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24 alternatives to Windows 98 Disk Defrag Simulator
Relive the 90s: Windows 98 Defrag Simulator Nostalgia
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Windows 98 Disk Defrag Simulator launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Defrag the Game▲326Hi, A while ago, I came across this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR3TbL3Tl6M on YouTube showing 8 hours of defragmenting a hard drive. For some reason, it inspired me to create this small game. Have fun :)
2024 · defrag-game.com · its alternatives →
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Linux filesystem defragger written in Rust and Qt Quick/Kirigami - gbin/defragger
Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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After years in the back burner I finally invested some decent time in materializing the idea. I still have a lot I want to add, but this is the opposite of a minimalist project, and I had to draw the release line somewhere. Built with SolidJS, Astro and tRPC, because why not.
May 2026 · wes.dev · its alternatives →
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Windows 95▲405Windows 95 app that runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Windows 96▲88A live simulation of Windows 98 in the browser
2021 · windows96.net · its alternatives →
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Nostalgia — make a desktop for someone.
Jul 2026 · nostalgia-stilloo.zocomputer.io · its alternatives →
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Defragment software for Windows
2016 · libaudfrederic.fr · its alternatives →
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Browse the live web through retro desktop environments. Windows 98, System 7, NeXTSTEP, and more — every page is a real interactive browser session.
Feb 2026 · win9-5.com · its alternatives →
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Windows 95 in an app. Runs on macOS, Linux, and Windows. - felixrieseberg/windows95
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Emily is Away▲104A retro AIM simulator. Chat with Emily.
2015 · kyleseeley23.itch.io · its alternatives →
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Windows 9X▲148Windows 98 but all of the apps are AI generated
2024 · windows9x.com · its alternatives →
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Retro playing cards inspired by the iconic Microsoft OS
2016 · areaware.com · its alternatives →
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Windows 1.11▲82Experience a Windows 1.0 taken over by the upside down 🙃
2019 · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →
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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. *…
2025 · jdfio.com · its alternatives →
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TIC-80▲69Create and play games for a retro fantasy computer
2017 · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →
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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 · its alternatives →
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FreeUpMyMac▲110Hey HN Ex YC/Google engineer turned indie maker here - excited to share something I just shipped. The System Data in my Mac was taking up 300GB and it took me months to figure out how to clear the old cache, logs, junk and more. And CleanMyMac is a subscription - I refuse to pay subscription fees for Mac apps that run locally. So I built FreeUpMyMac an offline, lifetime Mac cleaner that clear junk with 1 click. And helps you visualize your storage with TreeMap/Sunburst. Hope it’s helpful to you as it is for me. Would love your feedback Tunde
Jan 2026 · freeupmymac.com · its alternatives →
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This is a fork of Windows File Manager combined with a from-scratch remake of Program Manager. Fast, lightweight, and suitable for daily driver use.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Tidey▲90Hey HN! I built Tidey because my Desktop was always a mess. The problem: Files pile up on Desktop and Downloads. Screenshots, PDFs, random downloads. You save them "temporarily" and forget about them for months. The solution: Tidey sits in your menubar and watches those folders. When you're ready to clean up, it shows you each file one by one. You preview it, then click Delete (goes to Trash) or Keep (moves to ~/Documents/Kept/, organized by year/month). That's it. No complex rules, no automation magic. Just a fast way to make decisions about files you've been ignoring.…
Jan 2026 · trytidey.com · its alternatives →
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