Launch AxonOS
Everything runs in your browser at app.axonos.io — no installation, no account to create.
A modern browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge) and an Ethereum wallet such as MetaMask with some ETH or USDC for compute credits.
How it works
Open app.axonos.io
A prerequisites ticker shows what you need before you launch: an EVM wallet, some payment, and a free message signature (no gas). Read it through — it's the clearest summary of what's ahead.
Click 'Launch GPU-Native Desktop'
The big Launch GPU-Native Desktop button is the entry point. Clicking it opens the wallet card if you haven't connected yet.
Connect your wallet
A wallet card slides in. Click Connect to pick your wallet, then sign the one-time message in your wallet (no gas, no transaction). See Connect your wallet.
Top up if needed
If your credit balance is 0 or too low, the card switches to the payment panel. Pay in ETH, USDC, or AXGT, then click Credit deposit to verify the transaction and credit your balance. See Buy compute credits.
Pick a GPU profile and launch
Once you have credit, choose a GPU profile (Small → Max) from the picker, then click Launch GPU-Native Desktop — your Linux desktop opens in the browser.
What you can do once inside
| You want to… | Go to |
|---|---|
| Know what's installed | Your desktop & tools |
| Use the AI assistant | The AxonOS Assistant |
| Save and move files | Files & persistent storage |
| Understand the bill | Pricing & AXGT |
| End or leave a session | See below |
Detach vs. End session
During a session two controls matter:
- Detach — closes the viewer and returns to the home page, but your desktop keeps running and credits keep counting. Use this when you need to briefly step away but want the desktop alive.
- End session (or closing the tab) — stops the session and billing immediately, releases the GPUs, and saves your files to your persistent volume for next time.
Detaching returns you to the launch page but does not stop billing — your desktop is still consuming GPU minutes. Click End session when you're done for the day.
AxonOS is open source. If you'd rather host it yourself — on a lab server or your own GPU box — see Should you self-host?.