daedalOS
Web desktop environment
A free Windows-like desktop that runs in the browser, praised for its responsiveness, nostalgia, and playful exploration of its folders and apps.
A free Windows-like desktop that runs in the browser, praised for its responsiveness, nostalgia, and playful exploration of its folders and apps.
18 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 18
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 18 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fun to explore its folders
“It encourages exploration and navigating the folders to see all the content.”
Comment from 15 Jan 2026 in “Ask HN: Could you share your personal website here?” “It felt like using someone elses computer and exploring their bedroom.”
Comment from 15 Jan 2026 in “Ask HN: Could you share your personal website here?” Responsive, smoother than real Windows
“the UI in the browser feels way more responsive than my Win 11 nowadays”
Comment from 16 Jan 2026 in “Ask HN: Could you share your personal website here?” “this was a smoother experience than a real windows os”
Comment from 16 Jan 2026 in “Ask HN: Could you share your personal website here?” Nostalgic and enjoyable to use
“Lots of nostalgia in there.”
Comment from 15 Jan 2026 in “Ask HN: Could you share your personal website here?” “THAT WAS SO COOL, VERY EPIC”
Comment from 16 Jan 2026 in “Ask HN: Could you share your personal website here?” “I'm a big fan of this project!”
Comment from 16 Jan 2026 in “Ask HN: Could you share your personal website here?” Playful terminal fly easter egg
“You can go to https://dustinbrett.com/?app=terminal and type "fly" to spawn one, or many.”
Comment from 22 Aug 2026 in “A 3D fruit fly on macOS desktop powered by the real FlyWire connectome” “total recursions achieved 1, but man was it cool. Loved it”
Comment from 15 Jan 2026 in “Ask HN: Could you share your personal website here?”
What people said
11 of the 18 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“really interesting parent project too, I went down a rabbit hole on that one”
“Works totally awesome. Your OS is amazing.”
“You can go to https://dustinbrett.com/?app=terminal and type "fly" to spawn one, or many.”
“this was a smoother experience than a real windows os”
“the UI in the browser feels way more responsive than my Win 11 nowadays”
“I'm a big fan of this project!”
“THAT WAS SO COOL, VERY EPIC”
“It felt like using someone elses computer and exploring their bedroom.”
“It encourages exploration and navigating the folders to see all the content.”
“total recursions achieved 1, but man was it cool. Loved it”
“Lots of nostalgia in there.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.