# DriftOS

5 Hacker News commenters recommended DriftOS and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free software that keeps multi-topic conversations and AI coding sessions organized in plain markdown and git, with no SaaS or lock-in.

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "DriftOS", https://hackerapproved.com/p/drift/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).