Solid Symposium 2026 · London · 01.05.2026

SolidOS

Latest Advancements & Next Steps

Timea Turdean https://timea.solidcommunity.net/profile/card#me

What is SolidOS?

For Users

An operating environment for your Solid Pod

A full file system that can display any file
Basic tooling such as WebID editing
Domain-specific apps such as an address book
Frontend to solidcommunity.net

For Developers

Community-built & open source

Community-built and open source since 2018
App builder through its panes system
Raw data control
A UI design system and web components

The reference implementation of what a Solid-based OS can feel like.

Where We Started

Powerful functionality buried under a steep learning curve

UI littered with a lot of errors

Accessibility was an afterthought, not a foundation

Only Power Users know its potential.

This Is for Everyone

"Make SolidOS the OS that anyone can use —
not just the people who already understand Linked Data."

Funded by NLnet Foundation · Open Data Institute

NLnet Grant Milestones

Modernization of stack Done

Redesign of main pages and panes In progress

A SolidOS design system and UI components In progress

Developer and user documentations To do

Current contributors · Alain Bourgeois · Sharon Stratsianis · Timea Turdean

Accessibility Is a Feature

⌨️

Keyboard Navigation

Every action reachable without a mouse

🔍

Screen Reader Support

ARIA landmarks, roles & live regions throughout

🎨

Contrast & Colour

WCAG AA across all UI surfaces

If it's not usable by everyone, it's not truly open.

The Design System

One language, everywhere

CSS design tokens shared across all panes
Light and Dark-mode tokens
Icon library
Powers this very presentation ✦

        /* SolidOS tokens (excerpt) */

        --color-primary:           #7C4DFF;

        --color-secondary:        #0077B6;

        --color-accent:           #FFD600;

        --spacing-md:            1.25rem;

        --border-radius-lg:     0.75rem;

        --font-size-base:       1rem;

        /* shared light + dark themes */