# Atlas-OS/Atlas

🚀 An open and lightweight modification to Windows, designed to optimize performance, privacy and usability.

Repository: https://github.com/Atlas-OS/Atlas
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/atlas
Homepage: https://atlasos.net
Language: Batchfile
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: windows, performance, latency, atlas, privacy, security, gaming, tweaks, debloat, fps, open-source, atlasos, opensource, ame-wizard
Last push: 2026-08-20T18:50:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 71/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 21, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2033, "days_push": 13, "days_rel": 316, "gap_med": 188.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 21375, forks 746 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:31.659113+00:00)

## What it is
AtlasOS is an open-source modification to Windows that applies privacy, usability, and performance optimizations via an AME Wizard playbook. It removes telemetry and bloatware while preserving security features and customizability.

## Use cases
- debloat windows and remove preinstalled apps
- reduce windows telemetry and tracking
- improve gaming fps and system latency
- make windows more responsive on low-end hardware
- remove windows advertising and annoyances
- optimize windows for privacy-conscious users

## When to choose
- you want a preconfigured, transparent set of Windows tweaks rather than manual registry edits
- you game on Windows and want lower latency and background process reduction
- you want to strip telemetry while keeping core security features intact

## When to avoid
- you need a fully supported, unmodified Windows for enterprise compliance or DRM-dependent workflows
- you rely on features Atlas removes (e.g., certain updates, Defender defaults, printing)
- you use Linux, macOS, or non-Windows platforms

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: security, privacy, configuration-management, developer-tools
- domain: windows, privacy, gaming-tools, performance, self-hosted
- platform: windows
- tags: windows-modification, debloat, telemetry-removal, gaming-optimization, ame-wizard, playbook, system-tweaks

## Member repositories
- Atlas-OS/Atlas (main) score 71

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:31.659113+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 2026-08-29T16:58:07.457521+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Atlas-OS/Atlas (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:31.659113+00:00, sha 97e436114129)
  - homepage: https://atlasos.net (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:51.096258+00:00, sha 258b7500d699)
  - site_page: https://docs.atlasos.net (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:51.140173+00:00, sha 6ac0b7bd9a9b)
  - site_page: https://docs.atlasos.net/general-faq/atlas-and-security (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:51.148059+00:00, sha e743dd30b7fc)
  - site_page: https://docs.atlasos.net/getting-started/installation (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:51.149971+00:00, sha b589c2cbff05)
  - site_page: https://docs.atlasos.net/install-faq/removed-features (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:51.152330+00:00, sha edbf748029c5)
  - site_page: https://docs.atlasos.net/getting-started/post-installation/atlas-folder/general-configuration (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:51.154876+00:00, sha 2a4b52521218)
  - site_page: https://docs.atlasos.net/getting-started/reverting-atlas (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:51.158821+00:00, sha 700a0cf53397)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.