DistroWatch
Established LeaderDistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD.
distrowatch.com Utilities / System Utilities
- Monthly visits
- 1.3M
- Down9.3%MoMSep 2026
- Public revenue
- Undisclosed
- No public revenue evidence yet
- Entry price
- Free
- No monthly subscription pricing
- Launched
- 11y ago
- 2015-06-28 · Est.
Traffic
Marketing moves
Launches, search & content, referrals, promotionsTraffic sources
Traffic breakdown
Channels
- Direct67%
- Organic Search25%
- Referrals3%
- Other4%
Countries
- United States20%
- Germany13%
- China7%
- Russia6%
- Italy4%
Search
Domain authority —Domain registered 2001-07-03
| Keyword | Monthly volume |
|---|---|
| omarchy | 502K |
| distrowatch | 49.5K |
| linux distros | 44.2K |
| distro watch | 2,750 |
| lingmo os 5.0.0скачать | — |
Traffic data: Vaneform
Pricing
Pricing page not identified yet, or no public pricing listed.
Pages & changes
Key pages
Weekly snapshots- Homedistrowatch.com/
- Pricingdistrowatch.com/packages.php Snapshot 2026-11-11
Changes
Design
Retro & Nostalgic (Light canvas, dense density) featuring editorial serif headline layout and pure typography & geometry visuals.
First-screen preview · click to zoom
First-screen pitch & conversion flow
“DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD.”
Editorial Serif Headline hero structure paired with direct input / instant try CTA and no explicit trust bar.
Conversion path: Editorial Serif Headline + Pure Typography & Geometry → Direct Input / Instant Try
- Brand Manifesto & Curiosity
- Customer Logo Wall
Palette · click to copy
- Typography
- 4.0
- Color & Contrast
- 5.0
- Layout & Spacing
- 4.0
- Craft & Polish
- 4.0
- Distinctiveness
- 6.0
Structure
- Fonts
- generic
- Hero layout
- Editorial Serif Headline
- Primary visual
- Pure Typography & Geometry
- Conversion CTA
- Direct Input / Instant Try
- Social proof
- No Explicit Trust Bar
- Navigation
- Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density
- Light · Dense
- Corners & depth
- Small Radius · Hairline borders
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Retro & Nostalgic (with Enterprise Clean)
Pixel typography, classic OS window chrome, or warm vintage print palettes.
## Design Tokens
```css
:root {
--background: #ffffff;
--surface: #fdffe3;
--foreground: #0000ee;
--muted-foreground: #c0c0c0;
--accent: #0b3f2d;
--radius: 4px;
--font-heading: "generic", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
--font-body: "generic", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```
Color area ratio: Background #FFFFFF (~43%) · Surface #FDFFE3 (~38%) · Text #0000EE (~9%) · Muted Text #C0C0C0 (~6%) · Accent #0B3F2D (~4%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.
## Layout & Conversion Structure
- Hero layout: Editorial Serif Headline
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Light · Dense
- Border radius & elevation: Small Radius; no drop shadows—separate layers with hairline borders and whitespace
- Primary visual medium: Pure Typography & Geometry
- Conversion CTA: Direct Input / Instant Try
- Headline hook: Brand Manifesto & Curiosity
- Hero components: Customer Logo Wall
- Spatial layout notes: Editorial Serif Headline hero structure paired with direct input / instant try CTA and no explicit trust bar.
- Visual summary: Retro & Nostalgic (Light canvas, dense density) featuring editorial serif headline layout and pure typography & geometry visuals.
## Avoid
- Generic modern corporate gradients
- Inconsistent mixing of modern flat UI and retro chrome
Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.
Questions & evidence
- How much website traffic does DistroWatch get?
- Vaneform estimates 1.3M website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate does not measure paying customers or revenue.Source
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