# MenuetOS 12 Hacker News commenters recommended MenuetOS and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months. **Verdict:** Impressive graphical OS fitting one floppy disk, admired for its longevity. Critics say it is incomplete and reads more like a technology demo. ## Why people recommend it - Impressive graphical OS on one floppy (3 comments): "I was absolutely floored at how capable (and decent looking) an OS that lives entirely on a 1.44mb floppy could be." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46871510)) "Impressive to see it's still around, great project!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46908751)) "it is pretty cool that this exists" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46909669)) - Long-running project still actively progressing (3 comments): "I can only be jealous of such stamina and wish it prosperous years ahead." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46905085)) "Impressive to see it's still around, great project!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46908751)) "creativity is still leading to changes" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49094588)) ## What people warn about - Limited, incomplete system with basic USB (2 comments): "really basic USB stack with no hot-plug USB support" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46922964)) "the limitations and incompleteness of MenuetOS" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46909486)) - Weak edge-case handling and reliability (2 comments): "90% of the work is in all the edge cases that we take for granted." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46909585)) "It would churn on the disk for minutes on end, and usually fail." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46905247)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [Windows](https://hackerapproved.com/p/windows.md): 1287 recommend - [macOS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/macos.md): 1041 recommend - [Linux](https://hackerapproved.com/p/linux.md): 745 recommend - [Haiku](https://hackerapproved.com/p/haiku-os.md): 115 recommend - [NetBSD](https://hackerapproved.com/p/netbsd.md): 100 recommend ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "MenuetOS", https://hackerapproved.com/p/menuetos/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).