Capabilities

Key Features

Everything you need in a lightweight, powerful, and retro-futuristic operating system

Ollama & OpenCode Integration

Local AI with Ollama + OpenCode assistant for intelligent system orchestration, code generation, debugging and advanced assistance — pre-installed globally.

AI-Powered Pre-installed Passwordless sudo

Adaptive Desktop

Automatic GPU detection at boot — Hyprland with 3D acceleration, Sway with software rendering. Both using Nord theme at 800MB RAM.

Hyprland Sway 800MB RAM

Low RAM Optimized

Designed for 1.9GB systems with ZRAM, EarlyOOM and aggressive kernel tuning.

Multi-GPU

Intel, AMD, and NVIDIA display drivers pre-installed for broad hardware support.

Persistent USB

Create a labeled partition and your changes survive reboots. Works with Ventoy too.

GTK Installer

Beautiful graphical installer with Nord theme, real-time progress and boot splash.

Dev Ready

Node.js, npm, Git, VS Code and Oh My Zsh pre-installed out of the box.

9 Languages

English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, German, Chinese, Japanese and Korean with auto keyboard layout.

WiFi Built-in

Network scanning and WPA2/WPA3 connection directly from the installer.

Secure by Default

Locked root, dual UEFI bootloader, secure passwords and per-user isolation.

Steam Deck Ready

Full gamepad-to-WM bindings for Steam Deck. Manage windows, workspaces and media with buttons and back paddles — with automatic game inhibition.

Back Paddles Game Aware Auto-detect

Xbox Controller

Xbox Series gamepad support with LT/RT media combos, Share button screenshot and auto-profile detection — zero configuration needed.

LT/RT Combos Share Button Auto-profile

Performance

Target Hardware

madOS breathes neon life into modest hardware — cyberpunk performance on any machine

CPU

Intel Atom / AMD or equivalent (x86_64)

RAM

1.9GB minimum (optimized for limited memory)

GPU

Intel, NVIDIA or AMD — auto-detected with compute support

Storage

10GB minimum (~5GB ISO, expands when installed)

Boot

UEFI and BIOS support

System Monitor

RAM in use 800MB / 1.9GB

CPU (average) 15%

ZRAM Compression 50% ratio (zstd)

Disk 2.1GB / 32GB

Get It

Download madOS

Jack in and start your madOS experience today

🧪 Development

Download madOS-dev-x86_64.iso

Getting Started

Download

Get the latest ISO from Internet Archive or GitHub Releases

Flash USB

dd if=madOS-*.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=4M or use Ventoy / balenaEtcher

Boot & Go

Desktop loads automatically — use live or run the installer

Ready!

AI assistant, dev tools & optional persistent USB storage