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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)

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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

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.