🌌 daedalOS 🌌

Desktop environment in the browser

System 🧠

File System

File Explorer
- Back, Forward, Recent locations, Up one level, Address bar, Search
Drag & Drop File Support (internal & external)
- Loading progress dialog
ZIP (write support), ZIP/ISO read support, 7Z/GZ/RAR/TAR/etc. extract support
Writes to IndexedDb
Group selection/manipulation & drag to sort/arrange
Dynamic and auto cached icons for music, images, video & emulator states
Context Menus
- Cut, Copy, Create shortcut, Delete, Rename
- Add file(s), Map directory
- Open with options/dialog, Open file/folder location, Open in new window, Open Terminal here
- Download, Add to archive, Extract here, Set as wallpaper, Convert audio/video/photo/spreadsheets, Properties (w/Details)
- Sort by, New Folder, New Text Document
- Screen Capture
Keyboard Shortcuts
- CTRL+C, CTRL+V, CTRL+X, CTRL+A, Delete
- F2, F5, Backspace, Arrows, Enter
- SHIFT+CTRL+R, SHIFT+F10, SHIFT+F12
- In Fullscreen: Windows Key, Windows Key + R
File information tooltips
Allow sorting by name, size, type or date
- Persists icon position/sort order

Windows

Resizable and Draggable
Minimize, Maximize & Close
Persists size/position/maximized states
Animates opening and closing

Start Menu

Expandable Sidebar
- Apps list, Documents/Pictures/Videos shortcuts, Power (clears session)
Spotlight visual effect
Folder support
Keyboard shortcut opens with SHIFT+ESC
- Or Windows Key when in fullscreen

Taskbar

Peek hover preview of windows
Focused window indicator
Search menu (w/Recent files)
AI Chat Agent (Prompt API & WebLLM)

Clock

Runs in a Web Worker
- Drawn in an OffscreenCanvas
NTP server time mode (ntp.js)
Synced to system clock on load
Date tooltip
Calendar popup

Background

Dynamic animated wallpapers (OffscreenCanvas/Web Worker)
Set via image/video (Fill, Fit, Stretch, Tile, Center)
Picture Slideshow
Astronomy Picture of the Day
AI Generated Wallpapers Stable Diffusion

URL

Query parameter loading
- Examples:
  - /?url=/CREDITS.md
  - /?app=Browser

Apps 🧪

BoxedWine (.exe, .zip)

Runs 16/32-bit Windows applications

Browser (.htm, .html)

Loads websites (w/CORS support)
Bookmark bar
Favicon support
Back/Forward & Reload
Google search via Address bar
IPFS protocol support
chrome://dino game

DevTools

Console, Elements, Network, Resources, Sources, DOM
Activate from Start Menu or SHIFT+F12

EmulatorJS (.32x, .a26, .a52, .a78, .gb, .gba, .gbc, .gen, .gg, .j64, .jag, .lnx, .n64, .nds, .nes, .ngc, .ngp, .pce, .sfc, .smc, .smd, .sms, .v64, .vb, .vboy, .ws, .wsc, .z64)

Plays console game roms

IRC

Internet Relay Chat Client
Connects over WebSockets

js-dos (.exe, .jsdos, .zip)

DOS emulator
Automatic save states on close
- /Users/Public/Snapshots
Automatic window resize

Marked (.md)

Markdown Viewer

Messenger

Encrypted direct messaging client
Utilizes Nostr Protocol (NIP-04)
Automatic public/private key creation

Monaco Editor

Code/text editor
Supports all file types
Save files via CTRL+S
Line count, cursor position, language id
Prettier formatting
- json, js/ts, css/sass/less, html, markdown

Paint (.bmp, .gif, .ico, .jpg, .png, .tiff, .webp,)

Create & edit images

PDF (.pdf)

Render/Print PDF's
Page current/count & Zoom

Photos

Supported Formats
- HEIF (.heic, .heif)
- JPEG XL (.jxl)
- QOI (.qoi)
- TIFF (.tif, .tiff)
Fullscreen & Zoom

Ruffle (.swf, .spl)

Flash Player emulator

Stable Diffusion

Creates 512x512 images using artificial intelligence
Runs locally using WebSD

Terminal

File system support
Autocomplete & history
Pipe commands together
Command list via help
Git support (checkout & clone)
Python support (.py)
WebAssembly Package Manager
- Ex: wapm cowsay moo (#)
Weather information
eSheep
Activate from Start Menu or SHIFT+F10
Neofetch

TinyMCE (.rtf, .whtml)

Read & WYSIWYG modes
File save support

Virtual x86 (.img, .iso)

x86 emulator
Automatic save states on close
- /Users/Public/Snapshots
Automatic window resize

Video Player

Supported Formats
Plays YouTube videos/shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcuts (Volume, Seek, Scale, Fullscreen)

Vim

Code/text editor
Supports all file types

Webamp (.mp3, .wsz)

Winamp audio player
Skin support
Playlist & streaming support
Visualization support ("Milkdrop")

Games 🎮

ClassiCube

Minecraft Classic compatible client

DX-Ball

Block breaker arcade game like Arkanoid

Space Cadet Pinball

Reverse engineering of 3D Pinball from Windows

Quake III Arena

Port of the classic first-person shooter

Try It 🚀

Requirements

Node.js
Yarn

Development

yarn install
yarn build:prebuild
yarn dev

Production

yarn install
yarn build
yarn serve

Docker

docker build -t daedalos .
docker run -dp 3000:3000 --rm --name daedalos daedalos

Notes

If during yarn install you receive the error digital envelope routines::unsupported, you need to set NODE_OPTIONS to --openssl-legacy-provider (1, 2, 3)