Fuchsia is a modern open source operating system that’s simple, secure, updatable, and performant. It provides core operating system functions like system resource management, a driver framework, and software abstractions. Fuchsia is a general purpose operating system designed to power a diverse ecosystem of hardware and software.
As Fuchsia is an open source project, you can contribute to the Fuchsia source tree. Before you begin contributing, it’s recommended that you learn about the fundamentals of the Fuchsia platform to understand how Fuchsia works.
Introduction to Fuchsia
Understand the core principles behind Fuchsia and explore how Fuchsia creates a foundation for developers to create long-lasting products and experiences across a broad range of devices.
Building Fuchsia
Navigate the Fuchsia source tree and its core components. Explore the build system and use the tools to customize the build configuration.
Fuchsia Components
Discover Fuchsia's component framework, which provides the infrastructure for software execution on the platform. Explore the developer tools to build, run, and test components.
Fuchsia Interfaces
Learn how Fuchsia components expose and consume capabilities to interact with one another using the Fuchsia Interface Definition Language (FIDL). Explore the developer tools to debug and test component connections.