Top Rust Operating systems repositories on GitHub
Kernels, microkernels, and OS research projects. Filtered to projects whose primary language is Rust.
Ranked by stars across 72 Rust repositories tagged operating-system. Refreshed daily.
- 1RightNow-AI/openfang★ 17,232 · ⑂ 2,206
Open-source Agent Operating System
- agent-framework
- ai-agents
- llm
- mcp
- open-source
- openclaw
- 2redox-os/redox★ 16,281 · ⑂ 997
Mirror of https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/redox
- redox
- rust
- microkernel
- operating-system
- bsd
- freebsd
- 3rust-embedded/rust-raspberrypi-OS-tutorials★ 14,650 · ⑂ 872
:books: Learn to write an embedded OS in Rust :crab:
- rust
- bare-metal
- raspberry-pi-3
- rpi3
- embedded-rust
- armv8
- 4bottlerocket-os/bottlerocket★ 9,587 · ⑂ 577
An operating system designed for hosting containers
- operating-system
- containers
- linux
- rust
- 5tock/tock★ 6,299 · ⑂ 827
A secure embedded operating system for microcontrollers
- embedded
- operating-system
- rust
- cortex-m
- kernel
- tock
- 6nuta/kerla★ 3,464 · ⑂ 94
A new operating system kernel with Linux binary compatibility written in Rust.
- operating-system-kernel
- rust
- operating-system
- 7maestro-os/maestro★ 3,235 · ⑂ 108
Lightweight, Linux-compatible kernel, written in Rust to leverage the safety of the typesystem. Aiming to remove as much legacy as possible while supporting most usecases
- kernel
- rust
- unix
- lightweight
- operating-system
- posix
- 8theseus-os/Theseus★ 3,151 · ⑂ 185
Theseus is a modern OS written from scratch in Rust that explores 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧: closing the semantic gap between compiler and hardware by maximally leveraging the power of language safety and affine types. Theseus aims to shift OS responsibilities like resource management into the compiler.
- operating-system
- rust
- kernel
- research
- theseus
- intralingual
- 9nebulet/nebulet★ 2,351 · ⑂ 72
A proof-of-concept microkernel that implements a WebAssembly "usermode" that runs in Ring 0.
- osdev
- webassembly
- rust
- operating-system
- microkernel
- nebulet
- 10rcore-os/rCore-Tutorial-v3★ 2,027 · ⑂ 548
Let's write an OS which can run on RISC-V in Rust from scratch!
- rust
- risc-v
- rcore
- operating-system
- k210
- 11hermit-os/hermit-rs★ 1,913 · ⑂ 109
Hermit for Rust.
- virtualization
- osdev
- operating-system
- cloud-computing
- high-performance-computing
- rust-lang
- 12hermit-os/kernel★ 1,439 · ⑂ 117
A Rust-based, lightweight unikernel.
- rust-lang
- cloud-computing
- kernel
- virtualization
- high-performance-computing
- unikernels
- 13copper-project/copper-rs★ 1,303 · ⑂ 85
Copper is an operating system for robots - build, run, and replay your entire robot deterministically.
- robotics
- ros
- rust
- operating-system
- physical-ai
- 14Andy-Python-Programmer/aero★ 1,242 · ⑂ 52
Aero is a new modern, experimental, UNIX-like operating system following the monolithic kernel design. Supporting modern PC features such as long mode, 5-level paging, and SMP (multicore), to name a few.
- operating-system
- rust
- aero
- unix
- uefi
- hacktoberfest
- 15DragonOS-Community/DragonOS★ 1,164 · ⑂ 189
DragonOS is an operating system developed from scratch using Rust, with Linux compatibility. It is designed for **Serverless** scenarios. 使用Rust从0自研内核,具有Linux兼容性的操作系统,面向云计算Serverless场景而设计。
- os
- operating-system
- rust
- 16
- 17ariel-os/ariel-os★ 1,070 · ⑂ 94
Ariel OS is a library operating system for secure, memory-safe, low-power Internet of Things, written in Rust
- iot
- low-power
- operating-system
- rtos
- rust
- embedded
- 18arceos-org/arceos★ 764 · ⑂ 431
An experimental modular OS written in Rust.
- modular
- operating-system
- unikernel
- os-components
- rust
- osdev
- 19kazetaos/kazeta★ 646 · ⑂ 22
Retro 90s style gaming operating system
- console
- gaming
- linux
- operating-system
- 20JonasKruckenberg/k23★ 627 · ⑂ 42
Experimental WASM Microkernel Operating System
- microkernel
- operating-system
- research
- wasm
- 21RWTH-OS/eduOS-rs★ 476 · ⑂ 32
A teaching operating system written in Rust
- operating-system
- kernel
- rust
- eduos-rs
- 22mrgian/felix★ 402 · ⑂ 12
🐱 Experimental operating system written in Rust
- bootloader
- kernel
- operating-system
- os
- rust
- 23moritztng/fltr★ 386 · ⑂ 8
Like grep but for natural language questions. Based on Mistral 7B or Mixtral 8x7B.
- llm
- rust
- llama
- llama-2
- localllama
- mistral
- 24mikeroyal/Pop_OS-Guide★ 320 · ⑂ 24
Pop!_OS Guide. Pop!_OS is an Operating System developed by System76.
- linux-desktop
- awesome-list
- awesome
- flatpak
- gamemode
- linux-gaming
- 25skyzh/core-os-riscv★ 318 · ⑂ 27
🖥️ An xv6-like operating system on RISC-V with multi-core support. Documentation available online.
- operating-system
- rust
- cargo
- risc-v
- xv6
- qemu
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