# maruos/maruos

Your phone is your PC.

Repository: https://github.com/maruos/maruos
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/maruos
Homepage: https://maruos.com
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: android, linux, maru, virtualization, containers, phone, os
Last push: 2026-08-11T02:35:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3758, "days_push": 23, "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 2116, forks 129 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:16.134803+00:00)

## What it is
Maru OS is an open-source Android-based operating system that turns your smartphone into a desktop PC when connected to an external display, keyboard, and mouse. It uses lightweight OS virtualization (LXC containers) to run a Debian Linux desktop environment on demand alongside Android.

## Use cases
- use my phone as a desktop PC with an HDMI monitor and keyboard
- run a full Debian Linux desktop on my Android smartphone
- replace my Android OS with a bloatware-free custom ROM
- get desktop-class multitasking from a single mobile device
- spin up Linux containers on demand on a phone
- preserve desktop session state when undocking my phone
- build or port a custom Android distribution for Nexus/Pixel devices

## When to choose
- you want a phone that doubles as a lightweight Linux desktop via external display
- you own a supported Nexus/Pixel device and want a bloat-free, open-source OS
- you need a portable Debian environment with Android apps side by side
- you want to hack on an AOSP-based OS with container-based virtualization

## When to avoid
- your device is not on the officially supported list
- you need a modern, actively developed OS with recent Android security updates
- you cannot factory reset or unlock your phone's bootloader
- you only want an app rather than a full firmware replacement

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: container-runtime, desktop-framework
- domain: operating-systems, mobile-development, desktop-applications, cross-platform
- platform: -
- tags: android-os, lxc-containers, debian-desktop, phone-as-pc, aosp, custom-firmware, external-display, operating-system, virtualization, containers, android, linux, mobile, desktop

## Member repositories
- maruos/maruos (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:16.134803+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 2026-08-30T02:53:20.309978+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/maruos/maruos (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:16.134803+00:00, sha 167a06407b0b)
  - homepage: https://maruos.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:33:51.393783+00:00, sha 12e3eb7e4e53)
  - site_page: https://maruos.com/docs/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T10:33:51.405651+00:00, sha 66359eaacab1)
  - site_page: https://maruos.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T10:33:51.403034+00:00, sha 836b8d5a603b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.