# Infinite Mac

11 Hacker News commenters recommended Infinite Mac and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 8 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Lets people run old Mac OS and NeXTSTEP versions in a browser, including the original systems, for nostalgia, learning and teaching.

## Why people recommend it

- Runs old Mac OS in browser (4 comments): "I would love to see people start to move these simulators onto the web, https://infinitemac.org , like, so that the systems were more accessible to casuals." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48565128)) "an example of a good use: users can try out old versions of Mac OS" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47318973)) "you can already run the real thing in a browser on infinite mac" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50090289))
- Runs NeXTSTEP in browser (2 comments): "The easy way to accomplish this is to just launch a NeXTstep box in your browser" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47657795)) "Every version of NeXT is actually catalogued and can be run in the browser" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47096468))
- Real original system, not replica (2 comments): "you can already run the real thing in a browser on infinite mac" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50090289)) "Do yourself a favor and play with the original via a simulator" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50183901))
- Easy for casual users to try (2 comments): "I would love to see people start to move these simulators onto the web, https://infinitemac.org , like, so that the systems were more accessible to casuals." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48565128)) "an example of a good use: users can try out old versions of Mac OS" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47318973))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [86Box](https://hackerapproved.com/p/86box.md): 25 recommend
- [SIMH emulator](https://hackerapproved.com/p/simh.md): 13 recommend
- [Executor](https://hackerapproved.com/p/executor.md): 9 recommend
- [WinUAE](https://hackerapproved.com/p/winuae.md): 6 recommend
- [Basilisk II](https://hackerapproved.com/p/basilisk-ii.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Infinite Mac", https://hackerapproved.com/p/infinite-mac/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).