Linux based operative systems designed to replicate the MacOS and Windows experience. Truly open-source and community driven. Elegant, stable and auditable.
Your name goes on the Wall of Fame forever. We also write you a reference letter and list your contributions — useful when applying for jobs.
With Pulsar, you can use the apps of your Android phone as desktop apps, you can run a fully MacOS desktop from official servers and execute Windows apps as native apps without Wine, eith a real Windows instance
A fully functional environment, which does not simply focus on replicating the MacOS or Windows experience, but rather focuses on the user experience. Without replicating patterns that are already difficult in MacOS or Windows, improving it.
Unlike other custom distributions, we offer versions based on Arch Linux and Debian. In this way, we give the user the option to choose between more modern or more stable.
Everything is built on GitHub Actions, whose workflow and source code are auditable. We are the first Linux distribution that is 100% replicable from source code. You can contribute to all the code.
The macOS-inspired edition of Pulsar OS is now in public alpha. Try it, report bugs and help us polish the experience — learn more.
The macOS-inspired edition of Pulsar OS has entered public alpha. A polished desktop built on Arch Linux and Debian — familiar, minimal and 100% auditable. Each edition ships with GRUB and rEFInd boot variants, with rEFInd bringing a much more Mac-like and comfortable boot experience.
You may prefer the simplicity of Debian or the constant updating of Arch. Well, you can choose which one you prefer.
The most stable and simple distribution. Perfect for older or modern computers without new graphics.
Do you want to be up to date or does your computer need newer drivers? This is the best decision!
What many operating systems have failed to implement, we achieve. You can use everything from MacOS to Windows apps as native or even integrate your phone as if it were an iPhone in the Mac ecosystem.
Run ANY MacOS (AMD or ARM arch) on Pulsar OS with a complete desktop. Run from Big Sur to Sonoma and upgrade to Tahoe with one click. Opencore integration, no hassle, downloaded from Apple official servers.
Execute Windows apps as normal apps on Pulsar OS. Under the hood, they're running on a Windows VM. No activation needed, downloaded from Microsoft official servers.
Integrate your Android phone's apps as native apps, but they run on your phone. Use your phone as virtual camera.
Share notifications, control your desktop and many more with GSConnect.
Pulsar OS is designed to fit any environment — professional, personal or institutional. Transparency, sovereignty and familiarity in a single system.
One of the few distributions with fully auditable source code. Everything is built on GitHub Actions and every line can be verified.
Developed in Europe, with applications audited by the European Linux community. No foreign interference.
We do not want to be a one-person distro, we are growing and we are going to delegate to the community.
Replicates familiar user experience flows on Mac and Windows. Stable and secure.
We are a happy community and we support each other. Join!
We don't want to get angry or talk about politics. We do not associate ourselves with anything political. Free of bad vibes.
Everything is tested, functional and secure. We don't ship unreviewed generated code.
Pulsar OS does not generate expenses, therefore it does not need income through advertisements. If we need income to improve the infrastructure, we will add an optional donation button.
Decisions are made with the community, not by a single person. Open governance.
Pulsar OS grows by word of mouth. If you like the project, sharing it on social media or partnering with us helps more than you think.
Post about Pulsar OS on X, Mastodon, Reddit or wherever you hang out.
You will appear on the Wall of Fame
Do you know any brand, institution, company that might be interested in Pulsar OS or that wants to collaborate with us to make hardware?
We want to grow by delegating responsibility, not by concentrating decisions in a handful of people.
PulsarOS is an open community, without elitism, in which everyone is welcome, regardless of level or ideas. We only want the good things about Linux, to be geeks but with love for each other.
