# PCjs Machines

5 Hacker News commenters recommended PCjs Machines and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for running classic DOS and Windows software in a browser window. The most common caveat is sound cutting out.

## Why people recommend it

- Runs old PC software in a browser (3 comments): "I just built a demo of a tiny 16 bit windows GUI applet, using emulated VB in Win 3.1 in a browser" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49000452)) "inside an entire emulated machine in Javascript in a browser window" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48996443)) "wow, even debug.com/exe works." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48995832))

## What people warn about

- Sound cuts out (1 comments): "The sound was cutting out though." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48996054))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [86Box](https://hackerapproved.com/p/86box.md): 25 recommend
- [SIMH emulator](https://hackerapproved.com/p/simh.md): 13 recommend
- [Infinite Mac](https://hackerapproved.com/p/infinite-mac.md): 11 recommend
- [Executor](https://hackerapproved.com/p/executor.md): 9 recommend
- [WinUAE](https://hackerapproved.com/p/winuae.md): 6 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "PCjs Machines", https://hackerapproved.com/p/pcjs-machines/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).