Game Dev on a Handheld Console?! I had to try it (no PC!)

Welcome, explorer.

This is TrinketOS — a cozy, pixel-art operating shell for Android-based handhelds.
Made for Retroid, Odin, GPD and others — but really, made for you.

Not a launcher.
Not a theme.
A full interface you can live in — with music, achievements, widgets (called Trinkets), controller support, secret glyphs, and a talking wizard.

I built this for myself.
Now you can use it too.

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🔗 Downloads & Links:

🧰 Get it on GitHub:
https://github.com/ismslv/trinketos

🕹️ Or on Itch.io:
https://smslv.itch.io/trinketos

☕ Support on Ko-fi:
https://ko-fi.com/trinketos

🌐 Visit the Website:
https://trinketos.org

💬️ Join our subreddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/TrinketOS/

🎩 Join the Vault:
Each user gets a unique glyph. Hats, skills, secrets… It’s more than pixels.

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📜 What is it?

TrinketOS is a stylized Android launcher made specifically for horizontal-screen handhelds with controllers. It’s also:
• A game-like UI
• A pixel terminal with lore
• A modular shell with tabs, trinkets, and secrets
• A love letter to personal hardware

You can customize nearly everything — from fonts to file tabs to floating pixel sprites.

It’s a platform, not a product.

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💬 Want to help?
Share it. Star it. Post about it on Reddit or Discord. Or just whisper to a friend:

“There’s this weird OS someone made. It has hats.”

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Made by a solo dev.
No tracking. No ads. Just pixels and purpose.

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