AROS Research Operating System
Icaros (AROS distribution) Desktop 1.3.1 with Amiga 68K integration (August 2011) | |
| Developer | The AROS Development Team |
|---|---|
| OS family | AmigaOS-like |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
| Initial release | 1995 |
| Repository | |
| Platforms | IA-32, x86-64, PowerPC, m68k, ARM |
| Kernel type | Microkernel |
| License | AROS Public |
| Official website | aros |
AROS Research Operating System (AROS, pronounced "AR-OS") is a free and open-source multi media centric implementation of the AmigaOS 3.1 application programming interface (API) which is designed to be portable and flexible. As of 2021, ports are available for personal computers (PCs) based on x86 and PowerPC, in native and hosted flavors, with other architectures in development. In a show of full circle development, AROS has been ported to the Motorola 68000 series (m68k) based Amiga 1200, and there is also an ARM port for the Raspberry Pi series.