Global InformationReactOS information
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 ReactOS 0.4.14 desktop | |
| Developer | Community contributors The ReactOS developers |
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| Written in | C, C++[1] |
| OS family | Windows NT-like |
| Working state | Alpha |
| Source model | Open-source[2] |
| Initial release | (partial) 1998 |
| Latest preview | 0.4.14[3] / 16 December 2021[3] |
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| Marketing target | Personal computing |
| Update method | CD-ROM ISO image, QEMU image, VirtualBox image, VMware image, or source code[4] |
| Platforms | IA-32, x86-64 |
| Kernel type | Hybrid (designed to be compatible with Windows NT family) |
| Influenced by | Microsoft Windows |
| Default user interface | Graphical (ReactOS Explorer) |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later[a] |
| Official website | www |
ReactOS is a free and open-source operating system for amd64/i686 personal computers intended to be binary-compatible with computer programs and device drivers developed for Windows Server 2003 and later versions of Microsoft Windows.[5][6] ReactOS has been noted as a potential open-source drop-in replacement for Windows[7][8][9] and for its information on undocumented Windows APIs.[10]
ReactOS has been in development since 1996. As of April 2024[update], it is still considered feature-incomplete alpha software, and is therefore recommended by the developers only for evaluation and testing purposes.[11][12] However, many Windows applications are working, such as Adobe Reader 9.3, GIMP 2.6, and LibreOffice 5.4.[13][14]
ReactOS is primarily written in C, with some elements, such as ReactOS File Explorer, written in C++. The project partially implements Windows API functionality and has been ported to the AMD64 processor architecture.[15] ReactOS, as part of the FOSS ecosystem, re-uses and collaborates with many other FOSS projects,[16][17] most notably the Wine project, which presents a Windows compatibility layer for Unix-like operating systems.
- ^ "ReactOS on Open Hub". openhub.net. Black Duck Open Hub. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "ReactOS on GitHub". GitHub. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Holwerda, Thom (5 March 2009). "ReactOS Targets Windows 2003, Vista". OSNews. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ vicmarcal (14 April 2018). "ReactOS 0.4.8 released!!". ReactOS.org Project News (Corporate blog). Archived from the original on 16 April 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
With software specifically leaving NT5 behind, ReactOS is expanding its target to support NT6+ (Vista, Windows 8, Windows 10) software.
- ^ Stahl, Louis-F. (23 June 2015). "Russland erklärt ReactOS zu favorisierter Windows-Alternative". heise online. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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- ^ Tests for 0.4.14 on reactos.org (February 2022)
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