Playbit is a new operating system for people who express themselves via software
Hello, Operator!
Part of the WonderOS project, this is presented as the operating manual that would come with the reader’s first machine running WonderOS. It is an exercise in exploring how people familiar with mainstream personal computing devices and systems would become computer literate in an itemized environment. It is written as though the reader is familiar with today’s mainstream operating systems, and is exploring their first itemized OS.
The Interfaces With Which We Think
The concepts in modern operating systems — apps, windows, desktops, notifications, and so on — have so permeated our understanding of personal computing, it’s hard to imagine anything else, let alone believe there could be anything better.
Basic | The Personal Computing Platform
We build products, tools, and standards to make computers more personal.
Bazzite - The operating system for the next generation of gamers
Bazzite makes gaming and everyday use smoother and simpler across desktop PCs, handhelds, tablets, and home theater PCs.
Interstellar - Apps on Google Play
An open source Mbin/Lemmy/PieFed client, connecting you to the fediverse.
“As a Windows user, it’s a very surreal way to install a program.” – Unsung
A blog about software craft and quality
The Free Software Media System | Jellyfin
The volunteer-built media solution that puts you in control of your media. Stream to any device from your own server, with no strings attached.
Play for On-device AI (beta) | Other Play guides | Android Developers
Play for On-device AI enables developers to efficiently distribute custom machine learning models via Android App Bundles and Google Play, offering various delivery modes and device targeting capabilities to optimize deployment on Android devices.
meos | Get Meos
Download and install Meos — your local-first operating system built for privacy and control.
The Plan B OS for ubiquitous computing. Voice control, security, and terminals as case studies
Perfect Software - Software for an Audience of One
We have many names to describe personal tools. Malleable software speaks to how it behaves. Home-cooked software speaks to who makes it.
Sentient OS - Proactive Intelligence with on-device AI
An on-device LLM understands your entire life, then proactively offers to get your work done through computer use. Private by design. Free and open source.
Malleable software: Restoring user agency in a world of locked-down apps
The original promise of personal computing was a new kind of clay. Instead, we got appliances: built far away, sealed, unchangeable. In this essay, we envision malleable software: tools that users can reshape with minimal friction to suit their unique needs.
