I'm a software developer and open-source community builder. Together with my father, Darren, we build free software for everyone with a focus on privacy, stability, and user freedom. Our flagship project is AcreetionOS โ a user-friendly, Arch Linuxโbased distribution.
- ๐ Personal site: natalie.acreetionos.org
- ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ Transition journey: trans.natalie.acreetionos.org
- ๐ฅ๏ธ AcreetionOS: acreetionos.org
Find my work across these platforms:
- Self-hosted GitLab: gitlab.acreetionos.org/natalie
- GitLab: gitlab.com/sprungles
- GNOME GitLab: gitlab.gnome.org/sprungles
- Arch Linux GitLab: gitlab.archlinux.org/sprungles
- Codeberg: codeberg.org/sprunglesontheberg
AcreetionOS is a user-friendly, privacy-focused Linux distribution built on Arch Linux. It pairs the power and flexibility of Arch with a clean, welcoming desktop experience (primarily Cinnamon), so everyday users get a fast, stable, and transparent OS without the complexity or intrusion of mainstream platforms.
What makes AcreetionOS stand out:
- Stable by design: New packages are held back for a week of testing before they reach users, buffering everyone from upstream breakage.
- Privacy-first, open infrastructure: All code and build tooling is public, so the project stays transparent and independently maintainable.
- Hybrid bootloader: Keeps AcreetionOS compatible across both modern and older hardware.
- Community-centered support: Feedback and bug reports are centralized so they reach developers quickly.
- Curated daily-use tooling: The default install is clean but complete, aiming to make Linux less intimidating for newcomers without sacrificing power.
Core repos:
| Purpose | Repository |
|---|---|
| Main distribution | acreetionos |
| ISO build tooling | AcreetionOS__archiso |
| ISO build automation | build_acreetionos_iso |
AcreetionOS is being built and refined across many desktop environments and form factors:
| Edition | Repository |
|---|---|
| Cinnamon Wayland | AcreetionOS-Cinnamon-Wayland |
| MATE | acreetionos-mate |
| KDE Plasma | acreetionos-plasma |
| GNOME | acreetionos-gnome |
| XFCE | acreetionos-xfce |
| awesome | acreetionos-awesome |
| Hyprland | acreetionos-hyprland |
| Openbox | acreetionos-openbox |
| Sway | acreetionos-sway |
| i3 | acreetionos-i3 |
| Immutable edition | acreetionos-immutable |
| 32-bit edition | acreetionos32 |
- acreetionos-terminal
- acreetionos-code
- acreetionos-memory-manager
- acreetionos-flasher
- acreetionos-flatpak-repo
- acreetion-appstore
- acreetionos-archive-uploader
- acreetionos-server
- Stable by default: We hold packages back for a week of testing before releasing them.
- Open everything: Builds, code, and tooling are public for transparency and community contribution.
- Centralized feedback: Support and bug reporting are kept in one place so developers and users aren't scattered.
- User-centered design: Linux can be intimidating; we focus on lowering the barrier without removing power.
- Quality over flash: Reliability and clarity matter more than constant churn.
- A living Performance Optimization Plan guides ongoing speed, memory, and UX work.
- AcreetionOS has expanded from its Cinnamon roots into many desktop environments, plus immutable and 32-bit editions.
- Build and release tooling for ISOs has been improved and automated.
- Theming, default tooling, and installer polish are being refined across editions to reduce friction.
- machbb โ Firefox/IceCat build tool
- chromiumbb โ Chromium build tool
- tinyscript โ Libre JS alternative
- SLK & SLK-TUI โ custom system tooling
- browsers
- Linux-Mint-Ports
- ajs-compiler
- Acrotium
- acreetium
- arrow-machine
- literature
- websites
- ai-ide-templates
- spivanatalie64.github.io
- Personal site: natalie.acreetionos.org
- Transition blog: trans.natalie.acreetionos.org
- AcreetionOS: acreetionos.org
- Self-hosted GitLab: gitlab.acreetionos.org/natalie
- GitLab: gitlab.com/sprungles
- GNOME GitLab: gitlab.gnome.org/sprungles
- Arch Linux GitLab: gitlab.archlinux.org/sprungles
- Codeberg: codeberg.org/sprunglesontheberg



