DWS OS
Plan 9-inspired web desktop environment with virtual filesystem and apps
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DWS OS is a web-based desktop environment inspired by Plan 9, featuring a virtual filesystem, file browser, text editor approximating ACME, and an embedded internet browser. Users can build and run applications within the OS using JavaScript, upload and download files, and share their entire OS state as JSON with others.
The creator built it using AI coding tools to explore how far they could take the Plan 9 aesthetic and concepts in a web environment. It includes an API for creating GUI applications and interacting with the OS DOM, making it a platform for experimenting with alternative computing interfaces.
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