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The Future of ArmOS.
ArmOS is in the design, architecture and concept validation process. Public access is not yet available, but you can follow development, contribute to the project, and join the community to shape ArmOS.
Help & Support
How to Get Involved?
Follow The Roadmap
Be a part of tracking ArmOS on all stages of the development. From MVP to the world of Mesh Economy.
Give Back To Open Source
Contribute to community-developed components ranging from patches to SDK templates via the ArmOS Foundation.
Become A Member Of The Steering Committee
Technical direction is led by seven elected members. Be open to community involvement as the project grows.
Become A Sponsor
Encourage continuous progress by offering different levels of sponsorship (Individual, Silver, Gold and Platinum).
Open Source
Open Source Strategy
What We Open. What We Don't. And Why.
ArmOS is not 100% open-source. Some project claims to be open yet have the most essential parts closed. We don't want to beat around the bush.
Open Where It Matters
ArmOS is intentionally a partially open-source operating system. Open are the parts that benefit from community contribution, peer review and transparency. The sections that contribute to the project development, maintenance and long-term sustainability are proprietary.
The Goal: To create an operating system that is continually developed.
What Is Open-Source:
- Linux kernel patches and driver contributions
- ArmOS System Services
- ArmOS Terminal and UI component libraries
- ArmOS team has created Wine and Proton patches
- Waydroid integration layer
- ISO build pipeline and testing framework
- UESP open-source tool integrations
- Support for multi-language SDK templates and build tool
- ARD catalogue specifications and agent manifests
What Is Proprietary:
- Premium themes and variants for ArmOS Shell
- ArmOS Store for Android back-end compatibility scoring
- Enterprise management console
- ARM Brain routing and optimisation logic
- Post Quantum implementation of MLDSA (ARMchain team)
- ARM token economics engine
- ARM Office Suite core
Core Principles
What We Believe
There are values in every decision in ArmOS.
You Should Know How To Use Your Computer.
Users shouldn't need to learn all over again to use a better operating system because it feels similar to what you already use.
Ownership Of Equipment, Not Renting.
ArmOS has the entire stack, from firmware to applications. No platform dependency. No cloud requirement. No vendor lock-in.
Your Data Is Your Own.
No telemetry. No usage tracking. No information is sent anywhere without your consent. Personal information remains on your device only.
Security Is The Priority.
The following features are enabled by default: AppArmor, Secure Boot, TPM2, and zero-trust networking. Security is enabled on ArmOS by default.
Encryption And Threat Protection
ArmOS has a post-quantum approach to all encryption. Your data is safeguarded from not only today's attacks, but attacks of the next decade.
All Devices Must Be Nodes, Not Clients.
ArmOS devices are connected directly with one another. They collaborate on resources, create local networks, and do not need to go through any cloud server.
AI Reside On Your Machine, Not Another Server.
ARM Brain is an on-site computer system. It works offline. Doesn't push your prompts, your files, or your activity to any external service.
Developers Can Develop In Any Language.
Across 10+ languages, ArmOS ships a complete development environment, pre-installed, pre-configured and published through a single publishing pipeline.
Compute Your Economy; It Is Yours.
A built-in token economy is included in ArmOS. ARM tokens are earned by contributing spare compute and storage.
Let It Be Open Source Where Needed.
ArmOS is part of, and extends, the open-source community. The component that provides funding for long-term development is proprietary.
Upgrades Shouldn't Affect Existing Components
Compatibility with existing applications will not be affected by any new feature in ArmOS. The Windows-to-ArmOS path should always be functional.
Extend The Positive Aspects. Construct New Where It Does Not Exist.
ArmOS is built on Wine, KVM and Waydroid.NET, and KDE Plasma because they're great. Engineering is about something that doesn't yet exist - not rebuilding something that's already solved.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
ArmOS is going through the architecture and concept validation stage. Updates will be published as their work advances.
Yes. Developers, testers, sponsors and community members can follow the roadmap, join updates and contribute open-source components.
ArmOS is not 100% open-source. Some project claims are open, while proprietary components fund long-term sustainability.
Technical direction is intended to be led by elected steering committee members with community participation as the project grows.
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