AetherOS

AetherOS is a cross-platform software stack that provides a unified runtime environment across desktop operating systems and the Aether kernel.

Like Android is to Linux, AetherOS is to Aether.

Features

• 🖥️ Cross-Platform - Runs on macOS, Linux, Windows, and Aether kernel
• 🔄 Unified API - Same application works everywhere
• 🎮 Graphics Support - Built-in framebuffer and windowing
• ⌨️ Input Handling - Keyboard and pointing device support
• 🚀 Unikernel Runtime - Execute lightweight guest applications

Supported Platforms

Platform	Backend	Status
macOS	Hypervisor.framework	✅ Working
Linux	KVM	✅ Working
Windows	WHP (Hypervisor Platform)	🔧 In Progress
Aether Kernel	Native	🔧 In Progress

Building

# Build for current platform
cargo build -p aetheros

# Run
cargo run -p aetheros

Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    Applications                         │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                    AetherOS Runtime                     │
│    ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ │
│    │  macOS   │ │  Linux   │ │ Windows  │ │  Aether  │ │
│    │  (Hvf)   │ │  (KVM)   │ │  (WHP)   │ │ (Native) │ │
│    └──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────┘ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Project Structure

AetherOS/
├── aetheros/      # Main runtime
│   └── src/
│       ├── main.rs
│       └── backend/
│           ├── macos.rs    # Hypervisor.framework
│           ├── linux.rs    # KVM
│           └── windows.rs  # WHP
├── aether-core/   # Shared abstractions
├── abi/           # Application Binary Interface
├── user/          # Userspace library for guests
└── apps/          # Example applications
    ├── hello_world/
    └── wasm_simple/

Related Projects

• Aether - Bare-metal hybrid kernel

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.