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24 alternatives to TrueOS

A powerful free and open source software to get the job done

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

1. 1
   Fosshub▲79

   An open source for free and open source tools

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   KnightOS▲136

   An open-source OS for calculators

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   oss.gallery▲508

   Discover the best open-source projects

   2024 · oss.gallery · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Faros Community Edition▲82

   The open-source engineering operations platform

   2022 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Stek.io▲161

   Easily install open source software to get things done!

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Fuchsia▲30

   Google's mysterious new open source Operating System

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Gitscout▲311

   A beautiful Github Issues experience for macOS

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Zorin OS 12▲139

   Open source Linux-based OS that is fast, powerful and secure

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Nike OSS▲163

   Nike's Open Source software projects

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Octo.ai▲172

    The open source analytics hypervisor

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Show My PR's▲81

    See all your Open Source contributions in one place

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Beautiful Open▲132

    Beautiful sites for Open Source projects

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Habitus▲126

    An open source build flow tool for Docker

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Freetime▲159

    GitHub open source project manager

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Elestio▲110

    Fully managed open-source software

    2023 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    FOSSA▲184

    Effortlessly track & comply with open source licenses

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    LineageOS▲131

    The successor to CyanogenMod, an Android Distribution

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Octohub▲127

    The missing app for GitHub

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19OS
    Open Source alternative to services like Intercom.io and Smooch▲163

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Fossdroid▲85

    Free & open source Android applications

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Wick Editor▲88

    The Internet's free and open-source creation suite

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Deveo▲101

    Free private code hosting for Git, Mercurial, & SVN

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Hello Tech Pros: GitHub's Anti-Harassment Tools▲61

    and the open source Codes of Conduct

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    ULOSINO▲70

    Open source operating system reference

    2021 · 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 →