nOS Presentation Video

First, we recommend watching the nOS announcement presentation from April 14th, which explains some of the key principles of nOS.

nOS dApp Infrastructure Diagram

This diagram from the whitepaper displays how nOS serves as a full-stack solution for blockchain-powered dApp development, deployment, discovery, and interaction.

nOS dApp Infrastructure

Smart Contract Powered Open-Source Backends

On nOS, applications and websites can be deployed in a completely open and decentralized manner by integrating smart contracts, client-side code, and public-key cryptography.

Unlike server-side backend code, smart contracts can be open for all to read, allowing users to review how their data will be transmitted before any final commitments to action.

nOS APIs support the building of dApps on NEO, and will support Ethereum and any other platform that dApp platform that developers would want to use.

Community-built dApp Voteo running on nOS

nOS Filesystem

Client-side code and other frontend materials can be distributed via nOS Filesystem, a decentralized file sharing protocol that allows for secure and transparent distribution of static files.

By serving both backend logic and frontend material in an open-source, decentralized manner, true transparency between user and application can be achieved.

nOS Client & Browser

dApps that are deployed to nOS can be accessed through nOS Client, a software solution for desktop and mobile that (among other features) introduces nOS Browser. nOS Client is live and available for download here.

nOS Client

Mobile Client

nOS Protocol

nOS Browser functions as a web browser, with the added benefit that it integrates with the nOS Protocol, a blockchain-powered web protocol that facilitates secure and open accessibility of nOS dApps.

The nOS Protocol resolves domain names that exist on nOS Name Service, a blockchain-powered decentralized implementation of a Domain Name Service, and allows for dApps to register domain names which are discoverable on nOS (e.g. my-dapp.neo or my-dapp.eth).

dApp Gateway

The dApp Gateway is a user-friendly dApp discovery platform (or “App Store”) where rankings are decided in a completely decentralized manner via Decentralized Authority.

The dApp Gateway

nOS Utility Token

In order to achieve the features such as the ones described above, nOS is powered by the nOS Utility Token.

The nOS Utility Token employs various staking and reward utilities which are intended for developers who wish to deploy and maintain dApps on nOS, and for end-users who wish to practice governance by Decentralized Authority.

Automatic Token Conversion

nOS eliminates the need for end-users to manually exchange crypto-currencies in order to make use of various dApps. By integrating crypto-currency exchange APIs, nOS Client automatically converts primary blockchain platform currencies (e.g. NEO/GAS for NEO, ETH for Ethereum) into the required amount of application tokens that are needed to make specific transactions or invocations.

Automatic Token Conversion Dialog

Selective Supply Increase

In the future, the nOS token supply may increase periodically to valuable participants in the ecosystem:

Selective Supply Increase Diagram

Exact amounts regarding Selective Supply Increase are to be decided, but can never exceed 5% per year.

This feature excites us as (among other features) open-source and free-to-use applications can generate revenue simply by being high quality. This means less ads and other intrusive business models, thanks to a completely new kind of revenue stream that rewards quality and reputation.

There are many more features which you can read about in the whitepaper.