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 OpenWrt 18.06.1 login screen | |
| Developer | OpenWrt Project |
|---|---|
| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
| Initial release | January 2004 |
| Latest release | 23.05.5[1]  / 25 September 2024 |
| Repository | |
| Available in | English, Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Spanish, Welsh + 25 partially translated languages[2] |
| Update method | opkg (up to 24.10 release) apk (snapshot builds) |
| Package manager | Alpine Package Manager (APK) opkg (up to 24.10 release) |
| Platforms | 50 different platforms using the following Instruction sets: ARC, ARM, m68k, MIPS, PowerPC, SPARC, SuperH, x86, x86-64[3] |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
| Userland | BusyBox |
| Default user interface | CLI, WebUIs (LuCI) |
| License | Free software (GPL and other licenses) |
| Official website | openwrt |
OpenWrt (from open wireless router) is an open-source project for embedded operating systems based on Linux, primarily used on embedded devices to route network traffic. The main components are Linux, util-linux, musl,[4] and BusyBox. All components have been optimized to be small enough to fit into the limited storage and memory available in home routers.
OpenWrt is configured using a command-line interface (ash shell) or a web interface (LuCI). There are about 8000 optional software packages available for installation via the opkg package management system.
OpenWrt can run on various types of devices, including CPE routers, residential gateways, smartphones, pocket computers (e.g., Ben NanoNote). It is also possible to run OpenWrt on personal computers and laptops.
- ^ "OpenWrt 23.05.5 - Service Release - 25. September 2024". September 25, 2024.
- ^ "LuCI Translation Portal on Weblate". January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ "git.openwrt.org Git - openwrt/openwrt.git/blob - target/Config.in". git.openwrt.org. October 24, 2017. Archived from the original on November 4, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- ^ Fietkau, Felix (June 16, 2015). "OpenWrt switches to musl by default". Archived from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.