The Breeze of Innovation

Experience a Linux distribution designed for speed, redundancy, developer productivity, and gaming. Built for developers, yet simple enough for anyone.

Originally created to improve compatibility and out-of-the-box Linux experience on laptops with or without Hybrid Graphics

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Open Source
Lightning Fast
Immutable

Why ZephyrOS?

Engineered to get out of your way and let you focus on what matters.

CachyOS Kernel

Enjoy increased performance and up-to-date asus-armoury drivers out of the box, optimized for modern hardware.

High Performance

Built on the strong foundation of Bazzite, experience reliable performance whether you're compiling code or gaming.

Privacy First

No telemetry, no tracking. Your data belongs to you. We believe in transparency and open-source integrity.

Fully Customizable

Make it yours. Built on the GNOME Desktop, experience a custom desktop entirely configurable from the extensions app. Everything you need to tinker comes pre-installed

Built for Daily Workflows

ZephyrOS is tuned for day-to-day productivity with a polished desktop, curated apps, and a clean layout that feels ready from first boot.

Preconfigured desktop defaults and quality-of-life tools
Many popular apps are available in the Flatpak store, Bazaar.
A modern GNOME workspace that stays out of your way
ZephyrOS productivity desktop with file manager and app store
ZephyrOS development desktop with terminal, CI logs, and VS Code

Designed for Developers, Built for Everyone

Powerful tools for professionals, wrapped in an intuitive experience anyone can enjoy.

Pre-configured with essential dev tools for the modern developer (Git, VSCode, Brew).

Optimized for container-based workloads with Podman and DistroShelf pre-installed for easy setup.

Easily install software with Flatpak, Brew, ujust, and DistroShelf containers, or layer your own Fedora packages with rpm-ostree.

Community driven and completely open source.

Ready to Game

Everything you need to play, right out of the box. No setup required.

New console-focused images are optimized for couch gaming with CachyOS kernel tuning and Steam Big Picture support. NVIDIA console builds are currently experimental and may have known bugs.

ZephyrOS gaming desktop showing Steam and Heroic launcher

Pre-Installed Gaming Stack

Steam

Your entire library, ready to play

Lutris

Lutris

Play games and software from Battle.net, Origin, and more

ProtonPlus

Easily manage Proton and Wine versions, easily switch between them, and enjoy improved compatibility for your games and software

Sunshine

Sunshine

Stream your games to any device with Moonlight, with support for NVIDIA GameStream and AMD Link. Play your games on your phone, tablet, or even another PC without leaving your couch.

Expand Your Library

Want even more? Install thousands of additional games and emulators with ease.

Flathub — Thousands of games and emulators one click away
ujust — Quick install scripts for popular gaming tools
Emu-Deck — Get started with retro gaming and emulation with one terminal command: ujust install-emudeck

Create Your Own Games

Not just for playing—ZephyrOS comes ready for game development too.

Godot Engine — Open-source 2D and 3D game engine
Unity Hub — Manage Unity projects and versions
Blender — Industry-standard 3D creation suite
VSCode — Industry-standard IDE/Text Editor

Zero Hardware Configuration Needed

NVIDIA Drivers Available

Latest proprietary NVIDIA drivers pre-installed. No terminal commands, no blacklisting nouveau—just boot and play.

Hybrid Graphics

ZephyrOS quick settings showing GPU mode switching options

Hybrid laptops with Intel/AMD + NVIDIA just work. Switch between integrated and discrete graphics effortlessly in the control center.

ASUS ROG Support

Full support for ASUS gaming laptops with asusctl and ROG Control Center. Control RGB lighting, fan profiles, and performance modes out of the box.