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 ==== What's FreshTomato? ====
-FreshTomato is a firmware project based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux|Linux]], for home and SOHO routers. FreshTomato is distributed with the [[https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html|GPL license]].
+FreshTomato is an open source firmware project based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux|Linux]], for home and SOHO Wi-Fi routers. FreshTomato is distributed with the [[https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html|GPL license]].
 ==== Chipset Support ====
-FreshTomato supports systems based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcom_Corporation|Broadcom]] chipsets, including ARM- and MIPS-based models. Recently, an X64 variant went into development, and is running. However, not all functions may be as polished/functional as their ARM or MIPS equivalents.
+FreshTomato supports systems based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcom_Corporation|Broadcom]] chipsets, including ARM- and MIPS-based models.
-To see if FreshTomato runs on your hardware, please refer to the wiki's [[Hardware compatibility|Hardware compatibility]] page.
+Recently, an x86_64 variant went into development, and is running. However, not all functions are as polished/functional as their ARM or MIPS equivalents.
-==== Friendly Interface ====
+The x86_64 version can run on bare-metal (for example, an n100/n305 based mini PC) or within virtualized environments. These include Proxmox, KVM, VirtualBox, VMWare, and more. The X64 variant includes some features not in the ARM and MIPS versions, such as Deep Packet Inspection.
+For more information, please visit the x86_64 version website: \\ [[https://tomato64.org/wiki/Main_Page|https://tomato64.org/wiki/Main_Page]]
+To see if FreshTomato runs on your ARM- or MIPS-based hardware, please refer to the wiki's [[Hardware compatibility|Hardware compatibility]] page.
+==== FreshTomato features ====
+FreshTomato includes a friendly interface, which is considered easy to use even by inexperienced users. It also offers many features, and security and bug fixes that are not available on stock vendor firmware.
-FreshTomato features a friendly interface, which is considered easy to use even by inexperienced users. It also offers many features, and security and bug fixes that are not available on stock vendor firmware.
 ==== History ====
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 Release  names are based on the year of the release, then the number of the release (NOT the month or date). For example, release 2023.2 is the second release of firmware in the year 2023.
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