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VamoraOS

Pre-Alpha 3

Pre-Alpha 3 brings more of the VamoraOS desktop experience together, with a new dock, boot animation, Openbox theme, settings app, customization tools, and more.

Important: this build is not installable yet — it's a development build for testing and showcasing the current state of VamoraOS.
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Preview

VamoraOS Pre-Alpha 3 desktop

What's New

Added a boot animation for a smoother startup experience.

VamoraOS boot animation

Added Vamora Dock, now part of the desktop, with auto-hide behavior.

Vamora Dock

New Openbox theme, giving windows and decorations a more Vamora-native look.

VamoraOS Openbox theme

Fixed the strut so the Vamora StatusBar reserves screen space correctly.

Added the Settings app for changing settings ig.

Settings app

Added Vamify inside the Settings app, giving users a simple way to customize the appearance of VamoraOS.

Vamify inside VamoraSys
Vamify icon customization
Vamify color customization

Added widget support to the homescreen.

Added icon resizing on the homescreen.

What's Included

Debian 13

The base operating system powering this VamoraOS build.

Openbox

The lightweight window manager used by the desktop.

Vamora StatusBar

The Vamora desktop status bar with screen-space reservation.

Vamora Dock

The desktop dock with auto-hide behavior.

Settings app

VamoraSys, the system settings application.

Vamify

Appearance customization integrated into VamoraSys.

Vaminfo

System information utility for VamoraOS.

Extra apps

Additional utilities and desktop components used throughout the system.

Known Issues

The build is still experimental and is not ready for normal installation.

Some desktop components are still being actively developed.

UI behavior and appearance may change between builds.

What's Next

More desktop integration

Continue bringing Vamora components together into a more unified desktop experience.

System polish

Improve animations, interactions, visual consistency, and overall reliability.

More Vamora apps

Continue replacing and integrating core desktop utilities with Vamora-native applications.

Installable builds

Eventually provide a proper installable VamoraOS image once the system is ready.

Thanks for following VamoraOS

VamoraOS is still very much a work in progress, but every build gets the project a little closer to the experience we want.

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