# visionOS

5 Hacker News commenters recommended visionOS and 7 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Apple's operating system for the Vision Pro headset, recommended for custom environments and as the most viable platform in its class. Critics agree it has a limited market and is a walled garden.

## What people warn about

- Walled garden and limited market (2 comments): "lack of market, and walled garden, which is a shame" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48883384)) "It seems that VisionOS is a place where innovation could come but it's not really a success." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46646129))

## 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, "visionOS", https://hackerapproved.com/p/visionos/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).