ReactOS Alternatives

ReactOS is described as 'FOSS effort to develop a quality operating system based on the architecture of Microsoft® Windows NT family of operating systems, that is compatible with applications and drivers written for it (NT4, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 7)' and is a very popular operating system in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to ReactOS for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, BSD, Windows and Mac apps. The best ReactOS alternative is Linux Mint, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ReactOS are Fedora, Arch Linux, Zorin OS and Proton.

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  1. ExectOS icon
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    ExectOS aims to be a stable and flexible, general purpose operating system written from scratch. It is designed to be modular, maintainable and compatible with existing software. It implements a brand new XT architecture and features own native application interface.

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. AV Linux icon
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    AV Linux is a versatile, MX Linux-based distribution featuring a large collection of audio and video production software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. BunsenLabs icon
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    BunsenLabs Linux is a distribution offering a light-weight and easily customizable Openbox desktop. The current release is Helium, built on top of Debian (stable). The project is a community continuation of CrunchBang Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  4. AROS icon
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    The AROS Research Operating System is a lightweight, efficient, and flexible desktop operating system, designed to help you make the most of your computer. It's an independent, portable and free project, aiming at being compatible with AmigaOS at the API level (like Wine...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • AROS
     
  5. Archcraft icon
     6 likes

    A Fast, friendly, open-source operating system, for newbies, geeks & DIY enthusiasts.

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    • Linux
     
  6. Feren OS icon
     8 likes

    An Ubuntu Distribution that aims to make the switch to Linux easier, simpler and faster not just for Windows users but also Mac and Linux Distro users alike for free. Feren OS aims to be one of the best Distros, if not OSs out there...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. MINIX 3 icon
     11 likes

    MINIX is a POSIX-compliant Unix-like operating system based on a tiny microkernel running in kernel mode with the rest of the operating system running as a number of isolated, protected, processes in user mode.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Dynebolic icon
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    Free software operating system for media activists, artists and creatives. Dynebolic is as a practical tool for multimedia production: you can manipulate and broadcast both sound and video with tools to record, edit, encode and stream, having automatically recognised most...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. KolibriOS icon
     17 likes

    KolibriOS is a tiny yet incredibly powerful and fast operating system. This power requires only a few megabyte disk space and 8MB of RAM to run. Kolibri features a rich set of applications that include word processor, image viewer, graphical editor, web browser and well over 30...

    80 KolibriOS alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
     
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