Windows 10 Alternatives

Windows 10 has been discontinued. One of the most popular alternatives is Linux Mint, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora and Arch Linux. You're spoiled for choice with Operating Systems like Windows 10: we list more than 100 alternatives for Linux, self-hosting, Windows, Mac and Chrome OS.

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  1. RenkuOS icon
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    An open source operating system forked from Haiku OS — built for developers who want to use modern tools to create applications and move the OS forward.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • New

    Platforms

    • Haiku
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  2. XeroLinux icon
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    XeroLinux is an innovative Arch-based distribution designed to demystify the installation process while preserving the core principles of user-driven customization. It features a pre-configured KDE Plasma desktop environment that serves as an elegant and functional starting...

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    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
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  3. LiberNT icon
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    LiberNT is a free operating system that implements the Windows NT architecture. It is a fork of ReactOS and targets compatibility with applications and drivers written for Windows 11 version 24H2. The project concentrates on ARM64 and modern hardware, with the aim of a system...

    7 LiberNT alternatives

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    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • ReactOS
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  4. Vitruvian is an operating system based on Linux, heavily inspired by BeOS, bringing the elegance and simplicity of a classic operating system to modern hardware. It leverages Linux's hardware support while maintaining the responsive, user-friendly nature of BeOS.

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    • Since 2026

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    • Linux
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  5. RakuOS icon
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    An atomic, image-based Linux distro, with your package manager intact. Transactional image updates. Immutable base. Instant rollback. Install anything natively.

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    • Since 2026

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    • Linux
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    PorteuX is a Linux distro based on Slackware, inspired by Slax and Porteus and available to the public for free under GPL. Its main goal is to be super fast, small, portable, modular and immutable (if the user wants so).

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    • New

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Slackware
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  7. A robust Linux distribution based on Debian 13 and Cinnamon, optimized out-of-the-box for CAD, 3D design, and engineering workflows.

    51 Linux PataOS alternatives

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    • New

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  8. Astral OS icon
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    Astral is a 64 bit operating system with its own kernel written in C for the x86-64 architecture.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  9. Devario icon
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    Devario is a free, open-source Linux desktop built around Seafoam Labs projects. The Community edition is an independent Linux distribution built around the Aqueous Wayland compositor, Pearl desktop shell, and Shelly package manager.

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    • New

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    window-matching utility, allowing the user to perform scripted actions on X11 windows as they are created: position a window on a specific workspace.

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    • Since 2022

    Platforms

    • Linux
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