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AmigaOS

The authentic Amiga experience with the original operating system.

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AmigaOS is the native operating system for Amiga computers running on PowerPC hardware. It provides a graphical desktop (Workbench), supports running classic 68K Amiga software through emulation, and includes features such as a crash handler (Grim Reaper), a notification system, Python scripting, and shared objects for easier porting of applications. The OS can be updated via the integrated AmiUpdate tool.

3 alternatives to AmigaOS

Ranked by how well each tool replaces AmigaOS: shared features, audience, price and popularity.

  1. Termux

    Terminal emulator and Linux environment for Android.

    Covers 1 of 15 key features, has a free plan and is open source.

    Free planOpen source
    54 out of 100 matchFree

  2. Xfce

    A lightweight desktop environment for UNIX-like operating systems

    Covers 1 of 15 key features and is open source.

    Open source
    46 out of 100 match—

  3. Aminet

    Amiga software repository and archive.

    Covers 0 of 15 key features.

    38 out of 100 match—