Editing MorphOS (section)

{{Short description|Amiga-compatible computer operating system}}
{{Infobox OS
| name = MorphOS
| logo = Spbu479.png
| logo size = 120px
| screenshot = MorphOS 3.18 screenshot.jpg
| caption = MorphOS 3.18 showing the Ambient desktop
| developer = The MorphOS Development Team
| family = [[AmigaOS]]-like
| source model = [[Closed source]] (with [[Open-source software|open source]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://morphos-team.net/sources|title = MorphOS - Source Code Releases}}</ref> components)
| released = 0.1 / {{Start date and age|2000|08|01}}
| latest release version = 3.19
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2025|01|18}}
| latest preview version = 
| latest preview date = 
| marketing target = 
| language = 19 languages
| kernel type = [[Microkernel|Micro/pico]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.morphos.org/kernelinfo.php3 |title=Basic Kernel Information |work=MorphOS Home Page |access-date=2007-03-21 |archive-date=2007-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070709170837/http://www.morphos.org/kernelinfo.php3 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| programmed in = [[C (programming language)|C]], [[C++]], [[Objective-C++]], [[Pascal (programming language)|Pascal]], [[Python (programming language)|Python]], [[Perl]], [[Amiga E]], [[Ruby (programming language)|Ruby]], [[Lua (programming language)|Lua]]
| ui = [[Ambient (desktop environment)|Ambient]]
| license = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] with [[GNU General Public License|GNU GPL]] Ambient user interface
| working state = Current
| supported platforms = [[Pegasos]], some models of [[Amiga]], [[Efika]], [[Mac Mini]] G4, [[eMac]], [[Power Mac G4]], [[PowerBook G4]], [[iBook G4]], [[Power Mac G5]], [[Sam460ex|SAM 460]], [[AmigaOne]] X5000
| update model = 
| package manager = 
| website = {{URL|www.morphos-team.net}}
}}
'''MorphOS''' is an [[AmigaOS]]-like [[operating system]] designed for [[Power ISA|Power]] and [[PowerPC]] based computers. The core, based on the [[Quark (kernel)|Quark]] [[microkernel]], is [[Proprietary software|proprietary]], although several libraries and other parts are [[open source]], such as the Ambient desktop.

The project began in 1999 and it was produced for the [[Pegasos]] computer, as well as PowerUP accelerator equipped Amiga computers, and a series of [[Freescale]] development boards that use the [[Genesi]] firmware, including the [[Efika]] and [[mobileGT]]. Since then MorphOS has been ported to [[Apple Inc.|Apple's]] [[Mac Mini|Mac mini]], [[eMac]], [[Power Mac G4]] and limited support for [[Power Mac G5]]. It is binary compatible with software written for [[Motorola 68000|Motorola 68k]]-based [[Amiga]] computers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=By |date=2023-02-28 |title=MorphOS: A Modern Operating System For PowerPC |url=https://hackaday.com/2023/02/27/morphos-a-modern-operating-system-for-powerpc/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Hackaday |language=en-US}}</ref>