I think it was in 2019 when I decided to build a media center and bought a Raspberry Pi 4. I messed up completely, and not because it's a bad device; the mistake was not taking the architecture into account. But hey, it served me well for a while. Among the systems I tested, one of the ones I liked the most was which was actually a suit for Raspberry Pi OS, but supercharged and with tons of options after a clean install. Now, years later, we have a new version: TwisterOS 3.0.
The point is that They were stuck on v2.1.2 for a long time.There were internal discussions about whether to upgrade to 64-bit or not, and I seem to recall the group splitting a bit. By early 2023, We hadn't heard from the project for a while., and it continued like this until about three weeks ago. Since they don't have social media beyond Discord, following them is a bit tricky, and I found out today by pure chance: I'm thinking about getting rid of my RPi4, and I got to thinking about what would look good on it if I decided to keep it.
TwisterOS 3.0 arrives after about three years
On their download page, we see that the oldest version is 3 and the most recent is 3.0.3. Reading the changes, we could say that they are small patches to improve a little here and a little there, but the most notable thing is that They have gone from 32-bit to 64-bitThis makes them look a little to the future, and among other things improves compatibility with all kinds of software, such as the one we found on FlathubBy the way, upgrading from v2.x to v3.x is not possible.
To be honest, I still have to run a lot of tests before, in my opinion, I can recommend it or not. Raspberry Pi OS is the official operating system and it runs more or less well, as does Manjaro for those who prefer something more modern and with more control. The problem I've noticed most on the RPi4 is seeing some "tearing" when playing videos, some lines that seem to go from one side of the screen to the other in some frames that I don't want to accept. I've had a Steam Deck for months and I prefer not to put up with that. As the tearing It doesn't appear constantly, I have to play several videos and look.
But for those who only have a Raspberry Pi, and now it is also compatible with the 5TwisterOS is an operating system optimized and prepared to be compatible with many types of applications, including Windows applications. Yes, those too.
Therefore, my recommendation would be to at least try TwisterOS 3.0, and let everyone decide for themselves. There's no prettier system for simple boards, also available for Rock Pi and Odroid at your download page.