# DustinBrett/daedalOS

Desktop environment in the browser

Repository: https://github.com/DustinBrett/daedalOS
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/daedalos
Homepage: https://dustinbrett.com
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: os, javascript, desktop-environment, web-desktop
Last push: 2026-08-25T14:42:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2215, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 13025, forks 1195 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:01.755029+00:00)

## What it is
daedalOS is a desktop environment that runs entirely in the browser, built with JavaScript. It provides a window manager, file system, taskbar, start menu, terminal, and various apps simulating an OS experience on the web.

## Use cases
- run a desktop environment in the browser
- web-based file explorer with drag and drop
- browser terminal and code editor
- demo of a virtual OS UI
- play media and manage files in a web desktop
- AI chat agent inside a web desktop

## When to choose
- you want a full desktop-like UI experience in the browser
- you need a web-based file manager with archive support
- you want to explore or build a browser-based OS shell

## When to avoid
- you need a real operating system or native performance
- you need persistent server-side file storage
- you need a lightweight single-purpose web app

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, file-system, terminal-ui, chatbot, image-processing, audio-processing, video-processing, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: web-desktop, desktop-environment, browser-os, javascript, react, virtual-desktop, file-explorer, window-manager, web-server, nodejs

## Member repositories
- DustinBrett/daedalOS (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:01.755029+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:13:35.048636+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/DustinBrett/daedalOS (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:01.755029+00:00, sha 707f682a202f)
  - homepage: https://dustinbrett.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:09:36.447013+00:00, sha 498d66f7cd84)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.