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thumb|ReactOS 0.4.14 running the Firefox [[web browser]] ReactOS is a free and open-source operating system for i586/amd64 personal computers that is intended to be binary-compatible with computer programs and device drivers developed for Windows Server 2003 and later versions of Microsoft Windows. ReactOS has been noted as a potential open-source drop-in replacement for Windows and has been of interest for its information on undocumented Windows APIs.

Key facts

OS.name
ReactOS
OS.logo
ReactOS logo.svg
OS.logo size
180px
OS.screenshot
ReactOS 0.4.14 desktop screenshot.png
OS.caption
ReactOS 0.4.14 desktop
OS.developer
Community contributors The ReactOS developers
OS.programmed in
C, C++
OS.family
Windows NT-like
OS.working state
Alpha
OS.source model
Open-source
OS.released
(partial)
OS.latest preview version
0.4.15
OS.marketing target
Personal computing
OS.updatemodel
CD-ROM ISO image, QEMU image, VirtualBox image, VMware image, or source code
OS.supported platforms
IA-32, x86-64
OS.kernel type
Hybrid (designed to be compatible with Windows NT family)
OS.influenced by
Microsoft Windows
OS.ui
Graphical (ReactOS Explorer)

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

27 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Early development
  • Internal audit
  • Google Summer of Code participation
  • Lobbying for support in Russia
  • Funding campaigns
  • Thorium Core Cloud Desktop project
  • ReactOS Community Edition
  • ReactOS Hackfest
  • Release history
  • Features
  • Programs
  • Commands
  • On-going national language development
  • Development
  • ReactOS core development
  • Collaboration and reuse
  • Hardware driver stack
  • Networking
  • Wine cooperation
  • Other
  • Reception
  • Awards
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

thumb|ReactOS 0.4.14 running the Firefox [[web browser]] ReactOS is a free and open-source operating system for i586/amd64 personal computers that is intended to be binary-compatible with computer programs and device drivers developed for Windows Server 2003 and later versions of Microsoft Windows. ReactOS has been noted as a potential open-source drop-in replacement for Windows and has been of interest for its information on undocumented Windows APIs.

ReactOS has been in development since 1996. , it is still considered to be feature-incomplete alpha software. Therefore, it is recommended by the developers to be used only for evaluation and testing purposes. However, many Windows applications are working, such as Adobe Reader 9.3, GIMP 2.6, and LibreOffice 5.4.

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