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Will there ever be any plans for Linux support?

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Will there ever be plans for Linux support?

I've been a Stardock customer for 23 years. After 30+ years on Microsoft, I've left the Windows ecosystem entirely — forced updates bricked multiple machines in one office, costing us data and productivity, while constant telemetry made clear the machines were no longer ours. Trust is earned, not given, and once lost it rarely returns.

That reluctantly forces me away from Stardock too — there's simply no use case outside Windows. And I'm not alone: government agencies and national ministries are now dumping Windows for Linux. When nations abandon an OS, the ground is shifting. Linux already runs the world's servers and the entire cloud; pretending it doesn't exist on the desktop is a choice. Vendors married to one OS will absorb the losses. The ones that adapt will inherit customers like me.

Bring Stardock to Linux, and I'll be first in line.

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,

Really appreciate you sharing your story and for sticking with Stardock for so many years. I hear you on the frustrations with Windows — a lot of people are exploring Linux for the same reasons you mentioned. From what I know, Stardock’s focus is still entirely on Windows right now, and there aren’t any announced plans for Linux support. That said, feedback like yours does get noticed, and it helps highlight how the landscape is shifting. Who knows what the future might bring, but it’s good to have voices like yours reminding us of where customers are heading.

Thank you,

Basj,

Stardock Community  Assistant

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Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Thanks for the reply, Basj. I'll be honest — it's disappointing to hear there are no plans at all, especially when the opportunity seems so obvious from where I'm standing. Desktop customization at Stardock's level simply doesn't exist in the Linux world; the space is a patchwork of community tools. And I say that with respect — I fully recognize the Linux ecosystem is community-driven by design, built on its users' own creativity rather than corporate influence, and that's part of why I moved there. But that's exactly the point: the wave of people migrating now are longtime Windows users like me who've spent decades happily paying for polished software done right. That's a new and growing market inside the Linux world that nobody is serving — and the first vendor to respect the culture while filling that gap will have it largely to themselves. I'd love for that to be Stardock, the company I've supported for 23 years. I understand the focus is Windows today; I'm just asking Stardock to keep an eye on the trendline, because this migration isn't slowing down. I'll keep watching for news.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

I wholeheartedly agree with the OP. I have just started the switch to Linux via Zorin OS for my computers as I will not "upgrade" to an AI-first OS when support for Windows 10 finally peters out. I have purchased Object Desktop for a while now even though I don't use all of the apps, but I sorely miss the apps that I did make use of. 

There seems to be a severe lack of UI/UX cohesiveness in nearly all Linux distros and available desktop environments. That is something well within your wheelhouse and I would be early in line for a Stardock Object Desktop Environment (ODE) for Linux that incorporates all of the utilities you've made for Windows as a bunch of (optional) components with deep integration and configuration.

It would no doubt be a big task, but start with one big base (like Ubuntu) or popular release package to get started, and build out from there. A lot of folks would love you for it.