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Distinctive by design
Floating navigation, custom window controls, consistent iconography, thoughtful motion, and adaptive appearance.
A NEW DESKTOP EXPERIENCE · IN DEVELOPMENT
Clover
Splash.
A desktop operating system project by Woods Studio. Built around Obsidian—a distinctive interface, an integrated application family, and a security-focused architecture.
01 / Introduction
Designed as one cohesive experience.
Clover Splash brings together a streamlined desktop, consistent applications, and a planned system foundation designed for predictable updates and recovery.
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System reliability
A planned read-only system architecture with separate user data and alternate system images.
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Control and clarity
Explicit installation decisions, visible system status, and recovery workflows designed around user control.
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Development preview
Clover Splash is not a production-ready operating system. Current desktop and installer builds are application-level prototypes; the bootable OS, signed boot chain, encryption, and recovery mechanisms remain development goals.
02 / Obsidian
Meet your new desktop.
Obsidian is the planned graphical environment for Clover Splash, with floating controls, a centered application dock, and a unified visual language.
See Obsidian in a new light ✨
Try changing the appearance to explore the different official wallpapers.
Clover◈ FilesFile Edit ViewFiles× − □
Welcome to Obsidian.
A preview of the intended window layout, floating navigation, and glass surfaces.
Illustrative interface · not a functional file manager
Conceptual desktop composition using official Clover Splash assets. Features shown are not necessarily implemented.
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Floating navigation
Three dedicated controls for the Clover menu, active application, and application commands.
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Independent windows
Custom window controls, app switching, and planned workspace behavior across displays.
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Adaptive appearance
Auto, Light, and Dark themes with official Obsidian wallpapers.
03 / Applications
Made to work together.
Explore the planned first-party application family. Official icon assets are included where available; functional implementation varies by app.
The application collection
One dock. A whole world of apps.
Tap the dock to reveal the Clover Splash application family. Every icon is part of the Woods Studio visual identity.
Application icons and launcher previews do not indicate completed functionality.
04 / Architecture
A considered foundation.
The target architecture combines a minimal Linux-based system with Qt 6/QML interfaces and a Wayland-based graphics stack. Integration choices remain subject to testing.
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Firmware & bootx86-64 UEFI, verified boot components, recovery selection
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Kernel & base systemLinux kernel, drivers, service management, devices and networking
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Graphics & shellWayland integration, Obsidian desktop, dock and window coordination
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System servicesAuthorized settings, updates and device management
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ApplicationsWoods Studio apps and future supported third-party software
Proposed GPT storage layout
Separate. Verify. Recover.
Alternate system and recovery images are intended to support staged updates and controlled fallback, with personal data stored separately.
EFIBoot
System ARead-only
System BAlternate
DataLUKS2 target
Recovery ARecovery
Recovery BAlternate
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Specification, not installer capability
Current prototypes do not implement this partition layout or write to physical disks.
05 / Security & recovery
Trust should be verifiable.
The security model is designed around authenticated components, narrowly scoped privileges, encrypted personal data, and recoverable system updates.
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Authenticated boot
Planned verification of boot-critical components through an appropriate signed boot chain.
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Immutable system
Read-only images and integrity validation to protect operating system components.
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Signed updates
Validated update artifacts staged into an inactive system slot with a fallback path.
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Encrypted data
Planned LUKS2 protection and a recovery mechanism controlled by the device owner.
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Authorized services
Privileged operations restricted to authenticated, narrowly scoped system interfaces.
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Recovery and rollback
Independently verifiable recovery paths with explicit disclosure of destructive actions.
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Security features are planned, not yet verified
Trusted boot must not depend on a live CDN or GitHub API response. Recovery operations can carry data-loss risk; recovery keys must not be silently uploaded or escrowed.
06 / Installation
Clear choices at every step.
The proposed distribution is a bootable installer image, not a general-purpose live desktop release. The initial installation model targets an explicitly confirmed full-disk installation.
Welcome & compatibility
Review requirements and inspect hardware and firmware.
Destination selection
Choose a disk and review the proposed partition layout and destructive operations.
Encryption & recovery key
Configure encryption, generate a recovery key, and confirm it is safely recorded.
Install & verify
Review progress, validation results, and complete with a user-controlled restart.
Installer development
Prototype first. Disk writes later.
The current Qt/QML installer is a safe multi-step simulation. It can demonstrate navigation, confirmation, and progress reporting without partitioning, formatting, or installing an operating system.
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Future installation will erase data
A future full-disk installer will erase the selected destination. Back up important data before testing any disk-writing release.
07 / Development
Building it, one layer at a time.
Development is iterative. These milestones describe intended work, not committed release dates.
Obsidian desktop foundation
PrototypingNavigation, dock, themes, window behavior and app framework.
Core applications
Planned / incrementalFiles, Preferences, Terminal and essential utilities.
System integration
PlannedReal services, authorization boundaries and Wayland shell integration.
Bootable OS image
Not validatedAssemble and boot the base system in a virtual machine.
Installation, security & recovery
Architecture targetStorage, encryption, authenticated updates and recovery workflows.
Hardware validation
Future milestoneGraphics, networking, input, suspend/resume and physical installation testing.
Woods Studio · Clover Splash
A new desktop is taking shape.
Explore the design, follow the development milestones, and see how Obsidian evolves from a desktop prototype into an integrated operating system experience.
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