nOS describes itself as a full-stack solution and decentralized network for application development, deployment, discovery, and interaction. The platform is described as a Virtual Operating System due to the distributed services it aims to offer both developers and end-users. Key features include:

Transparent Back-ends: On nOS, applications and websites can reportedly be deployed in an 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.

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

Client: Apps 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 Browser functions as a web browser, which is integrated with the nOS Protocol, a blockchain-powered web protocol that the facilitates secure and open accessibility of nOS apps.

Protocol and Name Service: 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 apps to register domain names which are discoverable on nOS.

App Store and Decentralized Authority: The App Store aims to offer a user-friendly discovery platform.