postmarketOS

✨Key Features

• ▸Sustainable & Long-Lived: Keeps old phones usable until they physically break; counters planned obsolescence with shared upstream components and mainline kernel focus (avoiding outdated Android forks).
• ▸Alpine Linux Base: Lightweight, security-oriented foundation with musl libc; includes full package manager (apk) for installing/updating software like on desktop Linux.
• ▸Multiple User Interfaces: Supports touch-friendly environments such as Phosh (GNOME-based), Plasma Mobile (KDE), Sxmo (minimalist), GNOME, KDE, XFCE, and more; runs Wayland/X11.
• ▸Hardware Support: Hundreds of devices ported (mostly older Android phones, some tablets/laptops like PinePhone, Fairphone series, even experimental iPhone ports); ongoing mainlining efforts for better upstream integration.
• ▸Privacy & Freedom First: No built-in tracking, ads, or data harvesting; full user control, open-source code, and contributions back to projects like ModemManager, kernel, etc.
• ▸Development Tools: pmbootstrap for easy cross-compilation, image building, and installation; supports features like full disk encryption, virtual keyboards, and charging animations.
• ▸Current Status (as of 2026): Actively developed with regular releases (e.g., v25.12 in Dec 2025 featuring systemd upgrades, greetd/phrog, major package manager improvements); edge branch for bleeding-edge features; community-funded via OpenCollective, recent grants (e.g., $25k from FLOSS/fund).
• ▸Target Audience: Linux enthusiasts, power users, privacy advocates, tinkerers, and those wanting to repurpose old hardware; not yet polished for everyday mainstream use (still WIP for general consumers).