Devlog
Building HippOS in public.
Architecture notes, build decisions, and implementation updates for the console-style gaming OS.
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Your Steam library lives in EmulationStation
HippOS integrates Steam directly into EmulationStation. Every game in your Steam library appears as a launchable entry — no desktop required.
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Play Windows games with Wine and Proton
HippOS includes Wine with multiple runners. Windows games and installers appear in EmulationStation just like everything else.
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Install any Flatpak app from Bazaar
HippOS ships Bazaar — a full Flatpak app store you can browse and install from without touching a terminal.
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Install Android apps with Waydroid
HippOS ships with Waydroid pre-integrated. Android apps launch straight from EmulationStation alongside your emulators.
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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 subvolume 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.