A clean rebuild — starting over, deliberately
Rather than carry old debt forward, DraftOS restarted with a clear architecture: source and system image kept separate, one shared foundation for both editions, and decisions written down as we go.
Dev log
Notes from building in the open
DraftOS is developed in public. This is where we jot down the bigger decisions and where the project is headed — the full trail lives in the repository.
Early days. There aren't many entries yet — the project is just getting going. Follow the repository for the day-to-day, and the roadmap for what's next.
Why the desktop is COSMIC
We wanted a cohesive, distinctive desktop with real glass and macOS-grade polish — without maintaining a compositor fork forever. The answer: build on COSMIC and extend it through theme, defaults and our own apps.
Desktop first, and one design language
Effort converges before it spreads: the Desktop edition and the core experience come first, and every app follows the same conventions so the whole system feels like one product.