List of custom Android distributions
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This is a list of Android distributions, Android-based operating systems (OS) commonly referred to as Custom ROMs or just ROMs, forked from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) without Google Play Services included officially in some or all markets, yet maintained independent coverage in notable Android-related sources.
The list may include distributions that come pre-installed on a device (stock ROM) or modifications of them. Only builds considered official are listed.
Table
| Name | Developer | Last updated | Open source?[a] | Latest release | Android version | Year started | Supported devices | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | ||||||||
| BharOS | JandK, IIT Madras | 2023 | No | Unknown | 13 (?) | 2023 | ? | A fork of the Android Open Source Project |
| ColorOS | OPPO | 2025 | Kernel only | 16.0 | 16 | 2013 | OPPO and OnePlus Android smartphones and tablets | |
| crDroid | crDroid team | 2026 | Yes | 12.2 | 16 | 2014[1] | 485[2] | Based on LineageOS |
| /e/ | e Foundation | 2025 | optional proprietary apps[3] | 3.4[4] | 15[4] | 2017 | 271[5] | Privacy focused, smartphones with preinstalled OS commercially available. Forked from LineageOS. Formerly called "Eelo". |
| emteria.OS | emteria GmbH | 2026 | Kernel only[6] | 16.2[7] | 16 | 2017 | ARM and x86 platforms, custom industrial hardware platforms, strong focus on the Raspberry Pi family (5, 4B, 3B, 400, CM, etc.) | Platform for building custom Android ROMs ("emteria.OS") targeted at professional enterprise applications. Supported by a set of remote management and OTA update capabilities ("DeviceHub"). |
| Fire OS | Amazon.com, Inc. | 2021-09-25 | Partial[8] | 8.3.1.9 | 11 | 2011 | Amazon Kindle Fire, Fire TV, Fire Phone, Amazon Echo | Centered on content consumption, heavy ties to Amazon's store and content. |
| GrapheneOS | GrapheneOS Foundation | 2026-01-28[9]  |
Yes | 2026012800[9] |
16 QPR2 |
2014[10] | Google Pixel 6 and newer[11] | Privacy and security-focused. Lead developer worked on CopperheadOS until a dispute between the co-founders over licensing caused his departure.[10][12] |
| Xiaomi HyperOS | Xiaomi Corporation | 2025 | Kernel only | 3.0 | 15-16 | 2023 | Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO devices | Succeeding MIUI. |
| Indus OS | Team Indus OS | ? | Kernel only | 3.0 | 7 | 2015 | 80[13] | |
| iodéOS | iodé technologies | 2026 | Yes[14] | 6.0 | 15 | 2020 | 52[17] | Privacy focused and based on LineageOS, comes with a built-in adblocker. |
| Kali NetHunter[18][19] | Kali community member "BinkyBear" & Offensive Security | 2024-09-11[20][21] | Yes | 2024.3[19][20][21] | 5.1.1
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2016 (?) | 48[1][2][3][4] | Open Source Android penetration testing platform. NetHunter supports Wireless 802.11 frame injection, one-click MANA Evil Access Point setups, HID keyboard, as well as BadUSB MITM attacks – built upon Kali Linux distribution and toolsets.[1][2][3] |
| LineageOS | LineageOS community | 2026 | Yes | 23.2 | 16 | 2016 | 175[25] | Officially the successor of CyanogenMod. |
| MagicOS | Honor | 2025 | No | 10 | 16 | 2016 | Honor devices | Also known as Magic UI on pre 7.x version, independently developed by Honor for Honor devices after it split with Huawei. |
| OmniROM | OmniROM community | 2025 | Yes | 16.0 | 16 | 2013 | Asus ZenFone 7 - 9, Google Pixel 6 & 6 Pro[26] | |
| One UI | Samsung Electronics | 2025 | Kernel only | 8.0 | 16 | 2019 | Samsung smartphones and tablets | Succeeding Samsung Experience |
| OxygenOS | OnePlus | 2025 | Partial | 16.0 | 16 | 2015 | OnePlus smartphones and tablets | Merged with HydrogenOS in 2018.[27] Using ColorOS codebase from 12.0 release. |
| Paranoid Android | Paranoid Android Team | 2024 | Yes | Uvite | 14 | 2012[citation needed] | 73[28] | Based on CAF |
| Realme UI | Realme | 2025 | Kernel only | 7.0 | 16 | 2020 | Realme devices | Based on ColorOS |
| Renati OS[29] | Myntex Inc. | 2025 | Kernel only | 14.1 | 14 | 2022 | Supported Google Pixel devices | Security focused |
| Replicant | Denis Carikli, Paul Kocialkowski | 2019 | Yes | 6.0 0003 | 6 | 2010 | 12[30] | Based on LineageOS, removes or replaces proprietary components and anti-features |
| Shift OS l | SHIFT GmbH | 2025 (phone 8, 6mq, 5me, 6m) | Yes | 15 (phone 8); 13 (6mq); 8.1 (5me, 6m) | 2018 | 4 / 5 (depends on count) | ||
| Shift OS G | SHIFT GmbH | 2025 (phone 8, 6mq); 2023 (5me, 6m) | Google Android | 14 (phone 8); 13 (6mq); 8.0 (5me, 6m) | 2018 | 4 / 5 (depends on count) | ||
| EMUI | Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. | 2024 | kernel only[31][non-primary source needed] | 15 | 12 | 2012 | Huawei and Honor devices | Also known as Magic UI in most of the high-end Honor devices and the current Honor devices after it split with Huawei. |
| HarmonyOS (Before version 5) | Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. | 2024? | Kernel only | 4.3 (last version based on Android) | 12 | 2019 | Huawei and Honor devices | HarmonyOS 5 and later is no longer based on Android, and is referred to as HarmonyOS NEXT. |
| Discontinued | ||||||||
| DivestOS[32] | Tavi (SkewedZeppelin) | 2024 | Yes | 20 | 13 | 2014 | 178[33] | Soft fork of LineageOS. Includes Monthly Updates, FOSS Focus, Deblobbing, Security and Privacy focus, and F-Droid |
| AliOS | Alibaba Cloud | 2018 | Kernel only | 2.0 | 4.4 (?) | 2011 | ? | A forked but incompatible version of Android[34] |
| AOKP | Team Kang | 2020 | Yes | Pie | 9 | 2011 | 115[35] | Based on LineageOS |
| Baidu Yi | Baidu, Inc. | 2015 | Kernel only | Unknown | 4 (?) | 2011 | Discontinued in March 2015 | |
| CalyxOS | Calyx Institute | 2025 | Yes | 6 | 15 | 2019[36] | Google Pixel 4a (5G) - 9, Fairphone 4 - 5, SHIFTphone 8, Moto G32 - G84[37] | Privacy focused. Development is paused as of September 2025 due to internal restructuring. |
| CyanogenMod | CyanogenMod Open-Source Community, Cyanogen Inc | 2016 | Yes | 14.1 Nightly | 7.1.1 | 2009 | 571[38] | CyanogenMod's official successor is LineageOS |
| CopperheadOS | Copperhead Security | 2022 | Kernel only | 13.09.28 | 13[39] | 2014 | 9[40] | Security- and privacy-focused, no OS analytics by default, smartphones with preinstalled OS commercially available. |
| MIUI | Xiaomi Corporation | 2023 | Kernel only | 14.1 | 14 | 2010 | Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO devices | Succeeded by Xiaomi HyperOS |
| LG UX | LG Electronics | 2023 | Kernel only | 10.0 | 13 | 2012 | LG smartphones and tablets | Succeeding Optimus UI |
| LeWa OS | Lewa Technology | ? | Kernel only | OS 7 beta | 5.1.1 | 2011 | ? | |
| PixelExperience | PixelExperience Team | 2024 | Yes | 14 | 14 | 2017 | 100+[41] | Discontinued in April 2024, Android 14 is a beta |
| Resurrection Remix OS | Resurrection Remix Team | 2021 | Yes | 8.7.3 | 10 | 2012 | 74[42] | |
| SlimRoms | SlimRoms Team | 2018 | Yes | 7 | 7.1 | 2012 | 50~ | |
| Smartisan OS | Smartisan | 2020 | Partial | 8.0 | 10 | 2012 | 15 | |
| MuditaOS K | Mudita | 2025 | Partial | 1.3.0 | 12 | 2024 | Mudita Kompakt | |
See also
- Comparison of mobile operating systems
- ClockworkMod – custom recovery image
- Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP) – custom recovery image
Notes
- Fully open source Android distributions may ship with proprietary drivers.