Draft OS in brief
We make a Linux that respects both the newcomer and the engineer. One foundation, two editions, zero forced compromises — and full openness at every step.
Why another distribution
There are plenty of good distributions, but the choice often comes down to a dilemma: flexibility at the cost of fragility, or reliability at the cost of freedom. We don't think that's a fair trade.
Draft OS offers both — as two sides of one project. Desktop gives full control in the spirit of Arch and CachyOS. Immutable gives predictability and rollbacks in the spirit of Fedora Silverblue and SteamOS. Shared repositories, shared apps, shared philosophy.
“Draft” is a sketch, a blueprint, a plan. A system you refine to fit you, rather than accept as-is.
What we believe
Restraint
No visual noise, no forced branding. Your system, your look.
Privacy
No telemetry, no trackers. Your data stays yours.
Openness
Code, decisions and plans in the open. Development happens with the community.
Performance
Fast out of the box. Optimization is a default, not an option.
What Draft OS stands on
- Arch Linux base — a rolling-release model and fresh software.
- OSTree — immutable images and atomic updates on Immutable.
- Flatpak & distrobox — apps and dev environments in isolation.
- x86-64-v3 builds — performance on modern hardware.
- LUKS & Secure Boot — security out of the box.
Who's behind it
Draft OS is built by a distributed team of volunteers and contributors from around the world — developers, designers, doc writers and testers. There's no corporate owner: it belongs to the community.
Want to join the team? Contributions are open to everyone — from fixing a typo to landing a major feature.
Join the draft of what's next
Download Draft OS, try both editions, and help make the project better.