01
GS
GS-ICONS
Machined, consistent and purpose-built.
IN DEVELOPMENT INDEPENDENT. PURPOSE-BUILT. RELENTLESSLY REFINED.
GRAVESHADE OS
BUILD THE MACHINE, NOT JUST THE THEME.
An independent Linux operating-system project built around a deliberate visual and interaction identity.
Dark. Refined. Functional. Distinct.
CURRENT BUILDDEVELOPMENT / TESTING
FOUNDATIONACTIVE
ISO RELEASEIN PROGRESS
01 / THE IDEA
THIS ISN'T A THEME.
IT'S AN
ENVIRONMENT.
GraveShade OS is being built as a complete visual and interaction experience — from the desktop shell to the smallest system feedback.
01DESIGNEDEvery element has a reason.
02INTEGRATEDThe parts belong together.
03PURPOSE-BUILTThe machine is the experience.
02 / THE DESKTOP
MEET THE GLASS DESKTOP.
Real implementation. Real interface. Still evolving.
LIVE DEVELOPMENT VISUAL
03 / THE SYSTEM
BUILT FROM THE DETAILS.
Core components share one identity without becoming identical copies.
02
CUSTOM OSD
Designed system feedback with controlled GraveShade red.
ACTIVE03
⌁
CURSORS
A precision cursor family for the environment.
IN DEVELOPMENT04
BUSY INDICATOR
Directional tapered dash animation.
LOCKED DESIGN05
□
NEMO
Transparent file management that lets the desktop show through.
IN DEVELOPMENT06
◇
WALLPAPERS
Atmospheric artwork designed as part of the environment.
CURATIONGS
04 / THE DIFFERENCE
BUILD THE
MACHINE.
GraveShade isn't trying to make Linux look different for the sake of looking different. The goal is a coherent environment where shell, interaction, feedback and identity feel like parts of the same machine.
See how it is being built →05 / DEVELOPMENT
REAL. FUNCTIONAL.
EVOLVING.
The public site reflects the real state of the project — no pretending a development build is a finished distribution.
GRAVESHADE OS01 SEP 2026
FOUNDATIONACTIVE
CINNAMON / GLASS SHELLACTIVE
GS-ICONSIN DEVELOPMENT
CURSOR SYSTEMIN DEVELOPMENT
NEMOIN DEVELOPMENT
INSTALLER / BUILD PROCESSPLANNED
PUBLIC ISONOT YET RELEASED
FOUNDATIONWORKING
DESKTOP EXPERIENCEIN DEVELOPMENT
DISTRIBUTIONPLANNED
06 / DISTRIBUTION
THE FIRST ISO
IS COMING.
GraveShade OS is actively being developed. The public ISO will appear here when the build, installer, clean-install testing, documentation and release requirements have been met.
DEVELOPMENT / TESTINGPUBLIC RELEASE NOT YET AVAILABLE
07 / RESOURCES
08 / NEWS
DEVELOPMENT
LOG.
THE WEBSITE BEGINS
The public GraveShade OS identity, domain and hosting foundation are now in place.
THE FOUNDATION VM IS OPERATIONAL
The isolated laboratory environment is running and the graphical Cinnamon foundation has been established.
09 / MERCHANDISE
CARRY THE
IDENTITY.
Merchandise is planned as an extension of the project identity. For now, this is a showcase — not a storefront.
Merchandise development →GS