For me it’s PeppermintOS.
I started my Linux adventure a few years ago, and haven’t owned a Windows PC since.
I currently use Arch on my main rig, and I wanted to install Linux on two old laptops that I found laying around in my house
I then remembered the first distro I ever used, which is PeppermintOS, and I was amazed at the latest updates they released.
They even have a mini ISO now to do a net-install with no bloat, with a Debian or Devuan base.
Sadly, I believe the founder passed away a few years ago, which is why I was really happy to see the continuation of this amazing project.
VanillaOS. Perhaps not quite ready for prime time, but in a sea of distros where the only difference is a slightly different default config, VanillaOS is doing something distinct and different.
VanillaOS needs a loooot of work. It’s not ready for a daily drive
What are the areas that it still needs work?
Things that would make you switch. Now most of the people experiment with OS in VM.
Or I’m wrong and this is purely designed to be experimented in VM. Anyway, apart from youtubers i haven’t seen anyone use it.