pearOS NiceC0re 26.6 · June 2026

Linux you'll want to look at.

It looks like a Mac. Underneath, it's Arch Linux, set up without ever opening a terminal.

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The pearOS NiceC0re desktop, showing the menu bar, dock, and application launcher.

Not a theme.
A desktop.

Most macOS lookalikes stop at the wallpaper and a set of icons. NiceC0re builds the menu bar, the dock, and the light that shifts when you drag a window into the desktop itself, not painted over KDE after the fact.

The Files app and the dock on the NiceC0re desktop.

Light, bending.

NiceC0re is built with Liquid Gel, a translucent material that blurs and bends the light behind every window, control, and menu on screen.

Built on Arch

The hard part's already done.

Arch Linux gives you complete control over your system, and it's just as well known for an install that reads like an exam. NiceC0re keeps the control and takes the exam off your plate.

A graphical installerHandles partitioning and setup for you, so there's no wiki open on a second screen and nothing to memorize.
A rolling releaseInstall once and keep getting updates, instead of reinstalling from scratch for every new version.
The full Arch User RepositoryAnything another Arch user can install, you can install too.
A terminal window open on the NiceC0re desktop.
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Ready the moment you boot

Nothing to set up first.

A fresh install won't drop you onto a blank screen with a list of things to go download. The essentials are already here.

The NiceC0re welcome app.

Welcome app

Gets your drivers, updates, and first apps sorted in one place, right after you log in.

The Pafari browser.

Pafari

A browser that belongs to the desktop instead of fighting it, ready for the web out of the box.

The NiceC0re app store.

App StoreBeta

Browse and install without the command line. It's still early, and it gets better with each release.

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Open source, GPL-3.0

Built in the open.
Shipping fast.

Since the first release in Jul 2022, pearOS NiceC0re has kept shipping, and all of it is public on GitHub.

22.7
Jul 2022
22.8
Aug 2022
23.1
Jan 2023
23.10
Oct 2023
25.10
Oct 2025
26.6
Jun 2026
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Free and open source

Take it for a spin.

Download it, run it, and keep it for as long as you like.

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Processor64-bit x86
Memory8 GB recommended
Storage30 GB recommended
ISO size3.4 GB
Last updated16 Jun 2026 04:26 A.M.
SHA256 82676ad5b959b0949bd35bb2bed55caf934c56b6819937024685fcbb33be9c99