# Project rebrand: Nura

DevFeed: [Project rebrand: Nura](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/project-rebrand-nura-60633.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://postmarketos.org/blog/2026/09/27/nura-rename/>)

Published: 2026-09-27T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [postmarketOS](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/postmarketos-blog.md>)

Topics: [GrapheneOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/grapheneos.md>), [Pine64](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pine64.md>)

Tags: [nura](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nura.md>), [pine64](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pine64.md>), [postmarketos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postmarketos.md>)

## AI overview

The postmarketOS project has renamed its operating system Nura after a lengthy selection process. The team says the shorter, easier-to-pronounce name should improve outreach and broaden the project's identity. It also explains that reaching consensus and arranging a trademark contributed to the timing, while the existing logo will remain.

## Source excerpt

After a one and a half year selection process, the new name of the operating system formerly known postmarketOS has been announced during the mystery talk of our very own conference. From now on this project is known as Nura! Nuraghe from Macomer by Sailko, CC-BY-3.0 Nura comes as an abbreviation of Nuraghe, which are ancient (3000 BC and older) granite structures found in Sardinia in Italy, many of which still stand today. The deeper meaning is the stability and the resistance to millenniums, which fits well with the our project as the idea has been from the start to keep devices our OS runs on useful for a long time. The name was contributed by Davide Depau as part of our initial request for community contributions for the new name. Thanks a lot Davide! FAQ Why are you renaming the project? Through the years, most members of the team have experienced difficulties doing outreach for "postmarketOS" due to the complexity of the name. The name is long and can be very hard to pronounce in many languages. This also has the implication that it gets very hard to remember in those same languages. The capitalization is also grammatically awkward, with lower-case "p" and "m" but upper-case "OS". We have seen Postmarketos (PostMarketOS?, PostmarketOS?, post-market OS?) written in too many ways, which is confusing to both the reader and the writer. Finally the name is descriptive. Although that can help people understand what the project is about, it also limits the scope of the project in ways that were out-of-touch with reality long ago, for example when PINE64 sold PinePhones with postmarketOS pre-installed. What was initially an asset, became a liability after all these years. The name being descriptive also means it cannot be trademarked. We believe trademarks can be important, as it allows the project to protect users against fraudulent uses of the name, or users clearly misaligned with the project goals. A trademark for the new name has already been filled. All in all,