Open Source Projects on RISC-V

Introduction

At DeepComputing, we believe that open hardware must be paired with open software. To make RISC-V a first-class, production-ready computing platform, we collaborate with leading open-source communities to port, optimize, and upstream key projects—from operating systems to programming runtimes to media frameworks.

This page highlights some of the major projects we are working with, the contributions underway, and how we are helping expand RISC-V support across the global open-source ecosystem.

Projects

NixOS on RISC-V

NixOS is a purely functional Linux distribution that uses the Nix package manager to deliver fully reproducible, declarative system configurations.

VLC on RISC-V

VLC is a widely used open-source multimedia player and framework capable of playing nearly any audio or video format across platforms.

Node.JS on RISC-V

Node.js is an open-source, event-driven JavaScript runtime built on Chrome’s V8 engine, designed for scalable server-side and edge applications.

Debian on RISC-V

Debian is one of the oldest and most influential Linux distributions, known for stability, openness, and serving as the base for countless other distros.

Ubuntu on RISC-V

Ubuntu is one of the world’s most widely used Linux distributions, known for ease of use, long-term support, and its strong developer & enterprise ecosystem.

Fedora on RISC-V

Fedora is a cutting-edge Linux distribution that serves as the upstream source for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, focusing on innovation, open standards, and community-led development.

Flutter on RISC-V

Flutter is Google’s open-source UI framework for building natively compiled applications for mobile, web, desktop, and embedded platforms from a single codebase.

Whisper on RISC-V

Whisper is OpenAI’s open-source automatic speech recognition (ASR) model, widely used for on-device speech-to-text applications.

OpenPrinting on RISC-V

OpenPrinting is the Linux Foundation project responsible for modern printing infrastructure on Linux, including CUPS, printer drivers, and printing standards.