The project released an experimental alpha version of the Asahi Linux installer on March 18, 2022. The installer offers the choice of an Arch Linux ARM-based desktop or minimal environment, or a basic UEFI environment for installing OpenBSD or alternate Linux distributions with support for Apple silicon via a bootable USB drive.[3] Despite being able to launch a UEFI shell, booting Microsoft Windows is not supported, and there are no plans to do so as it would involve modifying the proprietary Windows kernel.[7]