Linux:
| Distribution | Base | Release Model | Working State | Architecture | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | None | Point (semi-rolling testing and rolling unstable also exist) | Stable and Active | x86, x86_64, x32, armhf, armel, AArch64, MIPS64 little endian, PPC64 little endian, s390x (S/390 64-bit), SuperH (sh3+), RISC-V64, SPARC64 | debian.org |
| Ubuntu | Debian (testing) | Point | Stable and Active | x86_64, AArch64, RISC-V64, PPC64 little endian, s390x (S/390 64-bit) | ubuntu.com |
| Linux Mint | Ubuntu (Debian) | Point | Stable and Active | x86_64 | linuxmint.com |
| Bodhi Linux | Ubuntu (Debian) | Point | Stable and Active | x86_64 | bodhilinux.com |
| KDE Neon | Ubuntu (Debian) | Point or Semi-rolling | Stable and Active | x86_64, AArch64 | neon.kde.org |
| Trisquel | Ubuntu (Debian) | Point | Stable and Active | x86_64 | trisquel.info |
| Elementary OS | Ubuntu (Debian) | Point | Stable and Active | x86_64 | elementary.io |
| LXLE | Ubuntu (Debian) | Point | Stable, Dormant | x86_64 | lxle.net |
| Vanilla OS | Ubuntu (Debian) | Point | Stable, Dormant | x86_64 | vanillaos.org |
| Bodhi Linux Debian Edition | Debian | Point | Experimental, Active | x86_64 | bodhilinux.com |
| Linux Mint Debian Edition | Debian | Point | Stable and Active | x86_64 | linuxmint.com |
| BunsenLabs Linux | Debian | Point | Stable and Active | x86, x86_64 | bunsenlabs.org |
| CrunchBangPlusPlus | Debian | Point | Stable and Active | x86, x86_64 | crunchbangplusplus.org |
| Devuan | Debian | Point (semi-rolling testing and rolling unstable also exist) | Stable and Active | x86, x86_64 | devuan.org |
| Star | Devuan (Debian) | Point | Stable, Dormant | x86, x86_64 | Star SourceForge |
| MX Linux | Debian | Point | Stable and Active | x86, x86_64 | mxlinux.org |
| Q4OS | Debian | Point | Stable and Active | x86, x86_64, AArch64 | q4os.org |
| KNOPPIX | Debian | Point | Stable, Dormant | x86, x86_64 | KNOPPIX homepage |
| Nitrux | Debian (testing) | Point | Stable and Active | x86_64 | nxos.org |
| SparkyLinux | Debian (testing) | Point or Semi-rolling | Stable and Active | x86, x86_64, AArch64, armhf | sparkylinux.org |
| Arch Linux | None | Rolling | Stable and Active | x86_64 | archlinux.org |
| Artix Linux | Arch Linux | Rolling | Stable and Active | x86_64 | artixlinux.org |
| Arch Linux ARM | Arch Linux | Rolling | Stable and Active | armhf, AArch64 | archlinuxarm.org |
| Arch Linux 32 | Arch Linux | Rolling | Stable and Active | x86 | archlinux32.org |
| ARMtix Linux | Artix Linux (Arch Linux) | Rolling | Stable and Active? | AArch64 | armtixlinux.org |
| obarun | Arch Linux | Rolling | Stable and Active | x86_64 | obarun.org |
| Parabola GNU/Linux-libre | Arch Linux | Rolling | Stable and Active | x86, x86_64, armhf | parabola.nu |
| Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre | Arch Linux | Point | Stable and Active | x86, x86_64 | hyperbola.info |
| Red Hat Linux | None | Point | Stable, Discontinued | x86, Alpha, SPARC, Itanium | redhat.com (archived) |
| Fedora Linux | Red Hat Linux | Point | Stable and Active | x86_64, armhf, AArch64, MIPS (little-endian), MIPS64 (little-endian), PPC64 (little-endian), RISC-V64, S/390x | fedoraproject.org |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | Fedora Linux | Point | Stable and Active | x86_64, AArch64, PPC64 (little-endian), S/390x | redhat.com |
| CentOS Stream | Fedora | Semi-rolling | Stable and Active | x86_64, AArch64, PPC64 (little-endian), S/390x | centos.org |
| Rocky Linux | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | Point | Stable and Active | x86_64, AArch64, PPC64 (little-endian), S/390x | rockylinux.org |
| AlmaLinux OS | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | Point | Stable and Active | x86_64, AArch64, PPC64 (little-endian), S/390x | almalinux.org |
| Slackware | Softlanding Linux System | Point or Semi-rolling | Stable and Active | x86, x86_64, armhf, AArch64 | slackware.com |
| Zenwalk GNU/Linux | Slackware | Point or Semi-rolling | Stable, semi-active? | x86_64 | zenwalk.org |
| Salix OS | Slackware | Point | Stable, Dormant | x86, x86_64 | salixos.org |
| Gentoo Linux | None | Semi-rolling | Stable and Active | x86, x86_64, arm, armhf, AArch64, Alpha, PA-RISC, Itanium, LoongISA, MIPS (little-endian), MIPS (big-endian), MIPS64 (little-endian), MIPS64 (big-endian), m68k, PowerPC, PPC64 (little-endian),PPC64 (big-endian), RISC-V, RISC-V64, S/390, SPARC, SPARC64 | gentoo.org |
| Funtoo Linux | Gentoo Linux | Semi-rolling | Stable and Active | x86, x86_64, armhf, AArch64, RISC-V64 | funtoo.org |
| KISS Linux | None | Rolling | Stable, Discontinued | x86_64 | kisslinux.github.io |
| Carbs Linux | KISS Linux | Rolling | Stable, "in a comatose state" | x86_64 | carbslinux.org |
| Glasnost Linux | KISS Linux | Rolling | Experimental, Unmaintained | x86, x86_64, AArch64, PPC64 (big-endian), PPC64 (little-endian) | glasnost.org |
| NOIR Linux | KISS Linux | Rolling | Stable, Active | x86_64 | NOIR github |
| sauzerOS | KISS Linux | Rolling | Unknown | x86_64 | sauzerOS github |
| GKISS Linux | KISS Linux | Rolling | Stable and Active | x86_64 | GKISS codeberg |
| Adélie Linux | None | Point | Beta, Active | x86, x86_64, armhf, AArch64, PowerPC, PPC64 (big-endian or little-endian) | adelielinux.org |
| Alpine Linux | None | Point or Rolling | Stable and Active | x86, x86_64, armhf, AArch64, PPC64 (little-endian), S/390x, RISC-V64 | alpinelinux.org |
| AOSC OS | None | Rolling? | Stable and Active | x86, x86_64, LoongISA, LoongISA64, PowerPC, PPC64 (little-endian), MIPS64, armv4, armhf | aosc.io |
| Chimera Linux | None | Rolling | Stable and Active | x86_64, AArch64, PPC64 (big-endian), PPC64 (little-endian), RISC-V64 | chimera-linux.org |
| Clear Linux | None | Rolling | Stable and Active | x86_64 | clearlinux.org |
| CRUX | None | Point | Stable, Semi-active | x86_64 | crux.nu |
| Bedrock Linux | None | Point (kinda) | Semi-stable and Active | Any? | bedrocklinux.org |
| NuTyX | None | Point or Rolling | Stable and Active | x86_64 | nutyx.org |
| yiffOS | None | Point | Experimental, Active | x86_64 | yiffos.gay |
| Soviet Linux | None | Point | Experimental, Active | x86_64 | sovietlinux.org |
| NiceOS | None | Rolling | Stable? and Active | x86_64 | NiceOS github |
| stali | None | Rolling | Experimental, Dead | x86_64, AArch64 | sta.li |
| oasis | None | Rolling | Stable and Active | x86_64? | oasis github |
| Source Mage | None | Point | Stable, Barely Active | x86, x86_64 | sourcemage.org |
| Dragora GNU/Linux-libre | None | Point | Stable, Active (but last iso is old) | x86, x86_64 | dragora.org |
| GNU Guix System | None | Point | Stable and Active | x86, x86_64, armhf, AArch64 | guix.gnu.org |
| GoboLinux | None | Point | Stable and Active (last release is old) | x86_64 | gobolinux.org |
| KaOS | None | Rolling | Stable and Active | x86_64 | kaosx.us |
| Mandrake Linux | Originally Red Hat | Point | Stable, Discontinued | x86 | mandrakelinux.org |
| Mandriva Linux | Mandrake Linux | Point | Stable, Discontinued | x86, x86_64 | mandriva.com (archived) |
| OpenMandriva Lx | Mandriva Linux | Point or Rolling | Stable and Active | x86_64, AArch64 | openmandriva.org |
| Mageia | Mandriva Linux | Point or Rolling | Stable and Active | x86, x86_64 | mageia.org |
| ALT Linux | Mandriva Linux | Point or Rolling | Stable and Active | x86, x86_64 | altlinux.org |
| PCLinuxOS | Mandriva Linux | Rolling | Stable and Active | x86_64 | pclinuxos.com |
| NixOS | None | Point or Rolling | Stable and Active | x86_64, AArch64 | nixos.org |
| OpenSUSE | None | Point or Rolling | Stable and Active | x86, x86_64, AArch64, PPC64 (big-endian), PPC64 (little-endian), S/390x | opensuse.org |
| Solus | None | Rolling | Stable and Active? | x86_64 | getsol.us |
| Void Linux | None | Rolling | Stable and Active | x86, x86_64, armhf, AArch64 | voidlinux.org |
| Android | None | Point | Stable and Active | AArch64 | Android repo |
| Android-x86 | Android | Point | ??? | x86, x86_64 | android-x86.org |
| Qubes OS | None | Point | Stable and Active | x86_64 | qubes-os.org |
| 4MLinux | None | Point | Stable and Active | x86_64 | 4mlinux.com |
| Venom Linux | None | Rolling | Stable and Active | x86_64 | venomlinux.org |
| Exherbo | None | Rolling | Stable and Active | x86_64, armhf, AArch64 | exherbolinux.org |
| dahliaOS | None | ? | ?? | x86_64 | dahliaos.io |
| SliTaz GNU/Linux | None | Rolling | Stable and Active | x86, x86_64, armel | slitaz.org |
| Puppy Linux | None (but ABI-compatible with Debian, Ubuntu, or Slackware | Point | Stable and Active | x86, x86_64 | puppylinux-woof-ce.github.io |
| QiLinux | None | Point | Stable, Discontinued | x86 | QiLinux on ArchiveOS |
| openmamba GNU/Linux | QiLinux | Rolling | Stable and Active | x86, x86_64, AArch64 | openmamba.org |
| Pisi Linux | Originally Pardus Linux | Point | Stable and Active | x86_64 | pisilinux.org |
| Vine Linux | Independent (Red Hat hard fork) | Rolling | Stable, Discontinued | x86, x86_64 | vinelinux.org |
| Frugalware Linux | None (originally Slackware) | Rolling | Stable, Dormant-ish | x86_64 | frugalware.org |
| Peropesis | None | Point | Stable and Active | x86_64 | peropesis.org |
| paldo | None | Rolling | Stable and Active | x86, x86_64 | paldo.org |
| PLD Linux | None | Point | idek dude the website doesn't work | x86, x86_64 | pld-linux.org |
| Iglunix | None | Rolling | Experimental, Active | x86_64 | iglunix.xyz |
| Lunar Linux | None | Rolling | Stable, Semi-active | x86_64 | lunar-linux.org |
| Sabotage Linux | None | Rolling | Stable and Active | x86, x86_64, MIPS (big-endian), MIPS (little-endian), PowerPC, arm, armhf | sabotage-linux.github.io |
BSD:
| Project | Base | Release Model | Working State | Architecture | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FreeBSD | 386BSD (hard-fork) | Point or Rolling | Stable and Active | x86_64, armhf, AArch64, PPC64 (big-endian), PPC64 (little-endian), RISC-V64 | freebsd.org |
| OpenBSD | NetBSD (hard-fork) | Point | Stable and Active | x86, x86_64, armhf, AArch64, Alpha, PA-RISC, SuperH (sh4), LoongISA, m88k, PowerPC, PPC64 (big-endian), PPC64 (little-endian), MIPS64, RISC-V64, SPARC64 | openbsd.org |
| NetBSD | 386BSD (hard-fork) | Point or Rolling | Stable and Active | x86, x86_64, arm, armhf (little-endian or big-endian), AArch64 (little-endian or big-endian), MIPS (little-endian or big-endian), MIPS64 (little-endian or big-endian), PowerPC, SPARC, SPARC64, Alpha, m68k, SuperH (sh3/4), PA-RISC, Itanium, RISC-V64, VAX | netbsd.org |
| DragonFly BSD | FreeBSD (hard-fork) | Point | Stable and Active | x86_64 | dragonflybsd.org |
| GhostBSD | FreeBSD | Point | Stable and Active | x86_64 | ghostbsd.org |
| MidnightBSD | FreeBSD | Point | Stable and Active | x86, x86_64 | midnightbsd.org |
| ravynOS | FreeBSD | Point | Experimental, Active | x86_64 | ravynos.com |
| HardenedBSD | FreeBSD | Point | Stable and Active | x86_64 | hardenedbsd.org |
| NomadBSD | FreeBSD | Point | Stable and Active | x86_64 | nomadbsd.org |
| helloSystem | FreeBSD | Point | Stable and Active (last iso is old) | x86_64 | hellosystem.github.io |
| DesktopBSD | FreeBSD | Point | Stable, Discontinued | x86, x86_64 | desktopbsd.org (archived) |
| FreeSBIE | FreeBSD | Point | Stable, Discontinued | x86 | freesbie.org (archived) |
| TrueOS | FreeBSD | Point or Rolling | Stable, Discontinued | x86_64, armhf | trueos.org (archived) |
| CheriBSD | FreeBSD | Point | Stable and Active | AArch64, RISC-V64 | cheribsd.org |
| Fuguita | OpenBSD | Point | Stable and Active | x86, x86_64, AArch64 | fuguita.org |
| OS108 | NetBSD | Point | Stable, Discontinued | x86_64 | os108.org |
| Darwin | OPENSTEP | Point | Stable, Discontinued (still the base of macOS, but Apple no longer releases isos) | x86, PowerPC | Sourceforge Downloads |
| OpenDarwin | Darwin | Point | Stable, Discontinued | x86, PowerPC | opendarwin.org (archived) |
| PureDarwin | Darwin | Point | Experimental, Active | x86 | puredarwin.org |
| PacBSD | FreeBSD, Arch Linux | Rolling | Stable, Discontinued | x86_64 | pacbsd.org (archived) |
| Debian GNU/kFreeBSD | Debian GNU/Linux, FreeBSD | Point | Experimental, Discontinued | x86_64 | kFreeBSD homepage |
| Gentoo FreeBSD | Gentoo Linux, FreeBSD | Point | Experimental, Discontinued | Architectures common to FreeBSD and Gentoo | Gentoo FreeBSD wiki page |
| Gentoo OpenBSD | Gentoo Linux, OpenBSD | Point | Experimental, Discontinued | x86? | Gentoo OpenBSD wiki page |
| Gentoo NetBSD | Gentoo Linux, NetBSD | Point | Experimental, Discontinued | x86? | Gentoo NetBSD wiki page |
| Gentoo DragonFlyBSD | Gentoo Linux, DragonFly BSD | Unreleased | Experimental, Discontinued | ? | Former Gentoo BSD project homepage (archived) |
illumos:
| Distribution | Base | Release Model | Working State | Architecture | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenSolaris | Sun Solaris | Point or Rolling | Stable, Discontinued | x86, x86_64, SPARC64 | opensolaris.org (archived) |
| OpenSXCE | OpenSolaris | Point | Stable, Discontinued | x86, x86_64, SPARC64 | opensxce.org (archived) |
| OpenIndiana | OpenSolaris | Rolling | Stable and Active | x86_64 | openindiana.org |
| illumian | OpenIndiana, Debian | Point | Stable, Discontinued | x86, x86_64 | illumian on ArchiveOS |
| DilOS | Independent, uses Debian's apt | Point | Stable, Discontinued | x86_64, SPARC64 | dilos.org (archived) |
| OmniOS | None | Point or Rolling | Stable and Active | x86_64 | omnios.org |
| Tribblix | None | Point | Stable and Active | x86_64, SPARC64 | tribblix.org |
| SmartOS | None | Rolling | Stable and Active | x86_64 | SmartOS homepage |
| v9os | None | Point | Stable, Dormant | SPARC64 | v9os homepage |
| Dyson | Debian | Point | Stable, Dormant | x86_64 | osdyson.org |
Plan 9 family:
| Project | Base | Release Model | Working State | Architecture | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plan 9 from Bell Labs | None | Point | Stable, Unmaintained | x86, x86_64, PowerPC, PPC64, SPARC64, arm, AArch64, MIPS, Alpha | p9f.org (archived) |
| 9legacy | Plan 9 from Bell Labs | Rolling | Experimental, Active | x86, x86_64, AArch64 | 9legacy.org |
| 9front | Plan 9 from Bell Labs | Point | Stable and Active | x86, x86_64, armhf, AArch64 | 9front.org |
| Inferno | None | Point | Stable, Discontinued | x86, MIPS, arm, PowerPC, SPARC | vitanuova.com/inferno |
| Harvey OS | Plan 9 from Bell Labs | ? | Experimental, Discontinued | x86_64, RISC-V64 | harvey-os.org |
| R9 | Plan 9 from Bell Labs | Unreleased | Experimental, Active | x86_64, AArch64, RISC-V64 | R9 github |
| 9atom | Plan 9 from Bell Labs | Point | Stable, Discontinued | x86, x86_64 | 9atom.org (archived |
| Nix | Plan 9 from Bell Labs | Point | "imploded in a cloud of political acrimony and retarded bureaucratic infighting" | x86, x86_64 | Nix homepage |
| NxM | Plan 9 from Bell Labs | ? | ? Discontinued | x86_64 | NxM github |
| Clive | Plan 9 from Bell Labs | ??? | ? Discontinued | x86_64 probably | Clive homepage |
| Plan B | None, Installs on top of Plan 9 | Point | Stable, Discontinued | x86 | Plan B homepage |
| Octopus | Inferno | Point | Stable, Discontinued | Systems Inferno can host on | Octopus homepage |
| Akaros | Plan 9 (but with an original kernel) | ? | Experimental, Discontinued | x86, x86_64, SPARC64, RISC-V64 | akaros.org |
| ANTS | Plan 9 from Bell Labs | Point | Stable, Discontinued | x86_64 | 9gridchan.info |
| Jehanne | Plan 9, 9front, Plan9-9k, Harvey OS | Unreleased | Experimental, Discontinued | x86_64 | Jehanne homepage (archived |
| Node9 | Inferno | Unreleased | Experimental, Discontinued | Systems Inferno can host on | Node9 github |
| 9k | Plan 9 from Bell Labs | Point | Stable, Discontinued | x86_64 | Source code archive |
HURD:
| Distribution | Base | Release Model | Working State | Architecture | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian GNU/HURD | Debian GNU/Linux | Point or Rolling | Experimental, Active | x86 | HURD port homepage |
| Arch Hurd | Arch Linux | Rolling | Experimental, Discontinued | x86 | archhurd.org |
| Gentoo GNU HURD | Gentoo Linux | Unreleased? | Experimental, Discontinued | x86 | Gentoo HURD homepage (archived) |
| Gentoo HURD cross-compile overlay | Overlay for Gentoo | Rolling | Experimental, Active | x86 | github repo |
| Bee GNU/Hurd | None | Unreleased? | Experimental, Discontinued | Probably x86 | No information available, only reference to this distro is on the GNU Hurd distrib page |
| GNU Hurd live CD | None | Point | Experimental, Discontinued | x86 | Homepage |
| GNU Operating System | None | ? | Experimental, Effectively Dead | x86 | GNU OS homepage |
| GNU Guix System | None | Rolling | Experimental, Active | x86 | Download Page |
Misc Unix-like:
| Project | Base | Release Model | Working State | Architecture | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redox OS | None | Point | Experimental, Active | x86_64 | redox-os.org |
| ToaruOS | None | Point | Stable, Dormant | x86_64 | toaruos.org |
| SerenityOS | None | Rolling | Experimental, Active | x86_64 | serenityos.org |
| MINIX | Independent, userland components from NetBSD | Point | Stable, Discontinued | x86, armhf | minix3.org |
| AtheOS | None | Point | Experimental, Discontinued | x86 | atheos.metaproject.frl |
| Syllable | AtheOS | Point | Alpha, Dormant | x86 | syllable.metaproject.frl |
| FreeMiNT | None | Point | Stable and Active | m68k | freemint.github.io |
| SpareMiNT | FreeMiNT | Point | Stable, Discontinued | m68k | SpareMiNT homepage |
| EasyMiNT | SpareMiNT (FreeMiNT) | Point | Stable, Discontinued | m68k | EasyMiNT homepage |
| AFROS | FreeMiNT | Point | Stable, Discontinued | m68k (optimized for emulator usage) | AFROS homepage |
| Debian GNU/MiNT | FreeMiNT, Debian GNU/Linux | Unreleased | Experimental, Discontinued | m68k | debian-mint.nocrew.org (archived) |
| FiwixOS | None (aims for Linux 2.0 ABI compatibility) | Point | Experimental, Active | x86 | fiwix.org |
DOS and Windows-like
| Project | Base | Release Model | Working State | Architecture | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CP/M | None | Point | Stable, Discontinued | 8080, 8085, 8086, Z80, Z8k, m68k | Digital Research CP/M page |
| MP/M | CP/M | Point | Stable, Discontinued | 8080, 8085, x86, Z80 | cpm.z80.de |
| FreeDOS | None (ABI-compatible with MS-DOS) | Point | Stable and Active | x86 | freedos.org |
| PC-MOS | None (MS-DOS 5-compatible) | Point | Stable, Dormant | x86 | PC-MOS/386 github |
| RxDOS | None (MS-DOS-compatible?) | Point | Stable, Discontinued | x86 | rxdos.sourceforge.net |
| ReactOS | None (aims for Windows Server 2003 ABI-compatibility) | Point | Alpha, Active | x86, x86_64 | reactos.org |
| Greentea OS | None (aims for Windows ABI-compatibility | Rolling | Experimental, Active | x86_64 | greenteaos.github.io |
Esoteric:
| Project | Base | Release Model | Working State | Architecture | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AROS | None (API/ABI-compatible with AmigaOS) | Rolling | Stable and Active | m68k, x86, x86_64, armhf, PowerPC | aros.sourceforge.io |
| Haiku | None (source-compatible with BeOS) | Point or Rolling | Beta, Active | x86, x86_64, RISC-V64 | haiku-os.org |
| osFree | None (compatible with OS/2 Warp 4) | Point or Rolling | Experimental, Active? | x86 | osfree.org |
| HelenOS | None | Point or Rolling | Experimental, Active | x86, x86_64, armhf, AArch64, Itanium, MIPS, PowerPC, SPARC64 | helenos.org |
| MenuetOS | None | Point | Stable, Dormant | x86 | menuetos.net |
| KolibriOS | MenuetOS (hard-fork) | Point | Stable and Active | x86 | kolibrios.org |
| Sculpt OS | Genode | Point | Stable and Active | x86_64, AArch64 | Sculpt homepage |
| L4Re | None | Point | Stable, Dormant | x86, x86_64, armhf, AArch64, MIPS | l4re.org |
| RISC OS | None | Point | Stable and Active | armhf, AArch64 | riscosopen.org |
| TempleOS | None | Point | Stable, Complete | x86_64 | templeos.org |
| Shrine | TempleOS | Point | Stable, Discontinued | x86_64 | Shrine github |
| ZealOS | TempleOS | Rolling | Stable and Active | x86_64 | zealos.net |
| Phantom OS | None | Unreleased | Experimental, Discontinued | x86 | phantomos.org |