Windows 7 Alternatives

Windows 7 has been discontinued. The top-rated alternative is Ubuntu, which is free and open source. People also recommend Arch Linux, CachyOS, Zorin OS and Manjaro Linux. There's no shortage of Operating Systems like Windows 7, with more than 100 alternatives for Linux, self-hosting, Windows, Mac and Chrome OS.

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  1. Chromium OS icon
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    Chromium OS is an open-source project, used primarily by developers, that aims to build an operating system that provides a fast, simple, and more secure computing experience for people who spend most of their time on the web.

    147 Chromium OS alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  2. Crystal Linux is a brand new Arch Linux based distribution. Friendly, powerful and easy to use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • GNOME
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  3. 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...

    138 Dynebolic alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  4. Calculate Linux is based on Gentoo that is well known for its stability and great performance on a broad range of hardware: from Pentium Pro to modern CPUs.

    158 Calculate Linux alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  5. Parabola icon
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    A project providing a fully free (as in freedom) derivative of Arch Linux. Inheriting Arch's lightweight and flexibility, Parabola offers software freedom plus all power to the users.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  6. Pearl OS icon
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    Pearl Linux OS has been available for free download since 12/2014 with our first release simply titled Pearl Linux. It was based on the 14.04 released version of Ubuntu. That release was using the XFCE desktop environment.

    172 Pearl OS alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  7. MINIX 3 icon
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    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.

    150 MINIX 3 alternatives

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    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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  8. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  9. illumos icon
     21 likes

    illumos is a free and open-source Unix operating system. It derives from OpenSolaris, which in turn derives from SVR4 UNIX and Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD). illumos comprises a kernel, device drivers, system libraries, and utility software for system administration.

    169 illumos alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. SnowflakeOS icon
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    SnowflakeOS is a NixOS based Linux distribution focused on beginner friendliness and ease of use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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