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An open-source OS project that aims to provide source and binary compatibility with macOS® and a similar user experience.

README at capture

# What is ravynOS? [![Contributor Covenant](https://img.shields.io/badge/Contributor%20Covenant-2.1-4baaaa.svg)](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)

__Don't speak English? Read this in: [Italiano](README.IT.md), [Türkçe](README.TR.md), [Deutsch](README.DE.md), [Indonesia](README.ID.md), [简体中文](README.zh_CN.md), [繁體中文](README.zh_TW.md), [Português do Brasil](README.pt_BR.md), [한국어](README.KR.md), [فارسی](README.FA.md),
[Magyar](README.HU.md)__
Note: where different, the English version is authoritative. Translations are done by volunteers and not always up to
date.

ravynOS is an open source OS project that aims to provide a similar experience and some compatibility with macOS on x86-64 (and eventually arm64/arm64e) systems. It builds on the solid foundations of Darwin and FreeBSD, existing open source packages in the same space, and new code to fill the gaps.

The main design goals are:
- Source compatibility with macOS applications (i.e. you could compile a Mac application on ravynOS and run it). Binary compatibility eventually.
- Similar GUI metaphors and familiar UX (file manager, application launcher, top menu bar that reflects the open application, etc) which provide the expected Apple APIs to applications
- Compatible with macOS folder layouts (/Library, /System, /Users, /Volumes, etc) and filesystems (HFS+, APFS) plus other useful filesystems like FAT, NTFS, ZFS.
- Self-contained applications in [App Bundles](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/bundle) with support for DMG files and other archive formats.
- Updated Unix environment with current tools, shells, and power user tools
- Pleasant to use, secure, stable, and performant

### Join us!

* Can you help build the dream? See the current projects/needs in [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)!
* Our [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/8caJbAGNwY) server.
* `#ravynOS-general:matrix.org` - join via [Element.io](https://app.element.io/#/room/%23ravynOS-general:matrix.org)