Snap OS

Santa Monica, California, United States · Founded 2024

10001+ employees · SNAP

Sourced & current · updated Jul 19, 2026

Snap's operating system for Spectacles AR glasses (Gen 5+, Sep 2024+). Foundation of the developer-facing AR platform.

Where they sit

Stack tier: Ecosystem Services (A)

Snap's proprietary AR operating system for wearable Spectacles hardware, competing in the emerging spatial computing OS market against Meta Horizon OS and Apple visionOS

Ownership

Parent: Snap Inc.