ClearOS Community Is Open Source
ClearOS is the original and worlds best IT Operating Platform. ClearOS seamlessly integrates many disparate technologies using the best in open source projects. This provides a simple, powerful, & easy-to-use platform for the server, network, gateway & other layers of an IT environment.
Installing and using ClearOS 6 Community automatically enrolls you into the open source community and allows you to participate in code testing, beta apps & technologies, and bug reporting.
If you're a linux expert of like to tune and fix things both in an interface and at the command line you'll love ClearOS 6 Community. If you are an app developer and want to build your own app in Marketplace, you'll love ClearOS 6 Community. If you're just looking for something pure and open with no commercial add-on's that you can self-support, you'll love ClearOS 6 Community.
Keep Tabs On The Edge
You've got a lot of traffic moving through your gateway device. ClearOS Professional will ensure that traffic is the right kind of traffic whether it is coming in or going out.
- Antimalware Updates
- Content Filter
- Gateway Antiphishing
- Content Filter Updates
- Gateway Antivirus
- Premium Gateway Antivirus by Kaspersky
- Web Access Control
- Intrusion Detection
- Web Proxy
- Intrusion Prevention
- Protocol Filter
- Intrusion Protection Updates
Get Control Of Your Network
Now you can have all the pieces of your network in the palm of your hand. Manage bandwidth, DNS and internal security with the simplicity of a stable web-based interface.
- Dynamic DNS
- DHCP Server
- IP Settings
- DNS Server
- Multi-WAN
- NTP Server
- Bandwidth Manager
- RADIUS Server
- Network Visualiser
- SSH Server
- 1-to-1 NAT
- ClearCenter Dynamic VPN
- Custom Firewall
- OpenVPN
- DMZ Firewall
- PPTP Server
- Egress Firewall
- Web Server
- Incoming Firewall
- Port Forwarding
A Complete Server That Does It All
ClearOS Professional gives you the flexibility you need to set up and manage any kind of server you need. Whether it's a Print Server or a Web Server, it's easier than ever before with ClearOS Professional.
- Active Directory Connector
- Greylisting
- Directory Server
- IMAP and POP Server
- Advanced Print Server
- SMTP Server
- File Server
- ClearCenter Antispam Updates
- FTP Server
- Premium Mail Antivirus by Kaspersky
- Flexshare
- Google Apps Synchronization
- Windows Networking
- Zarafa Professional for ClearOS
- MySQL Server
- Zarafa Small Business for ClearOS
- Web Server
Enterprise Grade Security
Protect your network with all the security features you need. ClearOS Professional keeps out unwanted viruses, spam and hackers.
- Antivirus - Keep your entire network safe by filtering viruses at the edge
- Antiphishing - Protect your network from malicious links
- Intrusion Detection - Filters all traffic at the gateway
- Contextual Analysis - Intelligent analysis based upon page content
- L7 Protocol Filter - Analyze packets and filter IP, port or protocol
- Access Control - Apply time based restritions to users & groups
Get More Control Of Your Bandwidth
Ensure all of your internet connections are used and managed appropriately. Keep your Users in check by applying bandwidth rules that apply to users or groups.
- File Scanner - Scan your filesystem for viruses
- MultiWAN - Couple and load balance multiple internet connections
- Bandwidth Manager - Manage bandwidth usage to ensure access for all
- Network Analyzer - See which users are consuming the most bandwidth
Robust VPN Features
Get one of the most complete VPN systems. Make your network act as one even if you are running remote offices in different parts of the world.
- Dynamic VPN - Utilize IPsec VPN to manage dynamic IP addresses
- OpenVPN - Provide secure remote access to your local system
- PPTP VPN - Set up your VPN with a PPTP connection
- Cloud
- Network
- Gateway
-
Server
- Advanced Print Server
- Antimalware File Scanner
- AppleTalk Server
- Directory Server
- FTP Server
- Flexshare
- Greylisting
- IMAP and POP Server
- Mail Antispam
- Mail Antivirus
- Mail Archive
- Mail Retrieval
- MariaDB Database Server
- Microsoft Active Directory Connector
- MySQL Server
- ownCloud for Business
- Photo Organizer
- Plex Media Server
- Premium Mail Antimalware by Kaspersky
- Roundcube Webmail
- SMTP Server
- Samba Directory (Beta)
- Serviio Media Server
- Transmission BitTorrent Client
- Web Server
- Windows Networking (Samba)
- Zarafa Community
- Zarafa Small Business
-
System
- Account Import
- Account Manager
- Account Synchronization
- Administrators
- BackupPC
- Bare Metal Backup and Restore
- Certificate Manager
- Configuration Backup and Restore
- Dashboard
- Date and Time
- FTP Plugin
- Groups
- Mail Notification
- Mail Settings
- Marketplace
- Master/Slave Synchronization
- Mobile Demo for Android OS
- OpenVPN Plugin
- PPTP Plugin
- Password Policies
- Print Server Plugin
- SMTP Plugin
- Services
- Shell Extension
- Software RAID Manager
- Support
- System Registration
- User Certificate Plugin
- User Certificates
- User Dropbox Plugin
- User Profile
- Users
- Web Proxy Plugin
- Webconfig
- Reports
Cloud
- $ 60 /yr
Antimalware Rules
The ClearCenter Antimalware Updates service provides daily signature updates in addition to those that are freely available from the community. Research shows small businesses experience, on average,...
- $ 60 /yr
Antispam Rules
A typical organization with 20 employees could lose upwards of $4,000 / year in lost productivity sifting through and filtering out spam that made it to their inboxes. This app ensures the antispam e...
- $ 100 /yr
Content Filter Blacklists
Studies reveal the average employee spends 75 minutes per day using office computers for non-business related activity, costing employers thousands of dollars per year, per employee. If you are a bus...
- $ 99 /yr
DNSthingy
DNSthingy gives you granular control over each user's Internet experience. The following features can be applied network wide, or on a device by device basis:
- Block ads (even on mobile device...
- FREE
Dropbox Sync
Dropbox is a cloud-based file storage and synchronization service. Use this app to synchronize files to a folder located in your home directory which can then be accessed by any device associated to t...
- FREE
Dynamic DNS
Dynamic DNS is an app that works with ClearCenter's Service Delivery Network (SDN) to continually update a system's IP address to a static hostname (for example, myname.poweredbyclear.com). Many ISPs...
- $ 100 /yr
Google Apps Account Sync
Google Apps Synchronization app provides a connector to Google's "in the cloud" API. This app simplifies an administrators job by provisioning a Google App account while creating an on-premise user a...
- $ 100 /yr
IDS Signatures
Intrusion Protection takes an active role at the edge of your network. It detects attempts to gain access to your system by known exploits and then pro-actively firewalls your server from the perpetra...
- $ 10 /yr
Remote Data Backup
ClearCenter's Remote Server Backup Service app provides secure, simple and reliable backups to the cloud. All data is encrypted, both in transit and on the storage clusters managed by ClearCenter. Si...
- $ 25 /yr
Remote Security Audit, weekly audits
Remote Security Audit is a service for system administrators to limit the damage potential of corrupted or tampered system files. Reviewed on a regular basis, the audit can quickly notify an admin so...
- $ 35 /yr
Remote System Monitor, 5-minute notifications
The ClearCenter Remote System Monitor app checks processor utilization, hard disk and memory usage in addition to monitoring ports that should normally be available outside your network (eg. Mail, Web...
- FREE
Software Repository
A list of repositories available to the server. A software repository is a storage location where updates and new packages can be downloaded and installed on the server. Apps available in the Marketp...
- FREE
Software Updates
The Software Updates app provides updates for the underlying operating system components. Availability of updates are dependant on which software repositories are enabled.
Network
- FREE
1-to-1 NAT
1-to-1 NAT maps a public IP address to a private IP address. It allows systems behind the firewall and configured with private IP addresses (RFC 1918) appear to have public IP addresses.This feature r...
- FREE
Bandwidth Manager
The Bandwidth Manager app can shape and prioritize network traffic passing through the server (when configured in gateway mode). This app is an essential tool for administrators who wish to implement...
- FREE
Custom Firewall
Allows customized firewall (iptables) rules to be added. In advanced or highly customised networking environments, the addition of advanced firewall rules that cannot be added using the available fir...
- FREE
DHCP Server
The DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) app provides automatic IP settings to devices (computers, smartphones, tablets, printers etc.) connecting to your network. If you are using this server ...
- FREE
DMZ
The DMZ app allows an administrator to create a physical subnetwork, providing accessibility from untrusted networks (eg. the Internet) while maintaining isolation to the Local Area Network (LAN). Ty...
- FREE
DNS Server
The DNS Server app provides a localised DNS server for the LAN. DNS provides resolution for mapping IP addresses to easily remembered hostnames (i.e. db1.lan, web1.lan etc.).
- FREE
Egress Firewall
The Egress Firewall app enforces policy on traffic leaving your network. Two modes are available - allow all and blanket block. Allow all allows all outgoing traffic through, with the exception of r...
- FREE
Firewall
The incoming firewall app allows administrators to simply open ports (or port ranges) for services running locally on the server. If a service requires connections from outside your network to be mad...
- FREE
IP Settings
An app providing administrators with the ability to configure the most common network tasks. Depending on the number of physical Network Interface Cards (NIC) present in your server, the server can be...
- FREE
ibVPN
Invisible Browsing VPN (ibVPN) is a service that allows you to surf the Web invisibly and securely without leaving a trace and without being tracked. By using an ibVPN server located in another count...
- FREE
Multi-WAN
The multi-WAN feature in ClearOS allows you to connect your system to multiple Internet connections. Multi-WAN offers many benefits to environments requiring a reliable connection to the Internet, inc...
- FREE
NTP Server
The Network Time Protocol app synchronizes the server's internal clock with Internet standard time servers. Computers and Internet devices on the LAN can then sync clocks against the local time serve...
- FREE
Network Map
The Network Map scans then network for devices and provides a way to associate devices with specific end users. This app provides an easy way for administrators to make networking and access control ...
- FREE
OpenVPN
The OpenVPN app is a server-side implementation of the OpenVPN protocol. This versatile protocol makes it ideal for either client to server or server to server VPN tunnels using TCP or UDP.
- FREE
PPTP Server
The PPTP VPN app is a server-side implementation of the PPTP protocol. It is primarily used for client-server VPN tunnels (as opposed to server-server). The main advantages of this protocol are ease...
- FREE
Port Forwarding
The port forwarding firewall app allows an administrator to direct incoming service requests via port (or port ranges) to other devices on the Local Area Network (LAN). The destination device is usua...
- FREE
RADIUS Server
The RADIUS Server app provides an implementation of the RADIUS protocol, using FreeRADIUS. RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service) features centralized management, authentication, authori...
- FREE
SSH Server
The SSH Server (or Secure SHell) app allows an administrator to quickly and simply configure basic settings of the SSH server. SSH is a network protocol for allowing remote access to the systems Comm...
- $ 25 /yr
Static IPsec VPN for Community
IPsec VPN allows administrators to establish secure, encrypted connections between networks using Openswan. Openswan supports IPsec or IKE and connections from third party devices in host-to-host or s...
Gateway
- FREE
Content Filter Engine
The Content Filter app allows an administrator to enforce browsing policy. Policy can be enforced across all users or, group definitions can be created, allowing an admin to categorise users into gro...
- FREE
Gateway Antiphishing
The Antiphishing engine is designed to help prevent your users from visiting sites designed to steal personal information by dubious means. This includes preventing known malicious sites that look and...
- FREE
Gateway Antivirus
The Antivirus app is designed to help prevent virus attacks against desktop computers, laptops, smartphones etc. by providing a gateway perimeter. The scanner has the ability to filter non-encrypted ...
- FREE
Intrusion Detection System
The Intrusion Detection app is the cornerstone of security for any size network. The app uses the highly regarded Snort engine to perform real-time traffic analysis and packet logging on Internet Pro...
- $ 200 /yr
Premium Gateway Antimalware by Kaspersky
Gateway Antimalware Premium is powered by Kaspersky Lab to provide secure web browsing for your organization. The app transparently scans and automatically removes malicious and potentially hostile p...
- FREE
Web Access Control
Time-based Access Control allows an administer to enforce time-of-day web access to users or computers (IP or MAC address) using the web proxy.
- $ 50 /yr
Web Proxy Auto Discovery
The Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol is a method used by client devices on the network to locate a URL of a configuration file using DHCP and/or DNS discovery methods. Once detection and download of...
- FREE
Web Proxy Server
A web proxy acts as an intermediary server for web requests originating from the Local Area Network. Implementing a proxy server is optional, however, several benefits are gained such as increasing p...
Server
- FREE
Advanced Print Server
The Print Server app provides a common print interface to printers on the network. This allows clients on the LAN to share print resources and eases administration into one centralized service.
- FREE
Antimalware File Scanner
The File Scan app scans the server's file system for infected files.
- $ 10 each
AppleTalk Server
The AppleTalk Server provides file management and storage using the AFP suite of protocols. This is useful for using the Time Machine feature if you have a Mac OS X client computer.
- FREE
Directory Server
The directory server is an implementation (using OpenLDAP) of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. The directory contains information on user records, computers, access controls etc. that can b...
- FREE
FTP Server
The FTP (File Transfer Protocol) Server app uses ProFTP (http://www.proftpd.org/) - a highly configurable, Open Source, FTP server software application. FTP can be used as a standalone service to pro...
- FREE
Flexshare
A Flexshare is a flexible and secure collaboration utility which integrates four of the most common methods of accessing files or content - Web, FTP, File sharing (SAMBA) and Email (as attachments).
- FREE
Mail Greylisting
For servers configured to provide on-premise mail service, the greylisting app can dramatically reduce the amount of spam reaching user's mailboxes. The mail transfer agent (MTA) will temporarily rej...
- FREE
IMAP and POP Server
The IMAP and POP server app provides a standard set of services for mail clients (Thunderbird, Mail, Evolution, Outlook/Express etc.) to connect to the server and retrieve email. If you are intereste...
- FREE
Mail Antispam
An open-source antispam scanner for the SMTP Mail Server app. This app will scan mail during messaging handling and perform functions defined by rules configured by the administrator. For commercial ...
- FREE
Mail Antivirus
An open-source antivirus and antimalware scanner for the SMTP Mail Server app. This app will scan mail during messaging handling and perform functions defined by rules configured by the administrator....
- $ 95 /yr
Mail Archive
The Mail Archive system logs all incoming and outgoing e-mail passing through the gateway and stores exact copies for archival. Metadata extracted from each message is stored in a database for search...
- FREE
Mail Retrieval
The Mail Retrieval app can be used to fetch mail from external POP and IMAP servers. This app can be useful if users want a single unified inbox pulling from multiple mail sources (eg. Gmail account,...
- FREE
MariaDB Database Server
MariaDB is an open-source, Relational Database Management System (RDMS) offering multi-user access to any number of defined databases.
- $ 125 /yr
Microsoft Active Directory Connector
ClearCenter's Active Directory Connector app is designed to leverage existing Microsoft AD infrastructure and simplify administrative and user control. Administrators can quickly and securely roll ou...
- FREE
MySQL Server
MySQL is an open-source, Relational Database Management System (RDMS) offering multi-user access to any number of defined databases.
- $ 100 /yr
ownCloud for Community
The ownCloud for Business app provides universal access to your files via the web, your computer or your mobile devices - wherever you are. The ownCloud app is integrated with the ClearOS user interfa...
- FREE
Photo Organizer
Having troubles keeping all your digital photos organized on your server? Photo Organizer attempts to automate the process by providing the user with a simple interface to setup any number of source ...
- FREE
Plex Media Server
The Plex Media Server is a backend application to help you manage and stream media to almost any network connected device. This app has been integrated to ClearOS's Network Map app that allows you to ...
- $ 200 /yr
Premium Mail Antimalware by Kaspersky
Mail Antimalware Premium is powered by Kaspersky Lab to scan and remove malware before ending up in users inboxes where opening attachments or clicking on embedded links can cause significant damage t...
- $ 25 /yr
Roundcube Webmail
A webmail client for IMAP which uses the Web Server app to provide a browser-based, multi-lingual e-mail user interface. The app is powered by Roundcub...
- FREE
SMTP Server
The SMTP Server app uses Postfix (http://www.postfix.org/) in either of two modes - SMTP server or mail gateway. As an SMTP server, it can be used as an on premise mail server, providing email to mult...
- FREE
Samba Directory (Beta)
The Samba Directory app provides the necessary tools for users, groups, accounts and other directory services.
- FREE
Serviio Media Server
Serviio is a free media server. It allows you to stream your media files (music, video or images) to renderer devices (e.g. a TV set, Bluray player, games console or mobile phone) on your connected h...
- FREE
Transmission BitTorrent Client
Transmission is a free, lightweight BitTorrent client. It features a simple, intuitive interface on top on an efficient, cross-platform back-end. Transmission has the features you want from a BitTorr...
- FREE
Web Server
The web server app provides an instance of the Apache server along with basic tasks for creating new website assets. The Apache webserver is the worlds most popular web server, no doubt as a result o...
- FREE
Windows Networks (Samba)
The Windows Networking app installs SAMBA - an open source suite of services that allows file and print interoperability between systems running under Microsoft Windows and this server.
- $ 50 /yr
Zarafa Community Edition for ClearOS
Zarafa Community is an open-source, full-featured mail storage and groupware solution. Zarafa includes a web-based interface for performing mail, address book and calendar functions. The Community E...
- $ 70 /yr
Zarafa Small Business
Zarafa Small Business for ClearOS is an open-source, full-featured collaboration and groupware platform. Zarafa includes a web-based interface for performing mail, address book and calendar functions...
System
- FREE
Account Import
Perform bulk import of users to the system using the Account Import app. Import template supports Comma Separated Values (CVS) that can be created from any spreadsheet application (OpenOffice, Excel ...
- FREE
Account Manager
An overview of installed plugins and extensions to the user directory that allows user-based features to be enabled/disabled easily.
- $ 100 /yr
Account Synchronization
Account Synchronization provides the necessary tools to manage users, groups, passwords and other account information across distributed slave systems.
- FREE
Administrators
An Access Control List (ACL) allowing an administrator (root) to grant sub-administrator access to specific configuration pages within webconfig on a per user basis.
- FREE
BackupPC
BackupPC is a high-performance, enterprise-grade system for backing up Linux and Windows desktops and laptops to a local storage array (eg. server's disk). BackupPC is highly configurable and easy to...
- FREE
Baremetal Backup and Restore
The Bare Metal Backup/Restore app saves and restores both users' home directories and the configuration settings to and from a USB disk.
- FREE
Certificate Manager
SSL certificates are the industry standard for encrypting information sent over a network and can also be used to provide authentication, as in the case of SMIME email signature signing. The Certifica...
- FREE
Configuration Backup and Restore
The configuration backup and restore app allows an administrator to take a snapshot (archive file) of all configuration settings of the system, allowing easy restoration in the event data is lost. Th...
- FREE
Dashboard
The dashboard app provides a high-level summary of how your system is configured, how it is performing and what users on doing on the server.
- FREE
Date and Time
Allows you to set the system date, time and timezone settings on the server.
- FREE
FTP Plugin
Account manager plugin for the FTP service. This app is required for the master node only in a master/slave environment. The app allows an administrator to define user access to FTP services that ma...
- FREE
Groups
The groups app allows an administrator to create, delete and modify groups on the system. Groups can be used to efficiently manage permissions in accessing server resources.
- FREE
Mail Notification
Many apps and services in the Marketplace use email to notify administrators of events that may require their attention. The mail notification app provides an MTA to relay messages sent from the serv...
- FREE
Mail Settings
The Mail Settings app provides the necessary tools to manage core mail functionality.
- FREE
Marketplace
ClearCenter's Marketplace is an online store featuring apps and services (both free and paid) for ClearOS. Apps available in the Marketplace have gone through a stringent quality control process by C...
- $ 175 /yr
Master/Slave Synchronization
Master/Slave Synchronization provides the necessary tools to manage users, groups, passwords and other account information across a distributed infrastucture serving different geographic locations.
- FREE
Mobile Demo for Android
This application demonstrates how to access the ClearOS API framework from a mobile phone using a REST-like protocol. IT IS INTENDED FOR DEVELOPERS ONLY. The bundled application is for Android[TM] d...
- FREE
OpenVPN Plugin
Account manager plugin for OpenVPN. This app is required for the master node only in a master/slave environment. The app allows an administrator to define VPN access via the OpenVPN protocol.
- FREE
PPTP Plugin
Account manager plugin for PPTP VPN. This app is required for the master node only in a master/slave environment. The app allows an administrator to define VPN access via the PPTP protocol.
- FREE
Password Policies
The Password Policies app can be used to enforce the password quality (strength) in use by end-users. Enforcing strong passwords and/or policies that can be used, for example, to expire passwords wil...
- FREE
Print Server Plugin
Account manager plugin for print server. This app is required for the master node only in a master/slave environment. The app allows an administrator to define printer access to shared resources at ...
- FREE
SMTP Plugin
Account manager plugin for the SMTP mail service. This app is required for the master node only in a master/slave environment. The app allows an administrator to define user access to email services...
- FREE
Services
Control the system daemons and their running state and provides a useful overview. You can also control which services start up at boot time.
- FREE
Shell Extension
The Shell Extension is a account-manager extension that allows an administrator to assign shell access (and type) to user accounts via the user manager app. Giving users shell access to the server is...
- FREE
Software RAID Monitor
The Software RAID app provides status information, reporting and interaction for administering a software RAID array. This app is a UI integration and interface for the ubiquitous
FREESupport
Some individuals or organizations have the ability to be self-sufficent when it comes to managing their IT environment, however, many prefer (or require) access to professional support services. Clea...
- FREE
System Registration
System registration provides access to the Marketplace containing hundreds of apps to customize your server and receive the latest updates. Creating an account and registering your system is quick an...
- FREE
User Certificate Plugin
Account manager plugin for PPTP VPN. This app is required for the master node only in a master/slave environment. The app allows an administrator to define VPN access via the PPTP protocol.
- FREE
User Certificates
Security certificates are used to secure various apps that you use on a day to day basis.
- FREE
User Dropbox Plugin
Dropbox is a cloud-based file storage and synchronization service. Use this app to synchronize files to a folder located in your home directory which can then be accessed by any device associated to t...
- FREE
User Profile
The User Profile app is used to change your password and, depending on your system settings, update other profile settings.
- FREE
Users
The users app allows an administrator to create, delete and modify users on the system. Marketplace apps that plugin directly to the user directory will automatically display options available to a u...
- FREE
Web Proxy Plugin
Account manager plugin for the web proxy service. This app is required for the master node only in a master/slave environment. The app allows an administrator to define access to the web proxy serve...
- FREE
Webconfig
The secure, web-based management framework that provides users with an intuitive user interface to manage and configure apps. Webconfig also provides developers and 3rd-party Integrated Software Vend...
Reports
- FREE
Bandwidth Viewer
The Bandwidth Viewer draws a live graph of your interfaces bandwidth. This can help to determine the maximum speed of your interfaces and identify bandwidth problems across your network.
- FREE
Disk Usage Report
An interactive graph representing filesystem usage.
- FREE
Events and Notifications
The Events and Notifications app logs all types system events on the server. Alerts could be informational, as in User xyz logged in at hh:mm or of a more critical nature - Disk space exceeded 95%. A...
- FREE
Filter and Proxy Report
The Filter and Proxy Report provides both a graphical and tabular view of web usage on your network. With the Filter and Proxy Report, administrators can quickly and easily identify inappropriate mat...
- FREE
Log Viewer
Tabular display of all system log files. Viewing and searching of log files are essential and typically the first step in troubleshooting problems with your server.
- FREE
Network Report
The Network Report app provides network throughput information on all your network interfaces.
- FREE
Network Visualizer
The Network Visualizer app captures and displays data flow traversing your network in real-time. Despite requiring some technical knowledge in networking principles, this app can be extremely useful ...
- FREE
Process Viewer
Tabular display of all programs (processes) running on the server. Specific information on each process is listed, including process ID (PID), running time, CPU and memory usage and owner.
- FREE
Resource Report
The Resource Report app includes information on load, memory usage and running processes.
- $ 25 /yr
SMART Monitor
The SMART Monitor app provides an overview of the self-monitoring, analysis and reporting technology (SMART) system built into many ATA, IDE hard drives. The purpose of SMART is to monitor the reliabi...
- FREE
System Report
The System Report app includes information on the operating system and underlying hardware.
Roadmap
ClearOS is continually working to deliver new updates, new features and engage our community for new ideas in Redefining IT. Click here to see our current Roadmap and things being worked on.

Build Your Own App
ClearOS invites 3rd party developers to join the development by offering the ability to package your own ClearOS Marketplace apps. This allows developers to create anything from hobby style home based apps to production ready apps. Apps can be free or paid.
New apps are being created every day which continues to make ClearOS the most versatile Hybrid IT Operating Platform. Download the whitepaper to get started as an app developer; whether it's just for fun or to introduce a new revenue stream.

Cutting Edge Technology
ClearOS 6 Community is a distribution delivering the latest in hybrid IT. This unique Server Operating System delivers a framework whereby app-developers are able to build and deploy cutting edge features to broaden the scope of the software. These systems may have a higher risk of being unreliable and lead adopters to incur greater expense in order to make use of them in production environments. For this reason ClearOS Business delivers only quality tested software combined with automated services and professional support to mitigate this risk of running a 'guinea pig' edition in production settings.
ClearOS 6 Community Pricing
ClearOS is FREE. Yes, you read that correctly.. forever & always free!
FREE SOFTWARE
Community Edition
Includes:
FREE CLEAROS SOFTWARE
ClearOS is a complete FOSS & FLOSS software platform.
Ideal for Code Testing, Linux Experts, App Developers and
Open Source Purists.
Open Source Software - Simplified.
- 75 Free Open Source Apps
- Forum Support Only
- Community Driven
- Participates in Beta Code Testing
- Participates in Updates Testing
- Lifecycle Support: 6 months
FREE SUBSCRIPTION
Community Subscription
Includes:
FREE CLEAROS SUBSCRIPTION
A ClearCenter subscription connects ClearOS
to a dynamic SDN (service delivery network)
and enables the ClearOS Marketplace.
- ClearOS Software +:
- + Community Marketplace
- + Optional Commercial Add-ons
- + Optional Dynamic Cloud Services
- + Automatic Updates (Beta / Upstream)
- + Domain Management Services
Download ClearOS 6 Community
(FREE subscription included with installation)
Use IT. Share IT. Develop IT. Love IT.
ClearOS is open-source and was built to intelligently integrate many technologies, capturing the benefits of many open source projects. The end result is a seamless, simple operating platform built off the most reliable server OS available. ClearOS Community is the pure and free open-source edition. Many who use it develop apps for the ClearOS Marketplace.
If you'd like to contribute to the ongoing development and maintenance of ClearOS, you may consider donating to the ClearFoundation, or using a production ready and quality tested edition of ClearOS; like ClearOS Home or ClearOS Business.
ClearOS 6 Comparison
ClearOS delivers an IT experience like nothing before. Enterprise functions, which have historically been complex are now turn-key though point and click management. The system is built to scale with over 75 apps in the onboard Marketplace. Review the options below to select the best edition for IT needs.

ClearOS 6 Community
- Ideal for Homes, Hobbyists & Developers
- Scales to 10 users
- 75 Open Source Apps
- + Beta Code
- + Bleeding Edge
- + Untested & Unsupported
- + Participates in Community Updates Testing
- + Participates in Community Bug-Fix Testing
- + Lifecycle Support: 6 months
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ClearOS 6 Professional
- Ideal for Production Users
- Unlimited Users
- 75 Quality Tested Apps
- + Quality Tested Code
- + Scales with Compute Power
- + Professionally Supported
- + Includes Commercial Add-on Services
- + Includes 3rd Party Apps & Services
- + Lifecycle Support: 5 years
Learn More
Select and download which version of ClearOS is right for you. Install on any x86 based system to run all of your IT needs.