KolibriOS
Sign in to saveKolibriOS is an open-source operating system for x86 computers, written completely in FASM assembly language. It has been developed since 2004, forked from MenuetOS, and supports i586 CPUs or newer. KolibriOS is small sized and fits on a single 3.5" floppy disk; despite this, it features a full graphical user interface, preemptive multitasking, networking capabilities, and many pieces of bundled software.
Key facts
- OS.logo
- KolibriOS logo, summer 2024.png
- OS.logo size
- 150px
- OS.screenshot
- KolibriOS desktop, summer 2024|300px
- OS.developer
- KolibriOS Project Team
- OS.prog_language
- FASM, C/C++, Pascal, Python, BF, Lua etc.
- OS.programmed_in
- FASM
- OS.working_state
- Active
- OS.source_model
- Open source
- OS.released
- 2004
- OS.latest_release_version
- 0.7.7.0+8770
- OS.language
- English, Russian, Spanish
- OS.supported_platforms
- x86
- OS.kernel_type
- Monolithic
- OS.ui
- KolibriOS Kernel API
- OS.license
- GPL-2.0-only with binary blobs
- OS.preceded_by
- MenuetOS
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Development
- Features
- Supported hardware
- Reception
- References
- Further reading
- External links
KolibriOS is an open-source operating system for x86 computers, written completely in FASM assembly language. It has been developed since 2004, forked from MenuetOS, and supports i586 CPUs or newer. KolibriOS is small sized and fits on a single 3.5" floppy disk; despite this, it features a full graphical user interface, preemptive multitasking, networking capabilities, and many pieces of bundled software.
The name "Kolibri" is the Slavic word for hummingbird and symbolizes the operating system's tiny size and fast speed.
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