# AsteroidOS/asteroid

Build script for AsteroidOS, an open-source operating system for smartwatches

Repository: https://github.com/AsteroidOS/asteroid
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/asteroidos-asteroid
Homepage: http://asteroidos.org
Language: Shell
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: asteroidos, hacktoberfest, linux, smartwatch, yocto
Last push: 2026-07-26T17:43:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4117, "days_push": 38, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1064, forks 83 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:26.652212+00:00)

## What it is
Build scripts for AsteroidOS, an open-source Linux distribution for smartwatches based on OpenEmbedded, libhybris, and Qt5. This repository provides the tooling to prepare the build environment and compile flashable OS images for supported watch models.

## Use cases
- build a custom AsteroidOS image for my smartwatch
- compile a flashable smartwatch OS from source
- port AsteroidOS to a new watch model
- customize the operating system on my wearable
- build an open-source alternative OS for a Wear OS watch
- set up a Yocto/OpenEmbedded build environment for smartwatches

## When to choose
- you want to build or customize AsteroidOS from source
- you are porting the OS to a new smartwatch hardware
- you want a privacy-respecting open-source OS for a supported watch
- you need the SDK to develop AsteroidOS apps or watchfaces

## When to avoid
- you just want to install AsteroidOS on your watch (use the prebuilt images instead)
- you need an app store or a polished consumer smartwatch experience
- your watch model is not in the supported devices list
- you are not comfortable with multi-hour Yocto builds

## Facets
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: active
- function: build-tool, embedded, developer-tools
- domain: operating-systems, embedded-systems, hardware, developer-tools
- platform: embedded, cli
- tags: smartwatch, yocto, openembedded, linux-distribution, wearables, libhybris, qt5, build-scripts, linux

## Member repositories
- AsteroidOS/asteroid (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:26.652212+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:55:32.974327+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/AsteroidOS/asteroid (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:26.652212+00:00, sha d79ace2aab91)
  - homepage: http://asteroidos.org (fetched 2026-08-29T12:57:37.923856+00:00, sha 2764b50fdffc)
  - site_page: https://asteroidos.org/wiki/documentation (fetched 2026-08-29T12:57:37.936323+00:00, sha 642caca6e5bf)
  - site_page: https://asteroidos.org/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T12:57:37.934044+00:00, sha 986374189c26)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.