RISC OS is a computer operating system originally designed by Acorn Computers Ltd in Cambridge, England in 1987. RISC OS was specifically designed to run on the ARM chipset, which Acorn had designed concurrently for use in its new line of Archimedes personal computers. It takes its name from the RISC (reduced instruction set computing) architecture supported. Fast, compact and efficient, RISC OS is developed and tested by a loyal community of developers and users. RISC OS is not a version of Linux, nor is it in any way related to Windows, and it has a number of unique features and aspects to its design.
Quick facts
What is the latest version of RISC OS?
The latest tracked version of RISC OS is 5.30, released April 28, 2024.
How many RISC OS releases does OS.watch track?
OS.watch tracks 1 RISC OS release, the earliest from 2024.
Release history
1 releasesVersionCodenameReleased
5.30Latest
2024-04-28