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In one sentence

OrielOS is a free, open-source Linux desktop for gaming and development.

In a paragraph

OrielOS is a free, open-source Linux desktop for PCs with NVIDIA RTX graphics, for gaming and development. It’s built on Fedora’s image-based system and the KDE Plasma desktop, with a centred taskbar, a Start menu with search, one Settings app and the keyboard shortcuts people know from Windows. Installing apps, updating, changing settings and running games all work without typing a command. The whole system updates as one signed image in the background, and if an update gives you trouble you can go back to the previous version from Settings. OrielOS collects nothing about you or your PC.

Fact sheet

Name: OrielOS (one word, capital O and OS)
What it is: A Linux desktop operating system for PCs
Status: In early development. The first installer, OrielOS v0.0.7, came out on 27 October 2026.
Current stable: OrielOS v0.0.7
Built on: Fedora’s image-based system (bootc), KDE Plasma, and NVIDIA driver modules signed by Universal Blue
Graphics: NVIDIA RTX, 20-series or newer. Checked on real hardware with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU. AMD and Intel graphics are planned.
Made for: Desktop PCs with UEFI and Secure Boot turned on
Games: Steam from the Store, and other stores’ own launchers through Run this app, with Windows games running through Proton (GE-Proton by default).
Apps: The Store, with apps from Flathub. Firefox is included.
Updates: Signed images, applied on restart, with a way back to the previous version. Stable and testing channels.
Price: Free
Licence: Code under GPL-3.0-or-later; documentation and artwork under CC BY-SA 4.0
Privacy: No telemetry. This website sets no cookies and runs no trackers.
Source: github.com/OrielOS/OrielOS
Website: orielos.org
Contact: hello@orielos.org

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The logo is a bay window of three glass panes beside the OrielOS wordmark. Use the version for light backgrounds or the one for dark backgrounds, and don’t change its colours or proportions. It’s licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.