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This is a portfolio website built with React that mimics the visual style and interface of macOS. It presents a creator's work and information through a desktop environment simulation, complete with characteristic… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A portfolio website simulating macOS's GUI using React launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Heya, I’m working on a portfolio website simulating a 90’s UNIX style computer using React and ThreeJS. The style is mostly inspired by SerenityOS, macOS and compromised I had to make to get it to work well within a browser. :ˆ) I appreciate any feedback or suggestions.

    2024 · joeyderuiter.me · its alternatives →

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    A fully interactive, Mac-like experience directly in browser

    Nov 2025 · hargunpreet.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    I made this because building UIs in a lexical medium like code is super annoying. I have to pre-render what I’m making in my head, and then jump between the browser and IDE to test. I was inspired by the developer console in chrome and safari since I end up editing css there because it’s ironically more convenient. Hope it’s useful!

    2022 · dev.aspect.app · its alternatives →

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    21st.dev▲1,211

    I originally built this app to organize and reuse interesting React + Tailwind components I came across on Twitter, inspired by the shadcn/ui approach. Later, a friend started contributing their own components, and it got me thinking—this could grow into something bigger, like an NPM for design engineers to share and use components. Would love to hear your thoughts!

    2025 · 21st.dev · its alternatives →

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    Page UI▲810

    High-converting landing page components to copy and paste

    2024 · pageui.shipixen.com · its alternatives →

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    Build OS X desktop apps using React Native

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    CMS with visual editing based on React components

    2022 · reactbricks.com · its alternatives →

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    A notebook for building interfaces with Tailwind & shadcn/UI

    2024 · layouts.dev · its alternatives →

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    Course for building a React site using components

    2018 · designcode.io · its alternatives →

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    A blog and Portfolio CMS built with Rails, React, Redux, Material-UI, CSS Modules. - tsurupin/portfolio

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Render▲169

    React-inspired Swift library for writing UIKit UIs

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Vivek Patel's (vivek9patel) Personal Portfolio Website. Made with Ubuntu 20.4 (Linux) theme by Next.js and Tailwind CSS.

    2021 · vivek9patel.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Blueprint▲203

    A React UI toolkit for the web

    2016 · blueprintjs.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, I’m excited to share Spot, a simple, cross-platform, React-like GUI library for Go. It is just a few days old and has lots of missing features but I'm happy with the results so far, and looking for some design feedback. Spot is designed to be easy to use and provide a consistent API across different platforms (mainly Mac & Linux). It’s inspired by React, but written in Go, aiming to combine the best of both worlds: the easy tooling & performance of Go with a modern, reactive approach to UI development. Key features: - Cross-platform: Leveraging FLTK[1] & Cocoa[2], Spot works on Mac,…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Looking at websites such as Clerk, I began thinking that design engineers might be some kind of wizards. I wanted to understand how they do it, so I started reverse-engineering their components out of curiosity. One thing led to another, and I ended up building a small library of reusable, animated components based on what I found. The library is built in React and Framer Motion. I’d love to hear your feedback

    2025 · reverseui.com · its alternatives →

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    Author here. This is an attempt to simplify frontend development: 1. Standards first: User interfaces should be assembled with HTML, styled with CSS, and enhanced with JavaScript. 2. Less abstractions: UI composition should be easy and require as few idioms and abstractions as possible, both on client and server. 3. Design Systems: Design should be a separate subsystem, easily accessible for developers who care about and understand design. 4. Scalability: Complex UIs should retain simplicity as the application grows. Eager to hear your thoughts!

    2025 · nuejs.org · its alternatives →

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    Showcasing innovative web development and design projects

    2025 · me-portfolio.adelpro.us.kg · its alternatives →

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    Portfolio Website Template in style of an Operating System

    2024 · paul.koeck.dev · its alternatives →

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    Format▲109

    Beautiful portfolio websites for creative professionals.

    2014 · format.com · its alternatives →

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    Marketplace to share, buy and sell for React.js components

    2021 · reactplace.com · its alternatives →

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    Modern React Portfolio for Developers & Designers

    2025 · nextgenportfoliotemplate.netlify.app · its alternatives →

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