skift-org/skift
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🥑 A modern delightful operating system (mirror) observed · 2026-09-29
Health v2 · maintenance only
60/100
- Activity 83
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-22. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2984
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 105
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2985 stars · 149 forks observed · 2026-09-29
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
SkiftOS is an open-source operating system built from scratch in modern C++, featuring a capability-based microkernel (Hjert), a reactive UI framework (KarmUI), and a desktop environment (Hideo). It emphasizes modularity, simplicity, and cohesive modern design, and is explicitly not ready for daily or production use.
Use cases
- explore how a microkernel operating system is built from scratch
- study a modern C++ operating system codebase
- experiment with a hobby operating system in a VM
- learn operating system development with a real project
- try a desktop environment built on a custom kernel
- contribute to an open-source OS project
When to choose
- you want to study or contribute to a from-scratch C++ operating system
- you are interested in microkernel and capability-based OS design
- you want a modular hobby OS to run in a VM for experimentation
When to avoid
- you need a daily-driver or production operating system
- you require mature hardware driver support or software compatibility
- you need a stable, well-supported platform for real workloads
Facets
application · maturity experimental
gui graphics developer-tools operating-systems desktop-applications developer-tools cpp cross-platform operating-system microkernel desktop-environment osdev ui-framework browser-engine hobby-os
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/skift-org/skift · fetched 2026-09-29 · 1927c067bc70
- homepage: https://codeberg.org/skift/os · fetched 2026-08-29 · a89d40c72001
- site_page: https://docs.codeberg.org/getting-started/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7ffd1ab1d66b
- site_page: https://docs.codeberg.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3c642f9d47c9
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| skift-org/skift | main | 60 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="skift-org/skift")
Data as of 2026-10-19T08:05:51.212177+00:00 · Report a problem