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CLUSTER BROWSER-DESKTOP-WEB · 25 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2025-07-31

Retro desktop OS simulators

This cluster consists of web-based recreations of classic desktop operating systems (primarily Windows XP and 3.1) that run in the browser, bundling virtual filesystems, built-in apps, games, and window management. Only two dated entries exist before the index's start, so the cluster's dated history is too thin to read a shape from—it predates the index or its members are undated. Among members with activity signals, ReProgman leads with 62 stars, followed by wphone.dev (14 stars) and Developer-OS (12 stars).

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

FEB 2025: 1JUL 2025: 1AUG 2026: 6SEP 2026: 7OCT 2026: 10
FEB 2025OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 2 ai-built · 3 unlabelled

Operator · 3 hobby · 2 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 5 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 21Windows Platform Login App0★unknownliveai-builthobbyWeb app that recreates a Windows operating system login screen for users to interact with.
  2. 22Ubuntu 22.04 with Svelte0★unknownliveWeb application that emulates an Ubuntu operating system in the browser for users.
  3. 23HEAVENESQUE0★unknownliveai-builthobbyInteractive nostalgia-themed desktop simulator with a cult browser, retro media tools, and vintage-inspired apps.
  4. 24WinXP - Windows XP in React0★unknownlivehobbyWeb app that recreates the Windows XP desktop in the browser, including games and apps like Minesweeper, Internet Explorer, and Notepad.
  5. 25NeonDrift OS – Cyberpunk Web Desktop0★unknownliveWeb-based virtual desktop environment with cyberpunk visuals, streaming radio, movable windows, and a dock for casual browsing.

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