AmigaOS
| AmigaOS | |
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Screenshot of AmigaOS 3.2 | |
| Developer |
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| Written in | 68k assembly language (PowerPC assembly in 4.x), C; for version 1.x BCPL |
| OS family | Amiga |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Closed source |
| Initial release | July 23, 1985 |
| Latest release | 4.1 Final Edition Update 3 / October 18, 2025 |
| Supported platforms | M68K: versions 1.0 through 3.9 PowerPC: versions 4.0 through 4.1 |
| Kernel type | Microkernel |
| Default user interface | Graphical (Workbench) |
| License | Proprietary |
| Official website | www |
AmigaOS is a family of proprietary native operating systems of the Amiga and AmigaOne personal computers. It was developed first by Commodore International and introduced with the launch of the first Amiga, the Amiga 1000, in 1985. Early versions of AmigaOS required the Motorola 68000 series of 16-bit and 32-bit microprocessors. Later versions, after Commodore's demise, were developed by Haage & Partner (AmigaOS 3.5 and 3.9) and then Hyperion Entertainment (AmigaOS 4.0-4.1). A PowerPC microprocessor is required for the most recent AmigaOS 4-release. Version 4.1 added 64-bit file system support, while the CPU support remains 32-bit.
AmigaOS is a single-user operating system based on a preemptive multitasking kernel, called Exec. It includes an abstraction of the Amiga's hardware, a disk operating system called AmigaDOS, a windowing system API called Intuition, and a desktop environment and file manager called Workbench.
MorphOS and AROS Research Operating System are modern implementations of the original AmigaOS that are compatible with it.