Jellux Preview Build

A lightweight, experimental operating system built for extreme efficiency.
Not Linux. Not Unix. Just minimal and fast.
Please note: Jellux is currently under active development and is provided as a technical preview only.

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Current Version

v0.6.6 (Preview)

Status

Experimental Alpha

Architecture

x86 (32-bit)

Release Target

Legacy Hardware

What is Jellux?

Jellux is a tiny, experimental operating system designed around simplicity and high performance on minimal hardware.

The goal is to create an efficient environment that runs smoothly on legacy machines without modern overhead.

Jellux is experimental, closed-source software in early preview. If you have questions or feedback, feel free to reach out via email.

Minimum System Requirements (32-bit)

Processor	80386 CPU minimum (Intel 80486 or higher recommended)
System RAM	1 MB to 2 MB minimum
Storage Device	IDE Hard Drive or Floppy Disk Drive (FDD)
BIOS Requirements	Enhanced Disk Drive (EDD) support & VESA VBE 2.0+ required

Features

Extremely small footprint
Custom lightweight kernel
Interactive shell environment
Basic VBE graphical support
Experimental built-in utilities and games
Direct legacy x86 hardware support

File System

Custom LDAT File Management

Jellux completely bypasses modern file system bloat. Using our custom LDAT engine, the OS manages direct LBA sector allocations using minimal 3-byte magic header tags. It includes built-in program launching (.JEP), direct sector manipulation, and kernel-level guardrails preventing accidental destruction of core OS sectors.

Downloads

Choose Your Release

Select an available build channel below (16-bit builds and add-on packs are disabled during early preview).

Jellux 32-bit (Preview)
Recommended build for modern x86 systems (Intel 80486 / i386 or newer). Jellux 16-bit (Unavailable)
Legacy 16-bit build is temporarily disabled in this preview version.

Optional Add-on Packs

GameHub
Classic arcade game launcher (Preview unavailable).

Driver Pack
Extended hardware support (Preview unavailable).

Developer Tools
Debugging utilities (Preview unavailable).

Other Utilities
Additional applications (Preview unavailable).

Selected: Jellux 32-bit (v0.6.6 Image)

How to Write Jellux to Drive

After downloading jellux_v0.6.6.img, flash the raw disk image to a USB drive or Floppy disk:

Windows Instructions

Download and launch Rufus or Win32 Disk Imager.
Select your target drive (Floppy or USB drive).
Choose jellux_v0.6.6.img as the target image file and click Write.

Linux Instructions

Open a terminal and use the dd tool (replace /dev/sdX with your target disk node):

sudo dd if=jellux_v0.6.6.img of=/dev/sdX bs=4M status=progress && sync

Contact

Have questions, bug reports, or feedback regarding the preview build?

jellux.dev@gmail.com