Devlog
Building HippOS in public.
Architecture notes, build decisions, and implementation updates for the console-style gaming OS.
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Your games survive every OS update
HippOS separates the OS from your data. ROMs, saves, BIOS files, and configs live on their own partition and never get touched by updates.
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50+ emulators, all built from source
Every emulator in HippOS is compiled from upstream source against the runtime OS. No AppImages, no Flatpaks, no stale binaries.
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Gaming on Linux without managing Linux
HippOS boots straight into EmulationStation. No desktop, no terminal, no setup.