What is Darwin (operating system)?
{{no sources|date=January 2025}} [[File:GNOME 2 running on openDarwin (2004).png|thumb|right|GNU-Darwin using the [[GNOME]] environment]] '''Darwin''' is a free, [[open source]], [[Unix]] [[operating system]] made by [[Apple Inc.]] It is named after [[Charles Darwin]]. Darwin is used as the base of [[macOS]], but it cannot run macOS programs by itself. == Derived projects == === Other derived projects === [[File:WindowmakerFS Xdarwin.jpg|thumb|150px|Window Maker in [[XDarwin]]]] * [[XQuartz]] is the [[X Window System]] of [[macOS]] (Darwin). [[XDarwin]], before the introduction of Apple's X11.app. * [[WebKit]] is a [[layout engine]] made to let [[web browser]]s show [[web pages]]. {{tech-stub}} [[Category:Operating systems]] [[Category:Apple software]]