macOS Alternatives

Apps similar to macOS include Linux Mint, which is free and open source. Other options are Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora and CachyOS. You're spoiled for choice with Operating Systems like macOS: we list more than 100 alternatives for Linux, self-hosting, Mac, Windows and Chrome OS.

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  1. Rocky Linux icon
     22 likes

    Rocky Linux is a community enterprise operating system designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with America's top enterprise Linux distribution now that its downstream partner has shifted direction. It is under intensive development by the community.

    187 Rocky Linux alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  2. Solus icon
     72 likes

    Solus Operating System is a Linux distribution built from scratch, exclusively for desktop systems. There is no scope-creep associated with generic platforms, and the project aims to provide a modern and focused desktop-centric solution, that is designed to keep out of the way...

    212 Solus alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  3. Void Linux icon
     25 likes

    Void is a general purpose operating system, based on the monolithic Linux kernel. Its package system allows you to quickly install, update and remove software; software is provided in binary packages or can be built directly from sources with the help of the XBPS source packages...

    219 Void Linux alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  4. Q4OS icon
     30 likes

    Fast and powerful operating system based on the latest technologies while offering highly productive desktop environment. We focus on security, reliability, long-term stability and conservative integration of verified new features.

    190 Q4OS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
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  5. OpenMandriva Lx icon
     12 likes

    The OpenMandriva distribution is a full-featured Linux desktop and server, sponsored by the OpenMandriva Association, and is based on ROSA, a Russian Linux distribution project which forked Mandriva Linux in 2012.

    186 OpenMandriva Lx alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  6. GhostBSD icon
     21 likes

    GhostBSD is a user friendly desktop operating system based on FreeBSD , which attempts to conform to the Single Unix Specification. FreeBSD is known for its stability and security in server environments, which, incidentally, provides an...

    195 GhostBSD alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • BSD
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  7. FydeOS icon
     14 likes

    FydeOS offers a choice for regular PCs to behave like Chromebooks with alternative supporting services, on-premise or in the cloud, with or without Google. Formerly known as "Flint OS".

    124 FydeOS alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Chrome OS
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  8. Asahi Linux icon
     16 likes

    Asahi Linux is a project and community with the goal of porting Linux to Apple Silicon Macs, starting with the 2020 M1 Mac Mini, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Linux
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  9. Slackware icon
     72 likes

    Slackware Linux is an advanced Linux operating system, designed with the twin goals of ease of use and stability as top priorities. Including the latest popular software while retaining a sense of tradition, providing simplicity and ease of use alongside flexibility and power...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  10. AlmaLinux icon
     14 likes

    Launched with the code-name Project Lenix, AlmaLinux OS is an open-source, community-driven project that intends to fill the gap left by the demise of the CentOS stable release. AlmaLinux OS is a 1:1 binary compatible fork of RHEL® 8 and it is built by the creators of the...

    130 AlmaLinux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  11. Mageia icon
     31 likes

    Mageia is a fork of Mandriva Linux formed in September 2010 by former employees and contributors to the popular French Linux distribution. Unlike Mandriva, which is a commercial entity, the Mageia project is a community project and a...

    210 Mageia alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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