LinPad
LinPad — Linux for iPad. A real Linux desktop on the iPad: native windowed desktop with tiling and workspaces, real Linux apps (Firefox, VS Code, Thunar, VLC) as native windows, ARM64 JIT, GPU via Venus/Metal, keyboard + trackpad + touch.
- alpine-linux
- desktop-environment
- emulator
- ipad
- ipados
- jit
- linux
- swiftui
- vscode
- wayland
- Stars
- 55
- Forks
- 6
- + today
- +2
- Created
- 14d
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Overview
LinPad — Linux for iPad. A real Linux desktop on the iPad: native windowed desktop with tiling and workspaces, real Linux apps (Firefox, VS Code, Thunar, VLC) as native windows, ARM64 JIT, GPU via Venus/Metal, keyboard + trackpad + touch. It ranks #396 on GitTiger, gaining +2 stars on October 16, 2026 (UTC).
The project is written in C and has 6 forks. It was created 14d ago.
Installation
git clone https://github.com/fspecii/LinPad.git
cd LinPad
# see README for setup