Alternatives

Products that do what Vinix, a new OS/kernel written from scratch, can now run GTK3 does

1. 1NM
   New MODULA-3 Releases for WinNT, Linux and OS X▲42

   2016 · github.com

2. 2KA
   Kitty – A modern, hackable, featureful, OpenGL based terminal emulator▲192

   2017 · github.com

3. 3MO
   Minoca OS – A new lightweight kernel, completely from scratch▲168

   2016 · minocacorp.com

4. 4VA
   Vex, a new way to run things in Python's virtualenvs▲149

   2014 · pypi.python.org

5. 5H3
   Homemade 32-bit CPU and OS (2015) [video]▲253

   2016 · youtube.com

6. 6RR
   Redox Rust OS – v0.3.3 release▲232

   2017 · github.com

7. 7GT
   GuiLite – Tiny UI framework, runs on MCU without OS▲355

   2019 · github.com

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

   2016 · github.com

9. 9AG
   A GTK+ 1Password App for Linux▲47

   2015 · github.com

10. 10GA
    Gter – A terminal for GUI apps▲185

    2020 · github.com

11. 11G0
    GoboLinux 016 featuring Runner, a filesystem virtualization tool▲80

    2016 · gobolinux.org

12. 12
    Lakka▲85

    Lightweight Linux distro dedicated to retro gaming.

    2015

13. 13RO
    Repository of open source space-related software and hardware▲96

    2019 · github.com

14. 14IB
    I built an open-source kernel for Texas Instruments calculators▲20

    You know that old TI calculator you used in high school, then put in a box and forgot about? Have you ever wished you had an operating system for your calculator with preemptive multitasking, dynamic memory management, a tree filesystem conforming to the FHS, and all the comforts of Unix? Well, good news: that's totally a thing that exists. I've been working on my kernel for about three and a half years now and I'm looking for new contributors to help out. It's written entirely in z80 assembly, and it's both challenging and fun to work on. There's an IRC channel for contributors or people…

    2014

15. 15AA
    An Aesthetically Pleasing Arch Linux Distro▲76

    2020 · archcraft-os.github.io

16. 16OS
    Open sourcing uRacer, a GLES2 top-down racer made with libgdx▲29

    2018 · github.com

17. 17TI
    Tux.io – a (now working) Linux desktop in your browser▲64

    2017 · tux.io

18. 18OS
    Open Source emulator in Javascript that runs Linux▲65

    2012 · ubercomp.com

19. 19AL
    Azula – Lightweight GPU Accelerated Electron Alternative▲38

    2019 · github.com

20. 20LE
    LoWe – Extending the functionality of Ubuntu running on Windows 10▲34

    2016 · github.com

21. 21IM
    I made a set of tools to write kernel prototypes.▲8

    This is a personal project I've been working on and off for the past few years. It's a set of tools that have allowed me to prototype quickly small (and increasingly bigger) kernels, and create userspace programs to interact with them. Supports riscv64, amd64 and i386. The intel port has been tested and used on real hardware, from big dual-socket Xeon machines to an old X220. It is all C, I have plan to make rust bindings for the kernel library. But again, they're plans at this stage. Porting to new architectures is relatively simple, a basic port to riscv took me a couple of weeks of…

    2024 · github.com

22. 22VG
    Vanity GPG Keys (and help fund GnuPG!)▲21

    2015 · vanitykeys.io

23. 23IT
    Ikkekernel – The Fork of Linux▲7

    2023 · github.com

24. 24RA
    RealXV6 – a faithful Unix V6 kernel port to 8086 real mode▲5

    Jan 2026 · github.com

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