This undated photo shows openKylin 1.0. (PHOTO / CHINA DAILY)

China rolled out its first open-source desktop operating system, called openKylin 1.0, on Wednesday, a key move that indicates the country has the ability to build its own self-developed operating system and fill the gaps in this field.

The openKylin 1.0 was developed by a group of Chinese companies led by China Electronics Corp, the country's largest State-owned comprehensive electronic information enterprise group. Other participants include the China Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team, Kylinsec Technology and more than 10 other software companies.

The company will continue to expand cooperation to attract global software and hardware partners to join the operating system, said an executive of the company

The operating systems of the Kylin series, including openKylin, are available for computers and mobile phones. The openKylin app store offers some 1,000 third-party software options, including WPS Office, WeChat and QQ, to meet various customer demands in terms of work, life, entertainment and programming, according to Kylinsoft, the company that developed openKylin.

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The company will continue to expand cooperation to attract global software and hardware partners to join the operating system, said an executive of the company.

The launch of openKylin 1.0 will help bolster the iteration and upgrade of the domestic operating system; guarantee the security in key fields such as government affairs, finance, communications, energy and transportation; and provide reliable basic software services for the country's IT industrial chain.

Currently, China's software operating system industry is dominated by foreign labels, such as Microsoft Windows, Google Android and Apple Mac OS. The openKylin system can be applied in some hardware devices, including computers and mobile phones. Last year, CEC unveiled China's first desktop operating system developers' platform openKylin.

Currently, the Kylin operating system series has been applied in sectors including government administration, finance, communications, energy, transport, healthcare and education, as well as in China's space programs.

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Founded in 2020, Kylinsoft resulted from the merger of two software companies under China Electronics Corporation, focusing on domestic computer system development.

With inputs from Xinhua.

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