix-like operating system that runs Doom▲233

   2019 · github.com

2. 2MO
   Minoca OS – A new lightweight kernel, completely from scratch▲168

   2016 · minocacorp.com

3. 3UA
   UXY – adding structure to Unix tools▲126

   2019 · github.com

4. 4NN
   Nixar – New design of Linux command line▲130

   2015 · nixar.work

5. 5AL
   A “living” Linux process with no memory▲312

   2020 · github.com

6. 6VB
   Very basic Unix-like operating system built when I was younger▲150

   2013 · github.com

7. 7FA
   Forsh – A Unix shell embedded in Forth▲76

   2017 · bitbucket.org

8. 8XA
   xOS – a 32-bit OS for the PC▲115

   2016 · github.com

9. 9AL
   A Lisp-based in-browser toy operating system▲156

   2012 · github.com

10. 10MM
    My microkernel-based OS built from scratch now has basic Unix commands▲69

    This project contains no code from Linux, BSD, Minix, or any other OS. Everything up until this point is written entirely from scratch, including a pure microkernel (that only implements multiprocessor priority scheduling, memory management, and interprocess communication), a work-in-progress implementation of the standard C library, and a variety of servers that provide drivers and other essential OS functionality. At the time of writing this post, the servers provide drivers for the keyboard, NVMe SSDs (that works on real hardware), a Unix-like virtual file system (with a single root…

    2024 · github.com

11. 11IW
    I wrote an OS in 1000 lines of Zig▲151

    Sep 2025 · github.com

12. 12WM
    Wiser – minimal hypervisor boots Linux VM, written in C▲136

    2021 · github.com

13. 13NU
    Nnn – unorthodox terminal file manager▲123

    2020 · github.com

14. 14TI
    Tux.io – a (now working) Linux desktop in your browser▲64

    2017 · tux.io

15. 15FA
    FSSB – A filesystem sandbox for Linux▲43

    2016 · github.com

16. 16MA
    Monolinux – A tiny embedded Linux distro▲69

    2019 · github.com

17. 17AM
    A miniature Linux distro for non-rooted Android devices▲94

    2013 · kevinboone.net

18. 18AA
    An Aesthetically Pleasing Arch Linux Distro▲76

    2020 · archcraft-os.github.io

19. 19RB
    RTE – Bret Victor’s interfaces, the Unix way▲34

    2013 · github.com

20. 20WA
    Wox – an open source launcher for windows inspired by Alfred and Launchy▲54

    2015 · getwox.com

21. 21TT
    Termux – Terminal emulator and Unix environment for Android▲94

    2015 · play.google.com

22. 22LE
    LoWe – Extending the functionality of Ubuntu running on Windows 10▲34

    2016 · github.com

23. 23TP
    Timebox, politely timebox unix programs▲19

    2017 · github.com

24. 24LB
    Linux-based OS with HTML, CSS, JS, and JSON environment▲8

    May 2026 · github.com

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