Cosmoe is a new user interface that runs on top of the Linux operating system (and soon others). Cosmoe implements a powerful but easy-to-use high-level C++ API that is quite similar to BeOS. In fact, many BeOS programs can be recompiled to run on Cosmoe with little or no changes!

Cosmoe is not a polished, completed work yet. Most of the current work is going on "under the hood", so we don't have a lot of flashy graphics to lure you in. However, Cosmoe does have a very solid foundation, and we look forward to the involvement of the developer community in helping Cosmoe to mature.

If you are interested in keeping abreast of Cosmoe development, you may wish to subscribe to the members-only, low-volume Cosmoe development mailing list. You can find more information about the list here, or you can join by simply sending a blank e-mail to the subscribe address.

December 17, 2004 - A new release today! Version 0.7.2 addresses some of the more bothersome bugs in the 0.7 branch and adds the Haiku Registrar. Notable fixes are for a crashing bug when moving the cursor to the bottom of the screen, the ability to cleanly exit Cosmoe by just closing its main window, and some impressive speed-ups thanks to analysis using the oprofile profiler. This version of Cosmoe is the first to require SDL -- now it's not just a good idea, it's the law. Stay tuned on the Cosmoe list for new releases and updates. Click the Download link above to select a version to download.