Puter
Web-based operating system designed to be feature-rich, exceptionally fast, and highly extensible.
High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.
Commit activity more than 91% of tracked projects; popularity more than 95%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 44k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 26.09.1 · 20 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 28 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Nodejs, Docker |
Is Puter actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 2205 commits, of which 589 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 196 commits a month.
The most recent tagged release, 26.09.1, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Of the 20 projects we track in File Transfer & Synchronization, Puter ranks #2 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What Puter actually does
Puter is a web-based operating system built to provide an extensible desktop-like environment inside your browser. It facilitates file management and remote access capabilities through a unified interface. The project is implemented in Node.js and distributed under the AGPL-3.0 licence.
Best fit: It is well-suited for developers and administrators looking to host a centralised web desktop for file organisation and remote access.
Worth knowing: The copyleft AGPL-3.0 licence requires you to make your source code available if you modify and network-host the application, which may not suit commercial deployments. Additionally, web-based operating systems can introduce significant security and sandboxing considerations.
Deployment notes
You will typically deploy this via Docker, requiring persistent storage volumes for user data and a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination. Since it runs on Node.js, you should allocate sufficient memory based on the expected concurrent browser sessions.
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