Zig Kernel

Open-source Zig projects categorized as Kernel

Top 7 Zig Kernel Projects

  1. pluto

    An x86 kernel written in Zig (by ZystemOS)

    Project mention: Pluto – An x86 (Ring 0, Protected Mode) kernel written in Zig | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-06-01

    I like the following x86 assembly real-mode to protected-mode bootloader a lot! (Taking a quick glance, it seems to be very well written and robust -- at least as far as "old-skool" (should run on ancient PC's back to 386's!) FAT, non-UEFI, x86 assembly bootloaders go...)

    https://github.com/ZystemOS/pluto/tree/develop/src/bootloade...

  2. SaaSHub

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  3. mewz

    A unikernel designed specifically for running Wasm applications and compatible with WASI

  4. zen

    Experimental operating system written in Zig (by AndreaOrru)

  5. kernel-zig

    :floppy_disk: hobby x86 kernel zig

  6. georgios

    Hobby Operating System

  7. ydin

    A very extendable and versatile hybrid kernel.

  8. zigvale-barebones

    A brief example of the use of the Zigvale library in a bare-bones kernel.

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

# Project Stars
1 pluto 721
2 mewz 677
3 zen 527
4 kernel-zig 437
5 georgios 56
6 ydin 34
7 zigvale-barebones 8

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