A web based Windows 98 desktop remake.
Includes:
Notepad (separate README)
Sound Recorder (separate README)
Paint (separate repository)
Minesweeper (separate README; original repository) by Jon Ziebell
Winamp 2.9 (separate README; original repository) by Jordan Eldredge- A primitive hybrid
Windows Explorer /
Internet Explorer (separate README)
Features:
- Drop files onto the desktop, and they'll be stored in a virtual filesystem
- Cheat codes ;)
- A clock that shows the actual time, woo
- Currently, an extremely illegitimate start menu
- Meticulous detail in many areas (altho there's obviously lots "missing")
- Icons for various browsers, for home screens, for the Windows 10 start menu, even a Safari pinned tab icon, theoretically
Not yet licensed. This project is currently source-available / shared source, but not open source.
Apps that it would be nice to integrate:
Other online operating systems / web desktops:
| Name & Link | Vague Description | Repo & License | Chat |
|---|---|---|---|
Rahul.io |
another Windows 98 remake | repo here - MIT license | |
| a "fictional version of Windows" | (not open source currently) | Discord | |
| 🏡 ZineOS | emojis everywhere | repo here - MIT license | Discord |
| emulator-focused Win9X desktop | repo here - shared source | Discord | |
| a more "legit" web desktop | repo here - simplified BSD license | Gitter | |
| another serious one | repo here - different licenses for different parts | ||
| another serious one | (explicitly not open source) | ||
| interesting aesthetic | repo here - shared source | Discord | |
| Windows 10 like "startpage" | |||
| Windows 10 like thing |
Plus some other ones on Wikipedia
Libraries:
OS GUI, which is in the process of being extracted from this project
BrowserFS, a filesystem abstraction library powering 98.js
Also:
- Awesome Attwood's Law, a curated list of JavaScript reimplementations, similar to /r/atwoodslaw/
See CONTRIBUTING
See TODO

Rahul.io