Dear Zorin Team,
I’ve been a Windows user for over 20 years — both personally and professionally, as I work with computers in various capacities. After growing increasingly disillusioned with the direction Microsoft has taken in recent years, I decided to explore alternatives. That’s when I discovered Zorin OS, and I must say: I’m genuinely impressed.
The level of integration, the thoughtful design, the extensibility, and the customization options — it all feels cohesive and well-considered. I currently dual-boot Zorin OS alongside Windows on my laptop, and I find myself spending more and more time in Zorin, tweaking settings, experimenting with extensions, and even developing small ones myself.
One thing I’ve noticed — and it’s likely a matter of habit — is that I rely heavily on visual cues and muscle memory. For example, I instinctively recognize icons like the yellow envelope for folders, and I know exactly where each context menu item is without reading. Adjusting to new layouts and behaviors takes time.
Another adjustment has been the frequent password prompts for administrative actions. While I understand the importance of security, Windows tends to be more permissive in this regard — perhaps at the cost of safety. Still, with today’s complex passwords, typing them repeatedly can be a bit tedious.
One area that stood out to me was the incomplete localization in Croatian. So I took the initiative to translate several Zorin extensions that were missing or partially translated. I’ve integrated these translations into my system(s), and the experience feels significantly more polished and natural - well, for some "terms" in dialogs didn't know where to search..
If you’re interested, I’d be happy to share the .po and .mo files I’ve created — including translations for zorin-menu, zorin-appearance, zorin-taskbar, nautilus-admin actions, zorin-cube, etc. You can view and download them here:
Feel free to use or adapt them however you see fit.
Thank you for your outstanding work — Zorin OS is a remarkable achievement, and I’m excited to see where it goes next.
Warm regards,
Kivi