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⚠ Warning
skiftOS is currently in the early stages of development and is not yet ready for daily use. Please do not use it in production environments. Here be dragons! 🐉

SkiftOS is a hobbyist operating system built from the ground up with a focus on modularity, simplicity, and modern design principles. Driven by a dissatisfaction with the fragmented user experiences prevalent in contemporary operating systems, SkiftOS strives for deep integration and a cohesive aesthetic. This project is a labor of love—an artistic pursuit rather than a commercial product.

Key Features

• Karm: A modern C++ core library providing foundational building blocks.
• KarmUI: A reactive UI framework for building elegant user interfaces.
• Hideo: A beautiful desktop environment prioritizing intuitive design.
• Hjert: A capability-based "pragmatic" microkernel.
• CuteKit: A versatile build system and package manager designed for cross-compilation and complex project management.
• Vaev: A browser engine built for speed, accuracy, and simplicity.

Core Philosophy

• Modularity: Components are designed to be as self-contained as possible, encouraging customization and experimentation.
• Simplicity: Skift favors clear solutions over complexity, aiming for a system that is understandable and maintainable.
• Modernity: Skift leverages cutting-edge C++ practices and technologies for safety, readability, and efficiency.

Target Audience

SkiftOS is intended for developers and those interested in the exploration of niche, hobby operating systems.

Building

Building skiftOS from source is easy.

See doc/building

Contributing

Contributions are welcome!

See doc/contributing

Acknowledgements

I, Sleepy-monax, would like to express my gratitude to the following individuals for their help and support:

• Cyp, Keyboard Slayer, and D0p1 for being great friends and providing me with support and motivation.
• Feliwir for his contributions to the skiftOS and BRUTAL projects. I learned a lot from Feliwir's work and am grateful for his help.
• All the people who have contributed to the project and supported me through Github Sponsors.

License

The skift operating system and its core components are licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later.

The full text of the license can be accessed via this link and is also included in the license.txt file of this software package.