Assembly Kernel

Open-source Assembly projects categorized as Kernel

Top 11 Assembly Kernel Projects

  1. floppybird

    Floppy Bird (OS)

  2. SaaSHub

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  3. Cyjon

    A simple, clean code, multi-tasking kernel written in pure Assembly language for 64-bit processors from the AMD64 family.

  4. 539kernel

    539kernel is a simple x86 32bit educational kernel which has been written especially for the book "A Journey in Creating an Operating System Kernel" which is available freely on <https://539kernel.com>

  5. mintia

    Paging operating system for a custom computer architecture

  6. KiddieOS_Development

    KiddieOS is a basic open-source operating system being developed by the free course D.S.O.S [Developing Simple Operating Systems].

  7. x86-bootloader

    A BIOS bootloader for bare-metal x86 programs, written in 8086 assembly

  8. x86-kernel

    A hobby kernel developed from scratch using i8086 assembly

  9. trdos

    Turkish Rational DOS 8086 (v1) and 386 (v2) Operating System Kernel (TRDOS project) files

  10. kernel

    A barebones x86 Kernel. (by mirimmad)

  11. matrix-kernel-root

    In_Matrix : constant Boolean := False; -- @ /root

    Project mention: Matrix-Kernel-Root | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-04-06
  12. Mellivora_OS

    Bare-metal 32-bit x86 operating system in NASM assembly — custom filesystem, 53-command shell, C compiler, 55 programs, 586 regression tests. Boots on real i486+ hardware.

    Project mention: Mellivora OS | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-04-09
NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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Index

What are some of the best open-source Kernel projects in Assembly? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 floppybird 936
2 Cyjon 460
3 539kernel 240
4 mintia 110
5 KiddieOS_Development 62
6 x86-bootloader 44
7 x86-kernel 21
8 trdos 8
9 kernel 7
10 matrix-kernel-root 3
11 Mellivora_OS 1

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