IoT Operating Systems

Platform operating systems designed specifically for Internet of Things and embedded devices.

12 projects

50,524 contributors

$816M

Most contributors

LF Edge

LF Edge is an umbrella organization that aims to establish an open, interoperable framework for edge computing independent of hardware, silicon, cloud, or operating system. By bringing together industry leaders, LF Edge will create a common framework for hardware and software standards and best practices critical to sustaining current and future generations of IoT and edge devices.

Contributors

38,281

Organizations

4,879

Software value

$2.8M

Home Assistant Operating System

:beginner: Home Assistant Operating System

Contributors

4,847

Organizations

560

Software value

$691K

Mbed OS

Mbed OS is an open-source real-time operating system designed for IoT devices and microcontrollers, providing a platform-agnostic software framework for developing embedded applications. It includes hardware abstraction, security features, connectivity stacks, and device management capabilities.

Contributors

2,947

Organizations

394

Software value

$361M

RT-Thread

RT-Thread is an open-source real-time operating system (RTOS) for embedded devices. It provides a kernel with real-time scheduling, semaphores, mutexes, and inter-thread communication, along with components for network protocols, file systems, and device drivers. The system is designed to be lightweight, stable, and scalable for IoT and embedded applications.

Contributors

2,656

Organizations

146

Software value

$334M

RIOT OS

RIOT is a real-time multi-threading operating system designed for Internet of Things (IoT) devices and other resource-constrained embedded systems. It supports multiple architectures, provides a developer-friendly programming model, and offers features like hardware abstraction, networking capabilities, and extensive documentation for IoT development.

Contributors

1,621

Organizations

284

Software value

$118M