Version 3.0 of the openKylin operating system has been released with an improved user interface, new system-level capabilities, and expanded AI integration.

Specifically, this major release features KylinBot, an AI agent framework that can understand user requests and use system capabilities to help perform tasks.

KylinBot is more than a chatbot, however, as it is designed to interact directly with operating system functions, the announcement says. “By integrating Kylin-CUA, a computer-use automation tool, KylinBot can access capabilities such as system settings and device management, moving AI beyond answering questions toward executing tasks.”

Key AI features of openKylin 3.0 include:

• Pre-installed KylinBot AI agent framework, complete with system skills and desktop GUI skills.
• Support for mainstream AI agents, including OpenClaw and WorkBuddy.
• An open, collaboratively developed openKylin skills ecosystem.
• Support for trillion-scale AI tokens.

This release also features an upgrade to the Linux 7.0 kernel, along with:

• Upgrades to more than 180 core components.

• Parallel advances in Rust adoption across the kernel and user space.
• Groundwork for post-quantum cryptography.
• Support for major architectures (x86, Arm, RISC-V, and LoongArch).
• Support for 18 additional languages.

The openKylin project, which is incubated and operated by the OpenAtom Foundation, is based on collaborative principles with participation from 58 international groups. It serves more than 2.9 million users across 188 countries, with 27 million+ deployments, and aims to promote the prosperity and development of Linux open source technology and its ecosystem, the foundation says.

To learn more, visit the openKylin website and check out this keynote from openKylin’s Executive Director at the 2026 Open Source Summit Europe, which talks about openKylin's architectural approach to operating systems in the age of AI and “how Linux distributions may evolve beyond traditional software platforms into open, trusted and extensible foundations for intelligent computing.”