A desktop with character
A two-column Start menu, quick launch, desktop icons, and windows that feel right at home.
YOUR NEXT DESKTOP FEELS LIKE HOME
A familiar feeling.
A fresh start.
The desktop you remember.
The freedom of Linux. Welcome to KoreOS.
A little nostalgia. A lot to explore. Actual KoreOS desktop 1.0
Nice to see you again.A desktop with a familiar kind of magic.
Classic on the outside.Linux at its core.
An original desktop, thoughtfully built from the Start menu up.
Custom icons, familiar details, and a personality all its own.
MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME
All the little things you missed.
Blue title bars. A proper Start menu. Apps that do their thing.
A desktop that puts the fun back in computing.
Your everyday essentials
Browse, write, paint, calculate, and play. KoreOS brings its own collection of familiar apps.
Make it your own
Choose Blue, Olive, or Silver. Change your wallpaper and settle into a desktop that feels like yours.
REAL APPS. REAL KOREOS.Open a window.
Open a window.
Feel right at home.
Your files, folders, and favorite places, with a classic task pane and a familiar way to get around.
IN GOOD COMPANY
Kore Browser
Notepad
Media Player
Solitaire
Minesweeper
Kore BrowserNotepadMedia PlayerSolitaireMinesweeperYOUR FRESH START IS HERE
Latest releaseMeet your next desktop.
Pick your platform. Download an ISO. Make yourself at home.
Checking the latest GitHub release…
ARM64KoreOS for ARM
For Apple Silicon virtual machines in UTM or VMware Fusion.
Download ARM ISOVerify your download
AMD64KoreOS for AMD
For AMD 64-bit PCs and compatible x86-64 virtual machines.
Download AMD ISOVerify your download
KoreOS for Intel
For Intel 64-bit PCs and compatible x86-64 virtual machines.
Download Intel ISOVerify your download
A quick note before you start
4 GB RAM recommended · 10 GB storage minimum, 32 GB recommended. This is an early release; a virtual machine is a good place to begin. ARM64 is built for UEFI virtual machines, and is not a universal installer for ARM laptops or Chromebooks.
“AMD64” is the name of the x86-64 architecture, so the Intel and AMD downloads use the same ISO.
A PERSONAL PROJECT WITH A PERSONALITY
Created by Josh Clark.
KoreOS brings a love for classic desktops to a Debian-based Linux system, with original branding, themes, icons, sounds, and a custom desktop shell.
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