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Redox

Mirror of https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/redox

From redox-os·Updated June 14, 2026·View on GitHub·

**redox** is a Mirror of https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/redox The project is written primarily in Rust, distributed under the MIT License license, first published in 2015. It has gained significant community traction with 16,382 stars and 1,009 forks on GitHub. Key topics include: bsd, freebsd, gnu, gnu-hurd, linux.

Latest release: 0.9.0
September 22, 2025View Changelog →
<p align="center"> <img alt="Redox" width="346" src="https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/assets/raw/master/logos/redox/logo.png"> </p>

This repository is the Build System for Redox OS.

Redox is under active development by a vibrant community, you can see the key links below:

Redox is an open-source operating system written in Rust, a language with focus on safety, efficiency and high performance. Redox uses a microkernel architecture, and aims to be reliable, secure, usable, correct, and free. Redox is inspired by previous operating systems, such as seL4, MINIX, Plan 9, Linux and BSD.

Redox is not just a kernel, it's a full-featured operating system, providing components (file system, display server, core utilities, etc.) that together make up a functional and convenient operating system. Redox uses the COSMIC desktop apps, and provides source code compatibility with many Rust, Linux and BSD programs.

MIT licensed

Ecosystem

Some of the key repositories on the Redox GitLab:

Essential RepositoriesMaintainer
Kernel@jackpot51
Base (essential system components and drivers)@jackpot51
RedoxFS (default filesystem)@jackpot51
relibc (C POSIX library written in Rust)@jackpot51
Ion (defauilt shell)@jackpot51
Termion (terminal library)@jackpot51
pkgutils (current package manager)@jackpot51
Orbital (display server and window manager)@jackpot51
This repo - the root of the Build System@jackpot51 @hatred_45
Redoxer (tool for easy Redox development on Linux)@jackpot51
The Redox Book@jackpot51 @hatred_45
Website@jackpot51 @hatred_45

What it looks like

See Redox in Action for photos and videos.

<img alt="Redox" height="150" src="https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/website/-/raw/master/static/img/screenshot/orbital-visual.png"> <img alt="Redox" height="150" src="https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/website/-/raw/master/static/img/screenshot/cosmic-programs.png"> <img alt="Redox" height="150" src="https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/website/-/raw/master/static/img/screenshot/cosmic-term-screenfetch.png"> <img alt="Redox" height="150" src="https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/website/-/raw/master/static/img/screenshot/cosmic-edit-redox.png"> <img alt="Redox" height="150" src="https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/website/-/raw/master/static/img/screenshot/image-viewer.png"> <img alt="Redox" height="150" src="https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/assets/raw/master/screenshots/Boot.png">

Contributors

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