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Dev tools · January 23, 2022

daedalOS

Desktop environment in the browser

daedalOS launched on January 23, 2022 with 106 votes, #333 of 2,891 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 4 years on.

What it does

daedalOS is a recreation of the desktop environment experience on the web. - App: https://dustinbrett.com/ - Code: https://github.com/DustinBrett/daedalOS - Streams: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM88opVjBuU7xSRoHhs3hZBz3JmHHBMMN

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