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ArchwayOS

A graphical x86-64 operating system written in C and Assembly.

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CURRENT VERSION0.3.0IN DEVELOPMENT

archway://status

archway@kernel:~$ int version

ARCHWAYOS 0.3.0
x86_64 / DEVELOPMENT
BUILD: ACTIVE

archway@kernel:~$

RELEASE FILES

Downloads

ISO files are hosted in the official GitHub releases.

LATEST STABLEArchwayOS 0.2.0DOWNLOAD ISO ↓FIRST RELEASEArchwayOS 0.1.0DOWNLOAD ISO ↓

CHANGELOG

Release history

SHIPPED / STATUS

being built now

WHAT CHANGED

Wi-Fi support has been implemented
Virtual filesystem work
Physical and virtual memory foundations
Early native application format and API work

UNDER THE HOOD

Wi-FiVFSmemory.app format

VIEW CURRENT SOURCE ↗

SHIPPED / STATUS

08 JUL 2026

WHAT CHANGED

64-bit kernel and long mode support
Graphical desktop, icons, dock and taskbar
Movable application windows
Boots in QEMU and on physical PCs

UNDER THE HOOD

GUIx86_64real hardware

DOWNLOAD ISO ↓RELEASE + SOURCE ↗

SHIPPED / STATUS

05 APR 2026

WHAT CHANGED

Bootable x86 kernel through GRUB
Interactive text terminal
Core commands including help, reboot, time and panic
First public ISO release

UNDER THE HOOD

kernelterminalGRUB

DOWNLOAD ISO ↓RELEASE + SOURCE ↗

ROADMAP

Development

Planned work for ArchwayOS.

NOW01

Core system

Memory management, filesystems and the application API.

in progress

NEXT02

Networking

Network stack, package delivery and web tools.

planned

LATER03

Hardware support

Support for more computers and an ARM64 port.

future