Awesome OS

A curated list of awesome operating systems.

Icon	OS Name	OEM / Developers	Development Status	Platforms/Devices	Website	Github / Gitee
	AIX	IBM	1986-Active	Servers, Mainframes	Website	Closed Source
	AmigaOS	Commodore	1985-1996	Amiga Computers	Website	Closed Source
	Android	Google	2008-Active	Smartphones, Tablets, TVs, Wearables	Website	AOSP
	AROS	AROS Development Team	1995-Active	Desktops, Laptops	Website	Github
	BeOS	Be Incorporated	1991-2000	Desktops, Laptops	Website	Closed Source
	BlackBerry OS	BlackBerry	1999-2013	Smartphones	Website	Closed Source
	BlueOS	Vivo	2023-Active	Smartphones	Website	Closed Source
	BSD	University of California	1977-1995	Servers, Desktops, Embedded Systems	Website	Closed Source
	Chrome OS	Google	2011-Active	Laptops, Desktops	Website	Closed Source
	Contiki	Adam Dunkels, SICS	2002-Active	Embedded Systems, IoT Devices	Website	Github
	CP/M	Digital Research, Inc.	1974-1983	Microcomputers	Website	Closed Source
	Darwin OS	Apple	2000-Active	Servers, Desktops	Website	Github
	eComStation	Serenity Systems	2001-Active	Desktops, Laptops	Website	Closed Source
	FreeBSD	The FreeBSD Project	1993-Active	Servers, Desktops, Embedded Systems	Website	Github
	Fuchsia OS	Google	2016-Active	Desktops, Mobile Devices, IoT	Website	Git
	HaikuOS	Haiku, Inc.	2001-Active	Desktops, Laptops	Website	Github
	HarmonyOS	Huawei	2019-Active	Embedded systems, Internet of Things, Internet of vehicles, Edge computing, wireless routers, smartphones, tablet computers, smart TVs, smartwatches, fitness trackers, smart speakers, personal computers, Laptops, mixed reality headsets, virtual reality headsets, wireless earbuds, wireless headphones, wearable devices, augmented reality headsets, smart printers, interactive whiteboards, E-readers, cars, smart homes, enterprise, industry, aerospace	Website	Closed Source
	HelenOS	HelenOS Project Team	2008-Active	Desktops, Laptops	Website	Github
	HP-UX	HP	1984-Active	Servers, Workstations	Website	Closed Source
	iOS	Apple	2007-Active	iPhone, iPod Touch	Website	Closed Source
	Inferno	Vita Nuova	1995-Active	Desktops, Embedded Systems, IoT	Website	Closed Source
	IRIX	SGI	1988-2006	Workstations, Servers	Website	Closed Source
	KaiOS	Kai Team	2014-Active	FeaturePhones, Keypad Phones	Website	Closed Source
	KolibriOS	KolibriOS Project	2004-Active	Desktops, Laptops	Website	Github
	Linux	Community (Linus Torvalds)	1991-Active	Servers, Desktops, Mobile, Embedded	Website	Github
	L4Re	TU Dresden	2006-Active	Embedded Systems	Website	Github
	macOS	Apple	2001-Active	Mac computers	Website	Closed Source
	MINIX	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	1987-Active	Education, Desktops	Website	Github
	MorphOS	MorphOS Team	2000-Active	Desktops, Laptops	Website	Closed Source
	MS-DOS	Microsoft	1981-2000	PCs	Website	Closed Source
	NetBSD	The NetBSD Foundation	1993-Active	Servers, Desktops, Embedded Systems	Website	Github
	OpenBSD	The OpenBSD Project	1996-Active	Servers, Desktops	Website	Github
	OpenHarmony	Huawei	2019-Active	Embedded systems, Internet of Things, Internet of vehicles, Edge computing, wireless routers, smartphones, tablet computers, smart TVs, smartwatches, fitness trackers, smart speakers, personal computers, Laptops, mixed reality headsets, virtual reality headsets, wireless earbuds, wireless headphones, wearable devices, augmented reality headsets, smart printers, interactive whiteboards, E-readers, cars, smart homes, enterprise, industry, aerospace	Website	Gitee
	OpenIndiana	The OpenIndiana Project	2010-Active	Desktops, Servers	Website	Github
	OpenVMS	VMS Software	1977-Active	Servers, Mainframes	Website	Closed Source
	OS/2	IBM	1987-2001	Desktops, Laptops, ATMs	Website	Closed Source
	OSv	Cloudius Systems	2013-Active	Cloud Computing, Virtual Machines	Website	Github
	Plan 9	Bell Labs/Community	1992-Active	Research	Website	Github
	QNX	BlackBerry	1982-Active	Embedded Systems	Website	Closed Source
	ReactOS	ReactOS Team	1998-Active	PCs	Website	Github
	RISC OS	RISC OS Open Ltd	1987-Active	ARM-based computers	Website	Closed Source
	Sailfish OS	Jolla	2013-Active	Smartphones	Website	Closed Source
	SkyOS	SkyOS Project	1997-2009	Desktops, Laptops	Website	Closed Source
	Syllable	Kristian Van Der Vliet	2002-Active	Desktops, Laptops	Website	Closed Source
	Solaris	Sun Microsystems	1992-Active	Servers, Desktops, Workstations	Website	Closed Source
	Symbian	Symbian Ltd.	1998-2012	Smartphones, Mobile Devices	Website	Closed Source
	Tails	The Tails Project	2009-Active	Desktops, Laptops	Website	Github
	TempleOS	Terry A. Davis	2005-2018	Desktops	Website	Closed Source
	Tizen OS	Linux Foundation , Samsung	2012-Active	Smartphones, Smart TVs, Wearables	Website	Github
	TRON	TRON Project	1984-Active	Embedded Systems, IoT Devices	Website	Closed Source
	Unix	AT&T Bell Labs	1969-Active	Servers, Mainframes	Website	Closed Source
	VxWorks	Wind River Systems	1987-Active	Embedded Systems, IoT Devices	Website	Closed Source
	Windows	Microsoft	1985-Active	PCs, Tablets, Smartphones	Website	Closed Source
	Xinu	Purdue University	1979-Active	Embedded Systems, Education	Website	Closed Source
	Z/OS	IBM	2000-Active	Mainframes	Website	Closed Source