elementary OS
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
2warn against
Dec 16, 2025first mention
Sep 24, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“I personally use Elementary OS, which is very polished and reliable”
“ElementaryOS even has its optionally-paid app store”
Caveats and dissent
“It just never went far enough for me”
Often compared with
Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
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Also written as elementaryOS, Elementary OS. Data: elementary-os.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 11
“I’ve got machines using bazzite, pop, and elementary”
“I personally use Elementary OS, which is very polished and reliable”
“When i installed Linux (elementary OS) on my Mac few years back, the issue that annoyed me was not the OS, but lack of proper drivers”
“ElementaryOS even has its optionally-paid app store”
“This is explained by the ElementaryOS H.I.G.:”
“distros like elementaryOS that go further”
This year I switched from the Linux desktop to MacOS. I think Liquid Glass looks good.
“It just never went far enough for me”
“tried elementaryOs 2y ago, was a bit lacking”
“I've had Elementary OS on it as well”
“I wonder how this guys are doing”