About
Forest OS is an operating system written from scratch — its own bootloader, its own kernel, its own toolchain build. It exists because building one is the best way to understand how a computer actually starts up and keeps running.
What it is
- A real, bootable system you can compile and run today.
- A codebase small enough to read in full.
- Free software under the GPL v3, developed in public from the first commit.
What it isn't
- A replacement for Linux, Windows or macOS.
- Ready for hardware you rely on.
- Finished. Things will break and interfaces will change.
Who makes it
Forest OS is written by Bluethefox. It's a personal project — one person's kernel, built in the open — and Enclica hosts it and provides the infrastructure it's published on.
Support the work
Forest OS is free software and always will be. Nothing here is paywalled and nothing is planned to be. If it's been useful or interesting to you, you can put something toward the time it takes.
Donations are entirely optional and buy no influence over the project's direction. Code and bug reports are just as welcome.
Privacy
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Get in touch
The repository is the front door:
- Issues — bugs, questions, and documentation fixes.
- Pull requests — patches.