Abstract: Example systems and methods for creating an operating system image for an embedded device. In one example, the system includes an operating system base module including an operating system for the embedded device, a software application module, the software application module including one or more software applications that are programmed to execute on the embedded device, and an analysis program module programmed to identify dependencies in the one or more software applications. The system also includes a components module including one or more components that are added to the operating system base, and a mapping module programmed to map the dependencies to one or more components from the components module. Methods for creating an operating system image for an embedded device using an integrated development system are also described.