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Vanilla OS

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Vanilla OS is an operating system built with simplicity in mind. It's fast, lightweight, beautiful and ready for all your daily tasks.

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License model

  • FreeOpen Source

Country of Origin

  • International

Platforms

  • Linux
4.8 / 5 Avg rating (4)
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Properties

  1.  Lightweight
  2.  Privacy focused
  3.  User friendly

Features

  1.  Ad-free
  2.  No registration required
  3.  Debian package compatible
  4.  Linux-based
  5.  Based on Ubuntu
  6.  Dark Mode
  7.  Rolling Release
  8.  No Tracking
  9.  Works Offline
  10.  Flatpak
  11.  Run Android Apps on Desktop
  12.  Based on Debian

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  • Developed by

    Vanilla OS Contributors
  • Licensing

    Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.8
  • Alternatives

    87 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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  •  1,007 Stars
  •  95 Forks
  •  84 Open Issues
  •   Updated Mar 11, 2025 
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Our users have written 1 comments and reviews about Vanilla OS, and it has gotten 15 likes

Vanilla OS was added to AlternativeTo by Paul on Jan 2, 2023 and this page was last updated Jul 29, 2024.

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Top Positive Comment
GUfum
Apr 24, 2023
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Great distro, only cons are there's no disk encryption as it's not a priority for their team...

What is Vanilla OS?

Vanilla OS is an operating system built with simplicity in mind. It's fast, lightweight, beautiful and ready for all your daily tasks. Vanilla OS works out of the box on a large set of devices.

Work in an efficient workspace.

Vanilla OS is designed to be a reliable and productive operating system for your daily work.

The desktop environment is perfect for your daily tasks, thanks to its clean and intuitive interface. Everything is setup so that you can start working, and focus on what matters.

Vanilla OS is ready to meet your needs whether you are a developer, designer, or student, thanks to a wide range of applications.

Play your favorite video games.

We all need some fun time after a long week. From the most niche of indie titles to the largest e-sports games in the market, Vanilla OS is your gaming partner with support for the industry's most popular game launchers and peripherals.

Embark on new adventures, discover new worlds, or simply relax in your favorite games with zero effort. Just install your favorite games, and we handle the rest.

Develop with maximum flexibility.

No matter what your development needs are, Vanilla OS is the optimal choice because it provides access to the widest range of tooling options.

Apx is a tool that allows you to generate work environments based on any Linux distribution and seamlessly integrates them with the system in a convenient way, enabling you to leverage the full potential of all distributions directly on Vanilla OS.

Depending on your needs, you can create your own work environments and share them with colleagues and friends.

Solid as a rock.

Vanilla OS is an extremely solid and reliable operating system. This is all thanks to our tool called ABRoot, which guarantees immutability and atomicity on your system in a seamless way.

ABRoot allows you to add additional packages to your system in a safe manner, always providing you with a working and bootable environment.

Versatile on every occasion.

Vanilla OS is extremely versatile thanks to its utilization of OCI images. OCI images allow you to configure your system to your specific needs, while still having a stable environment.

Vib is a tool to create OCI images for Vanilla OS. It allows you to build upon our core image, giving you the option to add a variety of customization options, packages, and modules.

It is not only limited to our image however, you can utilize an image based on any other Linux distribution instead, providing more versatility.

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