# daedalOS

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/daedalos/

18 people recommended daedalOS in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 12 months, in 3 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

15 of the 18 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Ask HN: Could you share your personal website here?”.

**Verdict:** A free Windows-like desktop that runs in the browser, praised for its responsiveness, nostalgia, and playful exploration of its folders and apps.

Summary written by Claude from 11 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Nostalgic and enjoyable to use (3 comments in the sample): "Lots of nostalgia in there." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46628701)) "THAT WAS SO COOL, VERY EPIC" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46644039)) "I'm a big fan of this project!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46644545))
- Fun to explore its folders (2 comments in the sample): "It encourages exploration and navigating the folders to see all the content." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46636919)) "It felt like using someone elses computer and exploring their bedroom." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46639368))
- Responsive, smoother than real Windows (2 comments in the sample): "the UI in the browser feels way more responsive than my Win 11 nowadays" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46644674)) "this was a smoother experience than a real windows os" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46647218))
- Playful terminal fly easter egg (2 comments in the sample): "You can go to https://dustinbrett.com/?app=terminal and type "fly" to spawn one, or many." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49396260)) "total recursions achieved 1, but man was it cool. Loved it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46632651))

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "daedalOS", https://hackerapproved.com/p/daedalos/ (18 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.