Changelog · 5 releases

Every change, in plain language.

We ship small, predictable updates and write them up the way we'd want them written. No marketing fluff — just what changed.

Releases

Release history.

Each release is GPG signed, snapshot-rollback ready and reproducible from source.

v1.0

CrownOS goes stable

2026-04-22
  • Stable release of the monochromatic desktop and ecosystem stack.
  • Local AI runtime with on-device assist enabled by default.
  • Atomic btrfs snapshots wired into the bootloader for one-click rollback.
  • GPG-signed reproducible builds across all editions.
v0.9

Ecosystem RC

2026-03-04
  • All eight ecosystem features (Clipboard, Camera, Call Bridge…) shipped.
  • Smart shell promoted out of preview.
  • Hardened compositor with adaptive refresh.
  • Reduced cold boot to under 5 seconds on reference hardware.
v0.8

Performance pass

2026-01-18
  • BORE-EEVDF scheduler tuned for foreground apps.
  • Composited shell switched to Wayland-only.
  • Pacman cache cleanup integrated into the system upgrade flow.
v0.7

Theming & layouts

2025-11-30
  • Light, dark and high-contrast monochrome variants.
  • Three layout profiles: tiling, floating, stage.
  • Iconography refreshed to a consistent stroke style.
v0.6

First public preview

2025-09-12
  • Initial public preview built on the Arch base.
  • CrownOS CLI scaffolded with sync, snapshot and rollback subcommands.
  • Documentation site launched.

Roadmap

What's coming next.

Roadmap items in active development. Dates are intentionally absent — we ship when ready.

v1.1 · Performance polish

Latency improvements for input-to-pixel under heavy IO and a new io_uring-backed file manager.

v1.2 · Verified boot

Optional secure boot keys ship out of the box, with one-command enrollment.

v2.0 · Multi-device pairing

Pair an unlimited number of devices and route calls, files and notifications between any of them.

Have a feature in mind?

Open a discussion on GitHub or drop in on Discord. The roadmap is shaped by the community — every well-argued issue has a chance.