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The best Operating System alternative to SerenityOS is Tails, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to SerenityOS and loads of them are Operating Systems so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Operating System alternatives to SerenityOS are Zorin OS, Lubuntu, Rocky Linux and Nitrux OS.

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Serenity is a graphical 32-bit Unix-like operating system with 90s aesthetics and built for x86 systems.

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SerenityOS alternatives page was last updated Oct 2, 2024
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  1. Tails icon
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    Tails

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    The Amnesic Incognito Live System (Tails) is a Debian 9 based live CD/USB with the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user. The product ships with several Internet applications, including web browser, IRC client, mail client...

    140 Tails alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Electrum
    • Tor Browser
    • GNOME
    • Tor
    • VeraCrypt
    • Thunderbird
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Security-focused
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Booting from USB
    2.  Tor
    3.  Online Anonymity
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  PGP Encryption
    7.  Support for TOR
    8.  Based on Debian
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  End-to-End Encryption
    12.  Cold Boot Protection
    13.  AES-256 Encryption
    14.  No registration required
    15.  Portable
    16.  Compatible with TrueCrypt
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    • Tails is the most popular Linux alternative to SerenityOS.

    • Tails is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to SerenityOS.

    • Tails is Free and Open SourceSerenityOS is also Free and Open Source
    • Tails is Privacy focused, Security-focused and LightweightSerenityOS is not according to our users
  2. Zorin OS icon
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    Zorin OS

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    Zorin OS is an easy to use, Linux-based operating system designed to make your computer faster, more powerful and secure.

    188 Zorin OS alternatives
    Windows 10 layout

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Windows 11 layout
    MacOS layout
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    Deepin layout

    Properties

    1.  User friendly
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Windows like desktop
    2.  Linux-based
    3.  Windows-like
    4.  Out Of The Box
    5.  Intuitive Interface
    6.  Run Windows software
    7.  Printer compatibility
    8.  Based on Ubuntu
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Debian package compatible
    12.  No Tracking
    13.  User Levels
    14.  Works Offline
    15.  macOS-like
    16.  X86/x64 Compatibility
    17.  No registration required
    18.  Google integration
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  4. Lubuntu icon
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    Lubuntu

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    Lubuntu is a fast and lightweight operating system with a clean and easy-to-use user interface. It is a Linux system, that uses the minimal desktop LXDE/LXQT.

    190 Lubuntu alternatives
    The new LXQt desktop.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Based on Ubuntu
    2.  Debian package compatible
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Based on Debian
    8.  Unix-like
    9.  XFCE support
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  5. Rocky Linux icon
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    Rocky Linux

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    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.

    168 Rocky Linux alternatives
    Rocky Desktop Environment

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Linux-based
    Rocky Menu
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  6. Nitrux OS icon
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    Nitrux OS

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    Nitrux is a free, beautiful, open-source Debian-based distribution with a focus on beauty, user efficiency, and portable universal app formats.

    172 Nitrux OS alternatives
    Nitrux 3.6.0

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Nitrux OS Features

    1.  Kde support
    2.  NX Desktop
    3.  Based on Debian
    4.  KDE
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  7. DietPi icon
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    DietPi

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    DietPi is a lightweight and optimized operating system mostly targeted against IoT devices. With DietPi you can install specially optimized software with a few clicks. It has an easy-to-use whiptail GUI for its many configuration and system management options and a helpful...

    143 DietPi alternatives
    DietPi configuration tool

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Based on Debian
    DietPi software installation tool
    DietPi optimized software options
    +1
    DietPi backup tool
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    • DietPi is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to SerenityOS.

    • DietPi is Free and Open SourceSerenityOS is also Free and Open Source
    • DietPi is LightweightSerenityOS is not according to our users
  9. Ultramarine Linux icon
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    Ultramarine Linux

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    Designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Fedora, Ultramarine offers the latest and greatest in open-source software, yet maintaining rock-solid stability. Making sure things don't break is our top priority.

    168 Ultramarine Linux alternatives
    GNOME is a simple, elegant, and intuitive desktop environment with a focus on productivity.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    KDE spin with a new custom layout inspired by Pop!_OS
    The default desktop of elementary OS focused on elegance and visual appea

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Rolling Release
    7.  Based on Fedora
    8.  Linux-based
    9.  KDE
    10.  Multiple languages
    11.  KDE Plasma integration
    12.  Unix-like
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  10. FydeOS icon
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    FydeOS

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    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".

    123 FydeOS alternatives
    FydeOS screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Chrome OS
    FydeOS screenshot 1
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    +1
    FydeOS screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Cloud based
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Rolling Release
    4.  Portable
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Cloud Sync
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Command line interface
    10.  ChromeOS-like
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  11. SUSE Linux Enterprise icon
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    SUSE Linux Enterprise

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    SUSE is the original provider of the enterprise Linux distribution and the most interoperable platform for mission-critical computing. It's the only Linux recommended by VMware, Microsoft and SAP. And it's supported on more hardware and software than any other enterprise...

    158 SUSE Linux Enterprise alternatives
    SUSE Linux Enterprise screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    SUSE Linux Enterprise screenshot 1
    SUSE Linux Enterprise screenshot 2
    +9
    SUSE Linux Enterprise screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Well documented
    5.  Linux-based
    6.  Unix-like
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  12. Mageia icon
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    Mageia

     25 likes
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    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...

    200 Mageia alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
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  13. Ubuntu Budgie icon
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    Ubuntu Budgie

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    Ubuntu Budgie (previously budgie-remix) is an Ubuntu-based distribution featuring the Budgie desktop, originally developed by the Solus project. Written from scratch and integrating tightly with GNOME stack, Budgie focuses on simplicity and...

    198 Ubuntu Budgie alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Based on Ubuntu
    2.  Linux-based
    Ubuntu Budgie screenshot 1
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    +9
    Ubuntu Budgie screenshot 3
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  14. AlmaLinux icon
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    AlmaLinux

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    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...

    139 AlmaLinux alternatives
    AlmaLinux Desktop Environment

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux

    AlmaLinux Features

    1.  Linux-based
    2.  Community-based
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