Twister OS is based on Raspbian (Debian Linux) with x86 Wine Emulations built in to run various DOS and (older) Windows Applications. It even allows one to set up their desktop to run like Windows or Mac OS. It has a lot of “goodies” to change System Parameters without needing to reboot the system. Along with a few Linux Apps, it is a very large download but is gives back a lot. But because of its size, it requires a 4GB or 8GB R-Pi 4 or a Raspberry Pi 400.
 
One of the things one needs to note about Twister OS is that it uses the 32bit Version of Raspbian, not the 64bit. As such it is not capable of running 64bit apps for the Raspberry Pi. Stranger still, Twister OS is also made for the Intel PCs in 32 or 64 bit versions and other ARM SSBs (Small System Boards) like the Orange Pi but in 64bit versions.
 
The YouTube Channel Explaining Computers has a video on it: “Raspberry Pi Twister OS: Windows Themes and & Apps on a Pi!” In it he goes through the set up and various other options on the OS and after setting up WINE, runs a couple of actual Windows Apps on it, though he warns that the Windows Apps themselves should be the older 32bit versions and not the current apps out there today. He runs Adobe Premier to prove the point – the Raspberry Pi can run a Windows App almost as flawlessly as a native PC!
 
Though Wine has been around for many years, many in the Linux world have always thought it to be slow and clunky. Though there were a couple of delays (mostly in the installation of Windows programs), Wine on Twister OS on a Raspberry Pi runs very smoothly. This changes the game because many out there want to run Windows Apps on their Raspberry Pies and Microsoft has recently released a true version of Windows 10 for the Raspberry Pi but with ZERO software support for it! No one (to date) has ported their applications to support Windows 10 on a Raspberry Pi.
 
Going through their website, I find many issues to watch out for. Twister OS for other ARM Based boards require you to have the RocketChip set up on it. RocketChip is basically an ARM Based CPU with the RocketChip Multimedia and I/O Package on it. Though there are several types of ARM CPU setups out there, RocketChip was one that was heavily used on Tablets before disappearing from the market for a few years before making a meteoric come back again in both tablets and some Arm System Boards.  Very few ARM Boards use the RocketChip as their system set up. It also requires that the system has to be 64bit with 4GB of RAM, which shrinks systems options even smaller. Most ARM boards out there use the Winner or Cortex Chip Sets, with Raspberry Pi using the Cortex Chip. Twister OS for these systems use Armbian OS as its root OS, which is very similar to Raspbian on the Raspberry Pi.
 
Twister OS also allows one to run Android on top of the OS to run Android Apps, but like Wine, the package is included with the system but not installed. You need to install it and fill out a few options during the installation to get it to work. This was not covered in Explaining Computers’ video, it is mentioned on the website as one of the Apps you can have on the system.
 
This OS seems to show a lot of promise but it requires that one has a high end board to run it. From the looks of it, it is constantly updated and like much of the Linux / Open Source Software, it is free. To many out there that say that small boards computers cannot be used as a Desktop or Laptop PC, Twister OS changes the rules and makes it happen. (Besides, people have been using system like the Raspberry Pi for years as a desktop and laptop PC running Raspbian OS!)
 
 
TwisterOS:
https://twisteros.com
 
 
Explaining Computers’ Twister OS Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtZWEPxrCz4