Recomp / OS & system / Mac

Asahi Linux

Project that reverse engineers Apple Silicon hardware, including its GPU, to run Linux natively; m1n1 is its bootloader and research tool.

Clean-room Human-led wip
Stars4.3k
Commits, 30 days70
Latest releasev1.9.9Oct 2, 2026
Last pushOct 13, 2026

GitHub figures as of 2026-10-14, refreshed daily.

Facts

Original
Apple Silicon Macs (M1/M2 hardware) (2020)
Platform
Mac
Method
Clean-room
Provenance
Human-led · Founded by Hector Martin in 2020 what this means
Status
wip
Licence
GPL-2.0
Team
AsahiLinux
Started
2020
Runs on
Apple Silicon Macs
Needs the original
No

How to get it legally

Download it from the official repository or website. No original files are needed.

This project was rebuilt clean-room by AsahiLinux. Facts last checked 2026-10-13.

Timeline

  1. Asahi Linux alpha

Sources

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