Written by Sarah Wiley and Neil Bly

What is Mainframe OS?

Mainframe OS is a brand new development platform and execution environment that will revolutionize the way people think about dapps, the way developers build dapps, and the way users run dapps. By building on top of our platform, you get easy access through our SDK to decentralized peer-to-peer storage, communication services, and Ethereum blockchain transactions; tools to deploy, publish, discover, and install your unstoppable dapp; and permissioned access to user data including their profile, wallets, and contacts. No need to worry about onboarding, key management, data encryption, privacy, contact management, hosting, or integrating with underlying infrastructure — we do all that boring stuff for you so you can do the cool stuff on top!

Bounties offered to build dapps!

Prizes will be awarded to top entries in each of the following categories:

Best User-experience and Design: Let’s face it — dapps are not known for the best user experience. We at Mainframe are paving the way to change that — both in perception and in reality. Take advantage of the onboarding and infrastructure work we’ve already done for you, and integrate with MorpheusUI — our React UI library full of customizable components — to build something beautiful and intuitive.

Most Impactful to Society: We at Mainframe believe that blockchain technology will change the world. We are already beginning to see the amazing potential to remove walls, serve the underserved, and equalize opportunity. We are committed to being responsible contributors and invite others to share this journey. Show us how you believe blockchain and decentralized development will heal the future!

Best Overall Use of the Mainframe SDK: The Mainframe SDK provides easy-access to decentralized services that reduce the need to depend on vulnerable centralized infrastructure. Make your dapp as unstoppable as possible by integrating with the Mainframe SDK!

Judging Criteria

Candidate dapps will be judged on the following criteria: Creativity, Technical feasibility, Social Value, Originality, Impact

We’re here to help you!

Download & Install Mainframe OS: Starting on February 15, download & install Mainframe OS and find extensive developer documentation at mainframe.com/developers.

Go straight to the source: Our open-source platform for building & using unstoppable dapps: github.com/MainframeHQ/js-mainframe

Learn more about us: mainframe.com

Join our community discussions: community.mainframe.com

See you in Denver: We will have members of the Mainframe engineering team on site at ETHDenver to help guide you and answer your questions about Mainframe OS installation and setup, and Mainframe App development.

Come #BUIDL with us!

ETHDenver’s final application wave closes January 31st so if you haven’t already, APPLY today!