This is a list of Android distributions, Android-based operating systems (OS) commonly referred to as Custom ROMs or just ROMs, forked from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) without Google Play Services included officially in some or all markets, yet maintained independent coverage in notable Android-related sources.

The list may include distributions that come pre-installed on a device (stock ROM) or modifications of them. Only builds considered official are listed.

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NameDeveloperLast updatedOpen source?Latest releaseAndroid versionYear startedSupported devicesNotes
Active
BharOSJandK, IIT Madras2023NoUnknown13 (?)2023?A fork of the Android Open Source Project
ColorOSOPPO2025Kernel only16.0162013OPPO and OnePlus Android smartphones and tablets
crDroidcrDroid team2026Yes12.2162014485Based on LineageOS
/e/e Foundation2026/03/12optional proprietary apps3.7162017287Privacy focused, smartphones with preinstalled OS commercially available. Forked from LineageOS. Formerly called "Eelo".
emteria.OSemteria GmbH2026Kernel only16.2162017ARM and x86 platforms, custom industrial hardware platforms, strong focus on the Raspberry Pi family (5, 4B, 3B, 400, CM, etc.)Platform for building custom Android ROMs ("emteria.OS") targeted at professional enterprise applications. Supported by a set of remote management and OTA update capabilities ("DeviceHub").
Fire OSAmazon.com, Inc.2021-09-25Partial8.3.1.9112011Amazon Kindle Fire, Fire TV, Fire Phone, Amazon EchoCentered on content consumption, heavy ties to Amazon's store and content.
GrapheneOSGrapheneOS Foundation2026-04-04Yes202604030016 QPR22014Google Pixel 6 and newer, Google Pixel TabletPrivacy and security-focused. Lead developer worked on CopperheadOS until a dispute between the co-founders over licensing caused his departure.
Xiaomi HyperOSXiaomi Corporation2025Kernel only3.015-162023Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO devicesSucceeding MIUI.
Indus OSTeam Indus OS?Kernel only3.07201580
iodéOSiodé technologies2026Yes6.015202052Privacy focused and based on LineageOS, comes with a built-in adblocker.
Kali NetHunterKali community member "BinkyBear" & Offensive Security2024-09-11Yes2024.35.1.1 -142016 (?)48[1][2][3][4]Open Source Android penetration testing platform. NetHunter supports Wireless 802.11 frame injection, one-click MANA Evil Access Point setups, HID keyboard, as well as BadUSB MITM attacks – built upon Kali Linux distribution and toolsets.[1][2][3]
LineageOSLineageOS community2026Yes23.2162016175Officially the successor of CyanogenMod.
MagicOSHonor2025No10162016Honor devicesAlso known as Magic UI on pre 7.x version, independently developed by Honor for Honor devices after it split with Huawei.
OmniROMOmniROM community2025Yes16.0162013Asus ZenFone 7 - 9, Google Pixel 6 & 6 Pro
One UISamsung Electronics2025Kernel only8.0162019Samsung smartphones and tabletsSucceeding Samsung Experience
OxygenOSOnePlus2025Partial16.0162015OnePlus smartphones and tabletsMerged with HydrogenOS in 2018. Using ColorOS codebase from 12.0 release.
Paranoid AndroidParanoid Android Team2024YesUvite142012[citation needed]73Based on CAF
Realme UIRealme2025Kernel only7.0162020Realme devicesBased on ColorOS
Renati OSMyntex Inc.2025Kernel only14.1142022Supported Google Pixel devicesSecurity focused
ReplicantDenis Carikli, Paul Kocialkowski2019Yes6.0 00036201012Based on LineageOS, removes or replaces proprietary components and anti-features
Shift OS lSHIFT GmbH2025 (phone 8, 6mq, 5me, 6m)Yes15 (phone 8); 13 (6mq); 8.1 (5me, 6m)20184 / 5 (depends on count)
Shift OS GSHIFT GmbH2025 (phone 8, 6mq); 2023 (5me, 6m)Google Android14 (phone 8); 13 (6mq); 8.0 (5me, 6m)20184 / 5 (depends on count)
EMUIHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.2024kernel only[non-primary source needed]15122012Huawei and Honor devicesAlso known as Magic UI in most of the high-end Honor devices and the current Honor devices after it split with Huawei.
HarmonyOS (Before version 5)Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.2024?Kernel only4.3 (last version based on Android)122019Huawei and Honor devicesHarmonyOS 5 and later is no longer based on Android, and is referred to as HarmonyOS NEXT.
Discontinued
DivestOSTavi (SkewedZeppelin)2024Yes20132014178Soft fork of LineageOS. Includes Monthly Updates, FOSS Focus, Deblobbing, Security and Privacy focus, and F-Droid
AliOSAlibaba Cloud2018Kernel only2.04.4 (?)2011?A forked but incompatible version of Android
AOKPTeam Kang2020YesPie92011115Based on LineageOS
Baidu YiBaidu, Inc.2015Kernel onlyUnknown4 (?)2011Discontinued in March 2015
CalyxOSCalyx Institute2025Yes6152019Google Pixel 4a (5G) - 9, Fairphone 4 - 5, SHIFTphone 8, Moto G32 - G84Privacy focused. Development is paused as of September 2025 due to internal restructuring.
CyanogenModCyanogenMod Open-Source Community, Cyanogen Inc2016Yes14.1 Nightly7.1.12009571CyanogenMod's official successor is LineageOS
CopperheadOSCopperhead Security2022Kernel only13.09.281320149Security- and privacy-focused, no OS analytics by default, smartphones with preinstalled OS commercially available.
MIUIXiaomi Corporation2023Kernel only14.1142010Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO devicesSucceeded by Xiaomi HyperOS
LG UXLG Electronics2023Kernel only10.0132012LG smartphones and tabletsSucceeding Optimus UI
LeWa OSLewa Technology?Kernel onlyOS 7 beta5.1.12011?
PixelExperiencePixelExperience Team2024Yes14142017100+Discontinued in April 2024, Android 14 is a beta
Resurrection Remix OSResurrection Remix Team2021Yes8.7.310201274
SlimRomsSlimRoms Team2018Yes77.1201250~
Smartisan OSSmartisan2020Partial8.010201215

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