wichtounet/thor-os
Simple operating system in C++, written from scratch observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4711
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 652
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1720 stars · 185 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Thor is a 64-bit hobby operating system written from scratch in C++ with some assembly, targeting x86_64 only. It includes preemptive multiprocessing, drivers for keyboard, mouse, ATA, and Realtek networking, FAT32 filesystem support, ACPI via ACPICA, and ELF application loading.
Use cases
- learn how to write an operating system from scratch
- study a real C++ kernel implementation
- explore x86_64 kernel development with paging and interrupts
- see how drivers like ATA and keyboard are implemented in an OS
- understand preemptive multiprocessing in a kernel
- find an osdev reference project in C++
When to choose
- you want readable C++ source code for a hobby OS to learn OS development
- you need a working example of 64-bit kernel booting, ELF loading, and FAT32
- you are exploring osdev and want a reference beyond tutorials
When to avoid
- you need a production or maintained operating system
- you want ARM or other non-x86_64 architecture support
- you need complete networking or a full driver ecosystem
- you want an OS with package management, GUI applications, or community support
Facets
application · maturity abandoned
networking file-system concurrency operating-systems developer-tools education cpp osdev hobby-os from-scratch learning-project kernel elf fat32 acpi drivers operating-system x86_64 assembly
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/wichtounet/thor-os · fetched 2026-08-28 · d5aa7d4b768f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| wichtounet/thor-os | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="wichtounet/thor-os")
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