ManiOS INDEPENDENT BY DESIGN
ManiOS 0.26.1-10252026 · Pre-release

A small OS.
A world of
your own.

An independent operating system with ZygKernel Technology at its core. Explore a desktop built around simplicity, control, and curiosity.

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No installation. Runs locally in your browser. Desktop recommended.

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ManiDE / a window into ManiOS
ManiDE's tiled desktop showing system information, processes, a welcome screen, and a terminal
ManiDE desktop · project documentation screenshotMinimalist. Modular. Manual.
ZKTOriginal OS kernel
i386Built for x86
ManiDETiling desktop
BSD-2-ClauseOpen-source project
A CLOSER LOOK

Small pieces.
A system of your own.

From the kernel to the desktop, ManiOS brings its own ideas to the operating system.

01 / UNDER THE HOOD

ZygKernel Technology.

An original kernel with memory management, multitasking, device drivers, a filesystem layer, and userspace programs.

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02 / ON YOUR DESKTOP

Meet ManiDE.

A tiling desktop with workspaces, a terminal, file browser, calculator, and sketchpad. Put the keyboard to work.

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03 / ANOTHER WAY IN

A little ManiDOS, too.

ManiOS 0.26.1-10252026 improves shared DOS text-screen behavior and expands tested FreeDOS workflows. See the compatibility database for tested application tasks and their limits.

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READY WHEN YOU ARE

Give ManiOS a place in your tabs.

The browser edition boots the compiled OS in a virtual machine. Open the app menu with F1, explore, and save your session when you’re done.

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BUILT IN THE OPEN

Explore it. Build it. Make it yours.

ManiOS’s original source is licensed under BSD-2-Clause. Imported code and emulator components keep their own copyright and license notices.

Source codezygvlogs / manios ↗CompatibilityDOS application database →DownloadsOfficial releases ↗License & attributionBSD-2-Clause + third-party notices →