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Products that do what JSPaint.exe – Original Windows 95 Paint.exe as a cross-platform binary does

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   2020 · github.com

2. 2
   MS Paint Classic (JS Paint)▲84

   🎨 Classic MS Paint, ＲＥＶＩＶＥＤ + ✨Extras

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3. 3
   JS Paint▲201

   MS Paint nostalgia made in JavaScript.

   2018

4. 4
   Paint▲326

   A simple Microsoft Paint inspired web app

   2025

5. 5IR
   I recreated 90s Mode X demoscene effects in JavaScript and Canvas▲189

   After 25 years of writing software, I was feeling nostalgic for the kinds of things that got me into programming in the first place: the old DOS demoscene. I spent a weekend seeing if I could recapture some of that INT 13H VGA magic using today's web tech, but with the old-school constraints of doing it from scratch. The result is this portfolio of ten classic effects running in a single HTML file. It's all vanilla JavaScript writing to a element, with no external libraries. It was a fun challenge to implement things like: * The color palette cycling and smooth fading in the Plasma demo. *…

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6. 6XS
   X-spreadsheet – A JavaScript canvas spreadsheet for web▲347

   2019 · github.com

7. 7CE
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8. 8RR
   RetroTick – Run classic Windows EXEs in the browser▲195

   RetroTick parses PE/NE/MZ binaries, emulates an x86 CPU, and stubs enough Win32/Win16/DOS APIs to run classics like FreeCell, Minesweeper, Solitaire and QBasic, entirely in the browser. Built with Preact + Vite + TypeScript. Demo: https://retrotick.com GitHub: https://github.com/lqs/retrotick

   Feb 2026 · retrotick.com

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   Windows 95▲420

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   2018

10. 10XC
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11. 11BT
    Building terminal dashboards using ASCII/ANSI art and JavaScript▲305

    2015 · github.com

12. 12AN
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13. 13IM
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    2020 · github.com

14. 14
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    2023

15. 15
    EXT▲187

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    2024

16. 16GN
    GraphicsJS, New Powerful Free Open-Source JavaScript Graphics Library▲124

    2016 · graphicsjs.org

17. 17AA
    ANSI art renderer in JavaScript/Canvas▲47

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18. 18RA
    Repaint – a WebGL based website builder▲236

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    2024 · repaint.com

19. 19W9
    Windows 95 in an Electron App▲213

    2018 · github.com

20. 20WW
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    2020 · github.com

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    Isometric graphics library for HTML5 canvas

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    Direct manipulation of static images on the Mac platform

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24. 24AA
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