RISC OS Alternatives

RISC OS is described as 'Risc OS is an open-source OS specifically designed to run on the ARM chipset' and is a operating system in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to RISC OS for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, BSD, Windows and Chrome OS apps. The best RISC OS alternative is Linux Mint, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like RISC OS are Ubuntu, Debian, Arch Linux and Fedora.

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Risc OS is an open-source OS specifically designed to run on the ARM chipset.

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RISC OS alternatives page was last updated Nov 8, 2022
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  1. GeckoLinux icon
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    GeckoLinux is a Linux spin based on the openSUSE distribution, with a focus on polish and out-of-the-box usability on the desktop.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux

    GeckoLinux Features

    1.  Rolling Release
    2.  OpenSUSE based

    GeckoLinux VS RISC OS

     
  2. instantOS icon
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    instantOS is a Manjaro based distro that works out of the box but is still aimed at power users. Everything is lightning fast and works out of the box.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Manjaro Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Based on Arch Linux
    2.  Works out of the box
    3.  Tiling Window Manager

    instantOS VS RISC OS

     
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    Korora is an installable Fedora Remix Live USB image which aims to provide a complete out of the box experience for new users, including support for multimedia.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Korora Project Features

    1.  Based on Fedora

    Korora Project VS RISC OS

     
  4. Pisi Linux icon
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    Pisi Linux; which includes the PiSi package management system, it is an end-user oriented GNU / Linux distribution that aims to provide computer users with great ease of installation, configuration and use and to meet their main desktop needs.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • TR flagTürkiye

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Linux-based
    2.  KDE

    Pisi Linux VS RISC OS

     
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    Live bootable linux CD supported by US department of defense, featuring firefox, thunderbird, word processor, and reads USB flash drives.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Security-focused

    Features

    1.  DNS Proxy

    Trusted End Node Security VS RISC OS

     
  6. Elive icon
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    Elive provides a dynamic and clean interface without saturating the look. Nothing in the desktop is static. Simplicity and intuitive is one of its best points.

    170 Elive alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Based on Debian

    Elive VS RISC OS

     
  7. Ubuntu Cloud icon
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    Ubuntu Cloud is an open source Linux operating system designed to be used as a personal cloud server. It is based on the well known Ubuntu Linux distribution and recognized as an official Ubuntu flavor, distributed by Canonical.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Ubuntu Cloud Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    2.  Distribution

    Ubuntu Cloud VS RISC OS

     
  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...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Dynebolic VS RISC OS

     
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    Based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, BlackBerry QNX has provided foundational software for many of the world’s mission-critical embedded systems since 1982. From nuclear power plants, surgical robots and class III life-critical medical devices to autonomous vehicles and brands like...

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted

    BlackBerry QNX Features

    1.  Embeddable
    2.  ARM support

    BlackBerry QNX VS RISC OS

     
  10. SemiCode OS icon
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    Best Linux distro for programmers.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux

    SemiCode OS Features

    1.  Linux-based

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  11. HardenedBSD icon
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    Founded in 2014 by Oliver Pinter and Shawn Webb, HardenedBSD is a security-enhanced fork of FreeBSD. The HardenedBSD Project is implementing many exploit mitigation and security technologies on top of FreeBSD.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • BSD

    HardenedBSD VS RISC OS

     
  12. Dragora icon
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    Dragora GNU/Linux is a distribution created from scratch with the intention of providing a stable, multi-platform and multi-purpose operating system. It is built upon 100% free software. It has a very simple packaging system that allows installing, removing, upgrading and...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Dragora VS RISC OS

     
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