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24 alternatives to VR Desktop for Mac
Experience macOS in virtual reality
VR Desktop for Mac lets users experience their macOS environment within a virtual reality headset, specifically optimized for Oculus Rift. The software is designed for both creative and productivity work, allowing Mac… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. VR Desktop for Mac launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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VR-OS▲130A new operating system beyond the limits of your monitor
2020 · matthaeuskrenn.com · its alternatives →
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a tiling window manager for macos. Contribute to acsandmann/rift development by creating an account on GitHub.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Easily build and share VR experiences on the web!
2017 · experiments.withgoogle.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, My name is George, and I am helping build an office focused VR headset called the “Simula One”. It was discussed recently here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28695455. We have just opened our store for preorders (https://shop.simulavr.com), so that we and our backers can help people replace their old PCs/laptops with more capable VR headsets. We call our headset a “VR Computer” (or a “VRC”) to distinguish it from gaming headsets. When Simula was founded, most people thought the future of VR was in games & entertainment. The truth is that VR offers…
2022 · shop.simulavr.com · its alternatives →
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Metal 2▲149Apple's graphics API is revamped, now with VR & ML
2017 · developer.apple.com · its alternatives →
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VR-OS: A new operating system beyond the limits of your monitor - Matthaeus Krenn
2020 · matthaeuskrenn.com · its alternatives →
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2019 · spacepub.space · its alternatives →
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Netflix VR▲314Like you're in your living room... but you're not.
2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Vector 36▲63Physics-based racer set on the terraformed surface of Mars
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, Francesco from Cua here. I hacked this project together last weekend, inspired by the Codex Computer-Use release and lessons learned from deploying GUI-operating agents for our customers. The main problem: when a UI automation process controls a desktop app today, it usually takes over the human’s session. Your cursor moves, keyboard focus gets stolen, windows jump to the front, and you have to stop working until the agent is done. That is why we have historically avoided encouraging users to run these processes directly on their host machine, instead relying on VMs or GUI containers…
Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hubs by Mozilla▲105A WebVR experiment from Mozilla Mixed Reality
2018 · support.mozilla.org · its alternatives →
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FlowVR▲76Virtual reality app with highly effective guided meditations
2019 · flow.is · its alternatives →
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Explore and interact with an IKEA Kitchen in Virtual Reality
2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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2017 · viewport.org · its alternatives →
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Discover spatial computing apps for visionOS
2024 · appsforapplevision.com · its alternatives →
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Modern project manager optimized for macOS
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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