Aospix: an AI-native Linux desktop, built in public
A new desktop experience for Linux, shown today as a web prototype. The foundations are taking shape, and we're building it one piece at a time.
Made to feel effortless.
Aospix is a fresh take on the everyday desktop: calm, quick, and easy to shape around how you work.
- Clean windows and a dock that stay out of your way
- Smooth motion that never slows you down
- Developed openly, with every step shared as we go
Follow the journey.
We'll share updates, behind-the-scenes moments and progress from the Aospix team. Here's the road ahead.
What is Aospix?
Aospix is an AI-native Linux desktop that Ali Hamz is designing and building in public. The goal is a desktop environment that feels calm and quick, stays out of your way, and can be shaped around how you actually work. AI is meant to be part of the foundation rather than an add-on, but those features are still in development and are not available yet.
Right now Aospix is a web-based prototype. It shows the planned interface, including the top bar, overview, dock, notifications, quick settings and wallpaper, so ideas can be tested and discussed early. It is not yet a Linux desktop you can install or run on your computer.
Aospix is for people who use Linux every day and want a desktop that feels modern without getting noisy, and for anyone curious about how a new desktop environment is built from the ground up. Every decision, experiment and setback is shared in the Aospix journal. If something in the prototype feels right or wrong to you, that feedback directly shapes what gets built next.
The pieces of the desktop.
These are the parts of the Aospix desktop explored in the current web prototype. Each one is still a work in progress.
Top bar
A slim bar along the top of the screen for the clock, status and system menus. It is meant to stay quiet until you need it.
Overview
One view to see your open windows and workspaces and switch between them quickly, without hunting through a cluttered screen.
Dock
A simple launcher for your favourite and running apps that stays out of the way while you work.
Notifications
A calm place for alerts and messages, designed so updates reach you without breaking your focus.
Quick settings
Fast access to everyday controls such as network, sound and display from a single panel.
Wallpaper
The visual base of the desktop. The prototype explores how the background, colour and motion fit together.
Where Aospix is today.
An honest look at what exists now, what is being worked on, and what is planned. No dates have been announced.
| In the prototype | In development | Planned |
|---|---|---|
| Visual design of the top bar, overview, dock, notifications, quick settings and wallpaper (web prototype) | AI features | An installable Linux desktop |
| Interaction ideas you can click through in the browser | Refining the interface based on feedback | Public releases and install instructions |
| A public journal documenting decisions | Choosing the technical foundation | Documentation for users and contributors |
Latest from the journal.
Why we are building Aospix in public
Why every step of Aospix is shared openly, from first ideas to working code.
A desktop that stays out of the way
The design thinking behind a calm, quick desktop that adapts to how you work.
What the Aospix journal will share next
What to expect from the journal: vision, build updates and what comes next.
Frequently asked questions.
What is Aospix?
Aospix is an AI-native Linux desktop that Ali Hamz is designing and building in public. Today it exists as a web-based prototype of the planned interface.
Can I download or install Aospix?
Not yet. The current demo is a web prototype that shows the planned interface. It is not an installable Linux desktop, and no release date has been announced.
Are the AI features available?
No. The AI features are still in development and are not available in the prototype. Progress will be shared in the journal as it happens.
Which Linux distribution will Aospix be based on?
This has not been decided yet. The choice of Linux base will be shared in the journal once it is made.
Will Aospix be open source?
Aospix is developed openly and every step is shared publicly, but a license has not been announced yet.
How can I follow progress or give feedback?
Read the journal, follow Aospix on X or LinkedIn, or leave your email to get updates. Feedback on the prototype is very welcome.