List of OS-tans

Featured prominently below is a list of OS-tans, which are named after the operating system they personify combined with the Japanese suffix -tan (たん), an overly cute mispronunciation of -chan (ちゃん) (specifically a child's slurring of it). All were created by various amateur artists; and although the OS-tan phenomenon originated in the Japanese imageboard Futaba Channel and the overwhelming majority of the artwork is still produced in Japan, a growing number of international artists are contributing both fan-based and original artwork of their own. Therefore, this list is meant to record all OS-tans drawn or discovered to date, regardless of location, artistic merit or popularity of the system personified. Profiles will be provided for each character if possible; however, given the incongruous nature of this fan-based movement, these may not always be comprehensive.

In addition, a large number of computer-related characters are also included in this list, given that their important support role also makes them indivisible from the OS-tans (both in fan-based media and real life). These include personfications of hardware, software applications, browsers, websites, malware and game consoles.

Windows-tans

• Windows 1.0

• Windows 2.0

• Windows 3.1

• Windows 3.2

• Windows NT

• Windows 95

• Windows 95 OSR 2.5

• Windows CE

• Windows 98

• Windows 98SE

• Windows Neptune

• Windows Odyssey

• Windows ME

• Windows 2000

• Windows XP Pro (See also XP Family)

• Windows XP Homeko (See also XP Family)

• Windows XP Media Center Edition (See also XP Family)

• Windows 2003 Server

• Windows Vista

• Windows Vienna

Apple-tans

• Apple II

• Apple Lisa

• GS/OS

• Mac OS

• Mac System 1

• Mac System 2

• Mac System 2

• Mac System 3

• Mac System 4

• Mac System 5

• Mac System 6

• Mac System 7

• Newton OS

• Mac OS8

• Mac OS9

• Mac OS9.2

• Mac OSX Server

• Mac OSX 10.0 Cheetah

• Mac OSX 10.1 Puma

• Mac OSX 10.2 Jaguar

• Mac OSX 10.3 Panther

• Mac OSX 10.4 Tiger

• Mac OSX 10.5 Leopard

DOS-tans

• FreeDOS

• DOS/V

• DR-DOS (aka, CP/M)

• MS-DOS

• MSX-DOS

• PC-DOS

• PTS-DOS

• QDOS

Linux-tans

• Linux

• Arch

• Barbie Linux

• Damn Small Linux

• Debian

• Fedora

• Gentoo

• Knoppix

• Linspire (aka Lindows)

• Mandriva

• NepaLinux

• RedHat

• Slackware

• SuSE-Linux

• Tinfoil Hat Linux

• Turbolinux

• Ubuntu

• Zeus Linux

Unix-tans

• BSD

• DarwinOS

• FreeBSD

• NeXTSTEP

• OpenBSD

• Plan 9

• QNX

• Solaris (aka SunOS)

• Minix

• The HURD

• UNIX (Bell Labs)

Other OS-tans

• Amiga OS

• CoCo

• Commodore PET

• Commodore 64

• eComStation

• GEM OS

• MorphOS

• OS/2

• PalmOS

• ReactOS

• RISC OS

• Syllable

• TRS-DOS

• ZETA

• ZX Spectrum

Non OS-tans

App-tans

• Ad-Aware

• Internet Explorer

• Java

• McAfee Antivirus

• MSN Messenger

• Microsoft Outlook

• Safari

• Windows Media Player

• XFCE

Game Console-tans

• Wii

• PS3

• Xbox 360

Hardware-tans

• Data Pending

Moezilla

• Firefox

• Thunderbird

• Opera

• SeaMonkey

• Nvu

Site-tans

• BBSpot

• Fark

• Foobies

• Google

• SlashDot

• Something Awful

• Wikipedia

Male Characters

OS-Kuns

• Windows 3.1

• Windows 95

• Windows 98

• Windows 98SE

• Windows ME

• Windows 2000 Professional

• Windows XP Homeo (See also XP Family)

• Windows XP Professional (See also XP Family)

• Mac OS9

Non OS-Kuns

• Norton Antivirus

• Trend Micro Virus Buster