{"id":16156,"date":"2026-11-04T00:40:02","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T23:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/?p=16156"},"modified":"2026-11-04T00:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T23:40:03","slug":"zac-os-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/2026\/11\/04\/zac-os-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Zac-OS-9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh, the mighty power of AI&#8230;. it&#8217;s even on <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/chromasystemprofessional\/Zac-OS-9\">https:\/\/github.com\/chromasystemprofessional\/Zac-OS-9<\/a> with a very light Debian package <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/zac-os-9\/\">Zac-OS-9<\/a> <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The classic Platinum desktop, reborn for modern PCs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ZacOS 9 is a complete Mac OS 8\/9-style desktop for Debian Linux, drawn pixel by pixel from scratch. The window manager, Sniffer file browser, menu bar and every control panel were written for it, so everything looks and behaves alike, down to the scroll arrows.<br \/><br \/>Run Firefox, LibreOffice, GIMP and the rest of Debian (plus Flathub) in the Platinum look, start classic Mac OS in the built-in SheepShaver emulator with your own ROM, and share files with old Macs over AppleTalk and AFP. Try it live from a USB stick, then install it from the desktop.<br \/><br \/>I built ZacOS for myself, wanting Mac OS 9&#8217;s calm, simple desktop on a modern Linux system. Once it was good enough to live in, I decided to share it. It&#8217;s free and open source (GPL), with no catch. Bug reports and ideas are welcome.<br \/><br \/>An independent project, not affiliated with Apple Inc. No Apple code, ROMs, fonts or icons are included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Features<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pixel-faithful Platinum desktop, menus and windows, drawn from scratch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spatial Sniffer file windows with labels, Get Info, Find and spring-loaded folders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zac menu with desk accessories: Calculator, Notepad, Stash, Dog Ears, Key Tags<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Real control panels: Appearance, Sound, Monitors, Energy Saver, Users and more<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Touchscreens and an on-screen keyboard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Software window for Debian and Flathub applications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Software Update for ZacOS releases and Debian security fixes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Screen Sharing between ZacOS computers, with sound<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Classic Mac OS in the built-in SheepShaver emulator (bring your own ROM)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connect to and share with old Macs over AFP and AppleTalk, and Windows over SMB<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reads Mac HFS and HFS+ disks and disk images<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Windows programs through Wine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Desktop patterns (including classic Mac ppat), wallpaper, themes and sound sets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accounts, Limited and Guest accounts, Puppy Mode, keychain and screen lock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Live USB to try it; installs to a whole disk or beside another system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"excerpt\">Oh, the mighty power of AI&#8230;. it&#8217;s even on https:\/\/github.com\/chromasystemprofessional\/Zac-OS-9 with a very light Debian package Zac-OS-9 The classic Platinum desktop, reborn for modern PCs<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/2026\/11\/04\/zac-os-9\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":4,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"anyone","activitypub_status":"federated","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-senza-categoria"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6daft-4cA","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6167,"url":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/2019\/10\/09\/android-is-not-open-source\/","url_meta":{"origin":16156,"position":0},"title":"Android is NOT open source","author":"Paolo Redaelli","date":"2019-10-09","format":false,"excerpt":"Now I know I've done the-right-thing supporting Librem5. 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