elementary OS Current Pantheon
Review exact release details and current availability for elementary OS Current Pantheon.
About this target
- Release
- Current
- Desktop
- Pantheon
- Architecture
- x86_64
- Availability
- Ready to launch
About elementary OS
elementary OS treats design as its core discipline. Built on an Ubuntu long-term-support base, it ships Pantheon, a desktop environment developed by the project itself, along with first-party applications for mail, files, music, photos, and code that follow one written set of human interface guidelines. The result feels closer to a single coherent product than a bundle of parts, with animations, typography, and spacing treated as seriously as features. Its AppCenter store emphasizes independent developers and pay-what-you-can pricing, and third-party software is generally delivered as Flatpak packages. Under the surface, APT and Ubuntu's repositories remain available for those who want them. elementary OS is a natural fit for people who value visual consistency, for households sharing a computer, and for developers curious about a curated Linux app platform. OpenFactory can boot it in your browser so the Pantheon workflow can speak for itself.
All elementary OS releases and desktopsWhat happens when you press Try now
The button opens the OpenFactory console in a new tab and boots a fresh elementary OS virtual machine from OpenFactory's verified source media. The session renders directly in the browser, so there is nothing to download and nothing to install on your computer.
Each visit gets its own machine with a fresh overlay over an immutable base image. Files, settings, and desktop changes behave normally inside the session and are discarded when it ends, so every visitor starts from the same clean elementary OS Current Pantheon.
How Pantheon behaves in a browser VM
Pantheon is the desktop built for elementary OS: a dock-centric layout with a curated, consistent application set and tightly held design guidelines.
Questions about this target
Is this an official elementary OS image?
Yes. Launches boot from OpenFactory's verified copy of official elementary OS media with the Pantheon desktop. The catalog records where each source came from and when it was verified, and visitor sessions never modify the stored image.
Do changes persist between sessions?
No. Every launch runs on a fresh overlay over an immutable base image, and the machine state is discarded when the session ends. No visitor sees another visitor's changes, and every session starts from the same clean elementary OS Current Pantheon.
Can I get a customized elementary OS instead of the stock demo?
Yes. The OpenFactory builder turns this release into your own image: pick packages, services, users, and hardening, then build it, test it in a browser VM, and download the result for real hardware.