Our goal
Imperial NextOS is an experimental operating system developed from scratch by Imperial Corporation.
Its goal is to explore a lightweight, minimalist system that gives users greater control over their machine.
01 / OVERVIEW
An operating system from scratch
Built to learn
NextOS is also a systems programming project focused on understanding how an operating system works.
Its development covers kernel design, memory management, file systems, hardware interaction, applications and a custom shell.
CURRENT VERSION
0.1.9
DEVELOPMENT STATUS
Experimental
NEXT MILESTONE
Stable rebase in preparation
02 / UNDER THE HOOD
Technical specifications
The technologies and components behind NextOS.
Programming language
Written mainly in C, with a focus on low-level systems programming.
Architecture
Designed for the i386 32-bit architecture.
Boot process
Uses GRUB with Multiboot and targets Legacy BIOS.
File system
Currently uses FatFs. Imperial QOSFS integration is planned for the future.
Discover QOSFS →Hardware drivers
Includes PCI and SATA/AHCI driver development.
Custom shell
Features a custom shell as part of the operating system environment.
03 / WHAT'S NEXT
Development roadmap
Planned development goals, without guaranteed release dates.
In preparation
Stable rebase
Prepare the 0.1.9 R.S.V. milestone.
Planned
Kernel threads and multitasking
Develop kernel threading and multitasking.
Planned
Virtual memory
Work towards virtual memory support.
Planned
UEFI support
Expand the boot process beyond the current Legacy BIOS target.
Planned
Networking and graphical interface
Explore networking support and a graphical user interface.
04 / TRY IT OUT
Get Imperial NextOS
Download the experimental ISO and try NextOS in a virtual machine, for example with QEMU or VirtualBox.
Image format
ISO
Target architecture
i386 · 32-bit
Current version
0.1.9
Download ISO
The ISO is public. The source code is private.
05 / DOCUMENTATION
Project documentation
Read the official project documents in the Imperial Information repository.
Project overview
NextOS documentation
Project goals, technologies, current status and development plans.
Read documentation ↗ Related projectImperial QOSFS
Learn about the file system planned for future NextOS integration.
Read documentation ↗ Legal informationImperial licensing
Consult the organization's licensing documentation.
Read licensing guide ↗Imperial Information
Explore the repository for more project and organization documentation.
06 / EXPLORE MORE