Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Windows 8

Windows 8

Windows 8 is an operating system for Microsoft devices that combines some aspects of the traditional Windows system with the Live Tiles look of Windows mobile devices. Read more about Windows 8.

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Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Windows 8 are Ubuntu, Android, and Linux Mint. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

Ubuntu Landing Page
1

Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a Debian Linux-based open source operating system for desktop computers.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution 229 social mentions
Android Landing Page
2

Android

Android is an open source mobile operating system initially released by Google in 2008 and has since become of the most widely used operating systems on any platform.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Mobile OS #Mobile SDK #Operating Systems 11 social mentions
Linux Mint Landing Page
3

Linux Mint

Linux Mint is one of the most popular desktop Linux distributions and used by millions of people.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Linux Distribution #Linux #Operating Systems 423 social mentions
Arch Linux Landing Page
4

Arch Linux

You've reached the website for Arch Linux, a lightweight and flexible Linux® distribution that tries to Keep It Simple. Currently we have official packages optimized for the x86-64 architecture.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Linux #Linux Distribution #Operating Systems 256 social mentions
Gallium OS Landing Page
5

Gallium OS

A fast and lightweight Linux distribution for ChromeOS devices https://t.co/5SZlY9F1PI Tweets and such by @coltondrg and @dvdmuckle
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution 63 social mentions
Solus OS Landing Page
6

Solus OS

Solus Operating System is a Linux distribution built from scratch, exclusively for desktop systems.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution 6 social mentions
Anbox Landing Page
7

Anbox

Anbox puts Android into a container and every Android application will be integrated with your...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Gaming #Emulators #Android Emulators 64 social mentions
Ubuntu MATE Landing Page
8

Ubuntu MATE

We are delighted to provide a ready-to-run image for the Raspberry Pi 2 and Raspberry Pi 3.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution 43 social mentions
balenaOS Landing Page
9

balenaOS

Use balena’s own Linux OS tailored for containers, designed for reliability and scale, and proven in production.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Mobile OS #Data Dashboard #IoT Platform
BlackArch Landing Page
10

BlackArch

BlackArch Linux is an Small Arch Linux iconArch Linux -based distribution for penetration testers...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution 14 social mentions
Gentoo Landing Page
11

Gentoo

The website of Gentoo, a flexible Linux or BSD distribution.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution 27 social mentions
NetBSD Landing Page
12

NetBSD

PowerPC, Alpha, SPARC, MIPS, SH3, ARM, amd64, i386, m68k, VAX: Of course it runs NetBSD.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Operating Systems #Linux #Linux Distribution 3 social mentions