# JingOS-team/JingOS

Awesome - JingOS - The World’s First Linux-based OS design for Tablets

Repository: https://github.com/JingOS-team/JingOS
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jingos
Homepage: http://jingos.com
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: linux, linux-desktop, linux-distribution, m1, android, tablet, ipados, raspberry-pi, arm, kernel, operating-system, ubuntu-arm, arm-linux, chromium-os, chrome-os, x86, harmoney, awesome
Last push: 2022-01-24T08:29:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2042, "days_push": 1682, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1139, forks 125 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:44.229400+00:00)

## What it is
JingOS is a Linux-based open-source operating system designed for tablets and mobile devices, built on Ubuntu ARM with KDE components. It offers a touch-first, iPadOS-like interface that can run both Linux and Android applications.

## Use cases
- turn a tablet into a Linux-based device with a touch-first interface
- run Linux and Android apps on the same tablet
- get an iPadOS-like experience on open-source hardware
- install a tablet-optimized Linux distro on a Raspberry Pi or ARM device
- use a Linux tablet with pencil, keyboard, and trackpad input
- develop apps for a convergent Linux mobile OS

## When to choose
- you want a touch-first Linux OS for a tablet or ARM device like Raspberry Pi
- you need to run both Linux and Android apps on one device
- you prefer an iPadOS-style UI built on KDE Plasma components
- you own or target a JingPad A1 Linux tablet

## When to avoid
- you need a mainstream, actively maintained OS with regular security updates
- you require broad hardware driver support or x86 laptop compatibility
- you need a mature app ecosystem or long-term vendor support
- you want a desktop-first Linux distribution rather than a tablet UI

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: gui, mobile-framework
- domain: operating-systems, mobile-development
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: tablet-os, linux-distribution, touch-ui, kde-plasma, android-apps, convergent-computing, operating-system, linux, arm

## Member repositories
- JingOS-team/JingOS (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:44.229400+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 2026-08-30T06:35:50.107183+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/JingOS-team/JingOS (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:44.229400+00:00, sha 50bdf63dfb1d)
  - homepage: http://jingos.com (fetched 2026-08-29T12:41:11.659733+00:00, sha 44136fa355b3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.