New — NaTix 2025.2

NaTix OS — fast, private, and elegantly simple.
Built for creators and performance-loving developers.

A modern Linux distribution focused on minimalism, speed, and a delightful user experience. Rock-solid security, up-to-date packages, and beautiful theming out of the box.

ARM / x86_64
Live USB
Wayland + X11
What's inside

Designed for your workflow

Every pixel, every process — crafted for speed, beauty and control.

NaTix Desktop
Desktop Environment

NaTix Desktop Shell

A custom-built Wayland compositor with glassmorphism panels, a smart dock, and fluid animations. Lightweight yet visually stunning — uses under 220 MB RAM at idle.

  • Wayland-native with X11 fallback
  • Tiling & floating window modes
  • HiDPI & multi-monitor support
  • GPU-accelerated compositing

Window Manager

Smart tiling with drag-to-snap zones, workspace gestures, and picture-in-picture mode.

Theming Engine

Global accent colors, dark/light modes, custom CSS injection, and live wallpaper support.

File Manager

Dual-pane file manager with tabs, built-in preview, batch rename, and cloud mount support.

Terminal

GPU-rendered terminal with ligatures, split panes, inline images, and shell integration.

Security Center

AppArmor profiles, firewall GUI, disk encryption manager, and automatic security patches.

System Controls

Quick settings panel with network, bluetooth, audio, display, and power controls at a glance.

Package Manager

natpac — pacman-compatible with curated repos, rollback snapshots, and a graphical store.

Developer Tools

Build essentials, container tooling, SDK helpers, and VS Code / NeoVim pre-configured.

Performance Monitor

Real-time CPU, RAM, GPU, disk and network graphs with per-process breakdown and alerts.

220 MB
Idle RAM usage
< 8s
Boot to desktop
60 fps
Compositor target
2.1 GB
Base install size

Screenshots

Preview of the default desktop, installer and utilities.

Desktop — Dock & Launcher
Wayland • Custom theme
Installer — Simple steps
Guided setup • 5 minutes
$ natix --version
NaTix OS 2025.2
$ █
System Monitor — Minimal
RAM: 220MB • CPU: 2%

Documentation

Full installation guide, quick-start and developer docs.

Quick install

Boot the live ISO and run the guided installer:

# natixinstall

Or follow the full manual installation guide for complete control.

Read Full Docs natixinstall Guide

Get Involved

We welcome contributors of all kinds: designers, packagers, devs, and testers.

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