Maniac Lab

Maniac OS 1.0

Free apps. Lots of them.

Maniac OS comes with the apps you use every day, and the Store has more free apps from us — plus thousands of free Linux apps from Flathub.

Included with Maniac OS

Ready from the first start, at no cost.

FilesBrowse, organise and find everything.
BrowserFavourites, reading list, reader view and private windows, with tracker blocking.
MusicYour music library and player.
PhotosYour pictures, in one library.
NotesQuick notes, saved as you type.
CalendarDays, weeks, months and events.
DocsA word processor that opens and saves .docx files.
SheetsSpreadsheets with formulas and charts; opens and saves .xlsx and .csv.
Text EditorPlain text, notes and code.
CalculatorQuick sums, always at hand.
TerminalThe command line, when you want it.
System MonitorSee what’s using your PC.
StoreManiac apps, plug-ins and Linux apps.
SettingsMake Maniac OS yours.

Free in the Store

More apps from us, free to install from the Store on Maniac OS.

Presentations

Maniac Present

Make presentations with themes, charts, tables, media and animations, and present them with your notes in front of you.

  • Themes, and your own themes
  • Charts and tables you can edit
  • Build-in and build-out animations
  • A presenter view with notes, the next slide and a timer
PDFs and images

Maniac Preview

Open PDFs and pictures, mark them up, sign documents and make quick adjustments to photos.

  • Page thumbnails and search
  • Highlight, underline, shapes, notes and text
  • Signatures, kept only on this PC
  • Colour adjustments and photo information
Home movies

Maniac Movie

Turn your clips into home movies and trailers, with titles, transitions and music, and share them as a video file.

  • Movies and trailers
  • Titles, transitions and backgrounds
  • Colour correction and picture in picture
  • Share as a video file up to 1080p
Developer tools

Maniac Code

An IDE for making apps for Maniac OS: projects, an editor with completion, building and debugging, and Git built in.

  • Code completion and issues as you type
  • Build, run and debug
  • Git: changes, commits and repositories
  • Themes for the editor
Make music

Maniac Band

Make music with software instruments, loops and a virtual drummer, and record your own voice or guitar.

  • Software instruments and audio tracks
  • A drummer that follows your song
  • Loops, piano roll and score
  • Effects and automation

Also free in the Store

DarkStudioRecord, edit and mix music, with VST3 and LV2 plug-ins.
DarkQA precise equalizer plug-in (VST3, LV2).
DarkRA rich reverb plug-in (VST3, LV2).

Popular free apps from Flathub

The Store also installs free Linux apps from Flathub with one click, for example:

  • Firefox
  • LibreOffice
  • GIMP
  • Krita
  • Inkscape
  • Blender
  • OBS Studio
  • VLC
  • Audacity
  • Visual Studio Code
  • Thunderbird
  • and many more

These apps are made by their own developers and come under their own licences. Their names are trademarks of their respective owners.

Games on Maniac OS

Try it from a USB stick.
Keep it when you love it.

Maniac OS 1.0 is free. Start it from a USB stick without touching your PC, then install it when you’re ready.