A Windows 95-style portfolio OS built in React

A fully interactive browser-based desktop environment that mimics Windows 95, built as a personal portfolio. It features a complete window management system, a suite of retro games and emulators, developer tools, live chat, and much more — all running in the browser.

• Drag and drop windows across the desktop
• Shrink and expand windows
• Resize windows in all 8 directions from any edge or corner
  • Correct directional cursors per handle
  • Transparent overlay during resize prevents iframes from swallowing mouse events
  • Minimum window size enforced so windows cannot collapse beyond usability
• Hide and unhide windows
• One click to highlight, double click to open
• Double click also works on mobile using useState to capture the first touch and counting time within 300ms
• Introduced Clippy assistant who gives contextual inspiration and advice when you click on certain things
• Added Shutdown Button
  • Shutdown
  • Restart
  • Log out
• Added shutdown animation
• Added Log in page
  • Mario animation running
  • Click on ? button to increase Mario's size
• Added MSN Messenger
  • Live chat app connected to backend — Node.js, Express, and MongoDB
  • Chat is live with an expiration key each session to prevent spam
  • Word filter
  • Auto delete for spam on the server side
  • AI Chat Bot switchable on/off
  • MSN nudge sound effect — sends nudge to server, broadcasts to all clients, shakes the chat window
  • Now uses WebSocket instead of polling API for better performance
  • Reconnecting WebSocket — reconnects after user navigates away and comes back
  • MSN notification pops up when there is a new message while MSN is hidden or closed
• Added Minesweeper
  • Flags can be placed on the desktop
• Added Settings
  • Wallpaper can be changed
  • Theme changes along with wallpaper
  • Color picker for background customization
  • Effect pattern selector
• Added Run command
  • Fully functional
  • Error handling when wrong file name is entered
• Added drag and drop for icons
  • Every icon can be dragged and dropped into any folder
  • Fixed bug where dragging out of a folder causes other icons to flow in different direction by re-mounting the container with a key
  • Icon positions saved in user localStorage
• Added notification on page load with message and running animation
• Added MSN notification popup when a new message arrives and MSN is hidden or closed
• Added icon size adjustable via the resolution scaler next to the clock in the footer
• Added Calendar by clicking the time on the footer
• Added sub-folders in Start Menu imitating real Windows 95 functionality
• Added Bitcoin price real-time tracking display
  • Hide/unhide from taskbar
  • Real-time price via Coinbase WebSocket
  • Bitcoin chart
  • Redesigned BTC widget
  • $100k celebration icon
• Added My Computer with working file system
• Added Right Click context menu
  • On desktop (long press on mobile)
  • Right click on icon: open and delete
  • Deleted icons move to Recycle Bin
  • Right click in Recycle Bin: restore icon to previous position
  • Sorting icons by name per folder
  • Confirmation prompt before permanently deleting a file
• Added Paint using jspaint
• Added AI Agent project
• Added news widget on taskbar
  • Displays latest news with article links
  • Connected to backend
  • Temperature display with automatic location detection
  • Celsius / Fahrenheit toggle
  • Night mode weather sticker based on local time
  • Weather prediction tracking user's local time
• Added Patch App
• Added 3D Object in Project folder
• Added Tile grid App inspired by Windows 10 and Windows Phone
  • Fetchable background from tile screen with toggle on/off
  • Icons on tile screen
• Added Task Manager App
• Added toggleable Google Search bar on the desktop
• Added Store
  • All apps free to install and uninstall
  • Install/uninstall syncs with Tile screen automatically
  • Icons added and removed dynamically, width adjusts automatically
  • Fixed silent empty render caused by missing category/description metadata
• New icons can be added dynamically from the footer bottom right corner
• Enhanced Bio Folder
  • Consistent tab styling
  • Updated technology stack with categorized sections
  • Employment experience section
• Added VS Code powered by Monaco Editor
• Added Terminal with file system support
• Added MS-DOS Prompt via js-dos
• Added custom wallpaper support — users can set and change desktop wallpaper
• Added system sound effects for window interactions and notifications
• Expanded notification system with more contextual alerts
• Performance improvements including fewer unnecessary re-renders and better iframe handling across all apps

Full emulator suite using EmulatorJS with a manifest-driven ROM library. Each system has a game card grid — games launch with one click, no file prompts.

• PlayStation 1 — ROM library, large ROMs hosted on Cloudflare R2 and streamed via a Cloudflare Worker proxy
  • Tekken 3, Mortal Kombat Trilogy, Gran Turismo, Metal Gear Solid, Tomb Raider
  • Silent Hill, Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit, Grand Theft Auto, Grand Theft Auto 2, Marvel vs. Capcom, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
• Nintendo 64 — ROM library with manifest card grid
• Game Boy Advance — ROM library
• NES — ROM library
• Windows 95 — fully booting via Virtual x86 with performance warning
• Nintendo 3DS — wired with manifest system and cover art; displays "core unavailable" panel until a browser-compatible Citra core ships

• Space Cadet Pinball
• DOOM (js-dos)
• Quake (WebAssembly)
• Quake III Arena
• Chrome Dino
• DX-Ball
• SkiFree
• Commander Keen 4 (js-dos)
• GTA 1 (browser)
• Hollow Knight (Unity WebGL)
• ULTRAKILL (Unity WebGL)

• Working address bar with URL and search query detection
• Back and forward navigation
• Bookmarks bar
• Error handling for sites that block iframe embedding

• Deployed on Vercel
• ROMs (~8.6 GB) hosted on Cloudflare R2
• Cloudflare Worker proxy streams ROMs to the frontend with CORS headers and range request support
• Live chat backend: Node.js + Express + MongoDB

• React Draggable — drag and drop functionality
• Framer Motion — animations
• Webamp — Winamp music player
• react-calendar — calendar
• jspaint — Paint app

• Windows 95 icons sourced from Old Windows Icons
• Inspired by Yuteoctober