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Axnu
XNU kernel is part of the Darwin operating system for use in macOS and iOS operating systems. XNU is an acronym for X is Not Unix. XNU is a hybrid kernel combining the Mach kernel developed at Carnegie Mellon University with components from FreeBSD and a C++ API for writing drivers called IOKit. XNU runs on x86_64 and ARM64 for both single processor and multi-processor configurations.
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Repository stars3,82746,154Highest
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Maintenance
Last push2026-06-182026-11-03
Maintenance notesNot verifiedNot verified
Repository created2021-10-042025-06-01
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LicenseLicense not declaredMIT · Permissive
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Browse by purposeDeveloper tools · Deployment & operationsDeveloper tools · Deployment & operations
TypeApps & systemsApps & systems
SubcategoryOperating systems & kernelsOperating systems & kernels
PlatformNot verifiedNot verified
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First collected2026-11-032026-11-03
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LanguageCShell
About this projectXNU kernel is part of the Darwin operating system for use in macOS and iOS operating systems. XNU is an acronym for X is Not Unix. XNU is a hybrid kernel combining the Mach kernel developed at Carnegie Mellon University with components from FreeBSD and a C++ API for writing drivers called IOKit. XNU runs on x86_64 and ARM64 for both single processor and multi-processor configurations.Beautiful, Modern & Opinionated Linux
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