# NixOS/nixos-hardware

A collection of NixOS modules covering hardware quirks.

Repository: https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-hardware
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nixos-hardware
Language: Nix
License: CC0-1.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-20T02:06:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3859, "days_push": 14, "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 3285, forks 963 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:53.731874+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of NixOS modules providing hardware-specific configuration profiles for laptops, desktops, and other devices. It lets users import ready-made settings that fix hardware quirks like firmware, power management, and drivers for specific models.

## Use cases
- configure nixos for my thinkpad x220
- fix hardware quirks on a dell xps 13 running nixos
- enable proper drivers and firmware for my laptop model in nixos
- find nixos modules for a specific laptop model
- optimize power management settings for my hardware on nixos

## When to choose
- you run NixOS on consumer hardware like ThinkPads, Dells, or Apple machines and want model-specific fixes
- you want declarative, community-maintained hardware configuration instead of hand-tuning kernel modules and firmware

## When to avoid
- you use a non-NixOS Linux distribution, since the modules are Nix expressions
- your exact device model has no profile in the repository
- you need general-purpose hardware detection rather than NixOS configuration

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: configuration-management, developer-tools
- domain: operating-systems, hardware, developer-tools
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: nixos, nix, hardware-profiles, device-support, linux-hardware, linux

## Member repositories
- NixOS/nixos-hardware (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:53.731874+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 2026-08-30T07:22:55.640685+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-hardware (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:53.731874+00:00, sha eeb23e211baa)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.