List of custom Android distributions

This is a list of Android distributions, that is, Android-based operating systems (OS), including, but not limited to, custom ROMs, forked from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) without Google Play Services included officially in some or all markets, yet maintained independent coverage in notable Android-related sources.

For information on custom Android ROMs, see Custom Firmware § Android.

The list may include distributions that come pre-installed on a device (stock ROM) or modifications of them. Only builds considered official are listed.

Table


NameDeveloperDevelopment statusLast updatedOpen source?[lower-alpha 1]Latest releaseAndroid versionYear started Supported devicesNotes
AliOSAlibaba CloudActive2018Kernel only2.02011 A forked but incompatible version of Android[1]
AOKPTeam KangDiscontinued2020YesPie92011 115[2]Based on LineageOS
Baidu YiBaidu, Inc.Discontinued2015Kernel onlyUn­knownUn­known2011Un­knownDiscontinued in March 2015
BharOSJandK, IIT MadrasActive2023YesUn­knownUn­known2023Un­knownA fork of the Android Open Source Project[3]
CalyxOSCalyx InstituteActive2022Yes3[4]122019[5]Google Pixel 3 through 7 Pro and Fairphone 4[6]Privacy focused.
ColorOSOPPOActive2023Kernel only13132013OPPO Android Smartphones
CopperheadOSCopperhead SecurityActive2022Kernel only12.2.2 12[7]2014 9[8]Security- and privacy-focused, no OS analytics by default, smartphones with preinstalled OS commercially available.
crDroidcrDroid teamActive2023Yes9.5132014[9] 402[10]Based on LineageOS.
CyanogenModCyanogenMod Open-Source Community, Cyanogen IncDiscontinued2016Yes14.1 Nightly7.1.12009 571[11]CyanogenMod's official successor is LineageOS
DivestOS[12] Tad (SkewedZeppelin) Active 2023 Yes 20 13 2014 178[13] Soft fork of LineageOS. Includes Monthly Updates, FOSS Focus, Deblobbing, Security and Privacy focus, and F-Droid
/e/ e FoundationActive2022Partial 1.4[14] 12[14] 2017 209[15] Privacy focused, smartphones with preinstalled OS commercially available. Forked from LineageOS. Formerly called "Eelo".
emteria.OS emteria GmbHActive 2022Kernel only[16] 11.8[17] 13 2017 ARM and x86 platforms, strong focus on the Raspberry Pi family (3B, 4, CM, etc) Platform for building custom Android ROMs ("emteria.OS") targeted at professional enterprise applications. Supported by a set of remote management and OTA update capabilities ("DeviceHub").
EMUIHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Active2022No13122012 Huawei and Honor devicesAlso known as Magic UI in most of the high-end Honor devices and the current Honor devices after it split with Huawei.
Fire OSAmazon.com, Inc.Active2021-09-25Partial[18]7.3.2.292011 Amazon Kindle Fire, Fire TV, Fire Phone, Amazon EchoCentered on content consumption, heavy ties to Amazon's store and content.
GrapheneOS GrapheneOS team Active2023 Yes 13 13 2019[19] Supported Google Pixel devices[20] Security and privacy focused. Lead developer worked on CopperheadOS until a dispute between the co-founders over licensing caused his departure.[19]
Indus OSTeam Indus OSActive?Kernel only3.072015 80[21]
iodéOS iodé technologies Active 2022 Partial 3.3 12 2020 20[22] Based on LineageOS.
Kali NetHunter[23][24] Kali community member “BinkyBear” & Offensive Security Active 2022-08-09[25][26] Yes 2023.2[25][26] 5.1.1

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13[24][27][28][29]

 Un­known 39[24][27][28][29] Open Source Android penetration testing platform. NetHunter supports Wireless 802.11 frame injection, one-click MANA Evil Access Point setups, HID keyboard, as well as BadUSB MITM attacks – built upon Kali Linux distribution and toolsets.[23][24][30]
LeWa OS Lewa TechnologyDiscontinued?Kernel only OS 7 beta 5.1.1 2011
LineageOSLineageOS communityActive2023Yes20132016 175[31]Officially the successor of CyanogenMod.
MagicOSHonorActive2023No7.1132016 Honor devicesAlso known as Magic UI on pre 7.x version, independently developed by Honor for Honor devices after it split with Huawei.
MIUIXiaomi CorporationActive2022Partial (Now Kernel only, last Release 2 November 2022)14132010 Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO devices
OmniROMOmniROM communityActive2020Yes11.0112013 19[32]
One UISamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Active2023Kernel only5.1.1132019 Samsung Galaxy Smartphones and TabletsSucceeding Samsung Experience UX and TouchWiz
OxygenOSOnePlusActive2022Partial13
132015 OnePlus Android SmartphonesMerged with HydrogenOS in 2018. [33] Using ColorOS codebase from 12.0 release.
Paranoid AndroidParanoid Android TeamActive2022YesTopaz132012 31[34]Based on CAF
Realme UIRealmeActive2023Kernel only4.0132020 Realme devicesBased on ColorOS
ReplicantDenis Carikli, Paul KocialkowskiActive2019Yes6.0 000362010 12[35]Based on LineageOS, removes or replaces proprietary components and anti-features
Resurrection Remix OSResurrection Remix TeamActive2020Yes8.7.1102012 74[36]
Shift OS SHIFT GmbH Active ? Yes
SlimRoms SlimRoms TeamActive 2018Yes 7 7.1 2012 ~50
Smartisan OS Smartisan Active 2020Partial 8.0 10 2012 15

See also

Notes
  1. Fully open source Android distributions may ship with proprietary drivers.

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