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The Yocto Project
It’s not an embedded Linux distribution,
it creates a custom one for you.
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The Yocto Project is an open source collaboration project that helps developers create custom Linux-based systems regardless of the hardware architecture.
The project provides a flexible set of tools and a space where embedded developers worldwide can share technologies, software stacks, configurations, and best practices that can be used to create tailored Linux images for embedded and IOT devices, or anywhere a customized Linux OS is needed.
Benefits of Yocto Project
The de facto industry standard “tool kit”
The de facto industry standard “tool kit” for building custom embedded Linux operating systems
The #1 platform to validate new SoC designs
(all architectures) and build BSPsSBOMs and Reproducible Builds
Preferred platform for a variety of industry initiatives
AGL, RDK Set Top Boxes, TVs, Commercial Switches, Routers, Security Products, Embedded Devices, Medical Devices, and much more
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josef
Apr 1, 2026
Project Unity: Consolidating the Autobuilder into a Single Monolithic Build
meganlovesyocto
Jun 25, 2025
Yocto Project Welcomes RISC-V International as New Platinum Member, Expands Global Ecosystem and Leads with Cyber Resilience Act Preparedness
Megan Knight
May 31, 2024
Latest Long Term Support Release, New Platinum Member Boeing, and Developer Day 2024
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