Chromium OS Alternatives

Chromium OS is described as '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' and is a operating system in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Chromium OS for a variety of platforms, including Linux, BSD, Self-Hosted, Windows and Mac apps. The best Chromium OS alternative is Linux Mint, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Chromium OS are Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora and Arch Linux.

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  1. Regolith Linux is a distro for people that prefer a spartan interface with polished and consistent system management. It brings together a trifecta of Ubuntu’s ubiquity, i3 -wm’s efficient and productive interface, and Gnome’s system...

    199 Regolith Linux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Ubuntu
    • i3
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  2. ChromeOS Flex icon
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    Cloud-first, fast, easy-to-manage, and secure operating system for PCs and Macs. ChromeOS Flex is a sustainable way to modernize devices you already own. It’s easy to deploy across your fleet or simply try it to see what a cloud-first OS has to offer.

    62 ChromeOS Flex alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Chrome OS
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  3. EasyOS icon
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    EasyOS is an experimental Linux distribution that uses many technologies and package formats pioneered by Puppy Linux .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  4. illumos icon
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    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. iPadOS icon
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    iPadOS is the mobile operating system for iPad devices from version 13 onward. Before version 13, iPad devices ran iOS.

    26 iPadOS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • iPad
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  6. RebornOS icon
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    The unofficial successor of Antergos, RebornOS is an Arch-based distro that focuses on allowing the user to decide exactly how they want their system while making it easy for anyone to do so - both during installation and afterwards.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7. SerenityOS icon
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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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    • Self-Hosted
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  8. Knoppix icon
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    Knoppix is an operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD / DVD (Live CD) or a USB key (Live USB), one of the first of its kind for any operating system. When starting a program, it is loaded from the removable medium and decompressed into a RAM drive.

    92 Knoppix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  9. Essence icon
     3 likes

    A desktop operating system built from scratch, for control and simplicity.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  10. Regata OS  icon
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    Regata OS is an Operating System based on Linux (more precisely on openSUSE) developed for all types of users, however, with a special focus on gamers and content creators.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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