OS.js – JavaScript Cloud/Web Desktop Platform

OS.js is a simple, yet powerful JavaScript Cloud/Web Desktop platform.

Only WebKit and Gecko based browsers fully support Glade/Gtk+ due to incomplete implementation of various CSS features.

OS.js can also be deployed standalone, either running in a browser or on top of X11 as a complete Graphical Environment.

The information about this project has been moved to GitHub Pages.

Try the latest version on my live demo server.

This post is still open for comments, bug-reports, name-changes and other suggestions.

Public source-code was released in January 2013

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OS.js — JavaScript Operating System « Anders' Weblog 10.12.11 / 11pm

[...] created a new page regarding one of my hobby projects. (Click here to read the page article read full [...]

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Javascript OS in your browser. « Host1-bloggen 11.18.11 / 10am

[...] You can find more information at: http://anderse.wordpress.com/os-js/ [...]

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OS.js (Sistem Operasi JavaScript) 11.18.11 / 3pm

[...] Pingback: http://appbuntu.com/2011/11/os-js-sistem-operasi-javascript/ [...]

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aespinozaAlex Espinoza 11.18.11 / 5pm

I think this is a great project and you should name it what ever you want. JavascriptOS works for me.

You should checkout a really cool UI toolkit that might help you improve the UI:
- http://cappuccino.org/

Keep it up.

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Mike 11.18.11 / 6pm

Great work, looking forward to seeing how this matures.

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petey 11.18.11 / 8pm

Aesthetic Perfection rocks. Keep up the great work, Anders.

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1. anderse 11.18.11 / 8pm
  
  Thanks! And yeah … Aesthetic Perfection <3
  
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Jon W 11.18.11 / 8pm

Call it shell.js ! I think this is a sweet project and ChromeOS could take some pointers from it.
BeOS did something similar 10 years ago with the BeIA (internet appliance) but the timing was all wrong (56k modems? CRT displays?)

Looking forward to the public git repo!

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jul 11.18.11 / 8pm

Call it VSjS Virtual (Graphical) Session in JS in regard to VNC since it is close to it
or jsWM like a Window manager in javascript
it should be telling all about your solution
How to have a graphical view on distant server without X or rdesktop

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Fun stuff for Friday Nov. 18 - Devalot 11.18.11 / 10pm

[...] Evenrud has released what he's calling OS.js, or what I'd call an operating system emulator. It almost looks like you VNC into his Linux box, [...]

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Howard Hansen 11.18.11 / 10pm

Looks interesting but it is GPLv3. That is open source for people who are too insecure to use BSD or a really open license.

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1. anderse 11.18.11 / 10pm
  
  So you recommend BSD licence? Please elaborate
  
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  1. Phil 11.20.11 / 3pm
    
    I second the recommendation to use BSD. GPL simply introduces restrictions that will decrease adoption, especially in any commercial setting.
  2. anderse 11.20.11 / 6pm
    
    Thnx. I’ll read it through
user02941248 11.18.11 / 11pm

Not working on NetBSD. Blue screen (ironic, ain’t it?).

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1. anderse 11.18.11 / 11pm
  
  lol. Give me a screenshot and a log output (from browser console)
  
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user02941248 11.19.11 / 12am

3.6.15

Log output: https://pastee.org/gzkx5
Screenshot: http://oi39.tinypic.com/28ktues.jpg

Cheers!

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1. anderse 11.19.11 / 12am
  
  Thnx. Noted in TODO
  
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user02941248 11.19.11 / 12am

It *does* work in Epiphany on NetBSD. Neat!

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enewton 11.19.11 / 12am

That’s pretty darn neat for a hobby project. Keep up the good work.

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webdeveloper87 11.19.11 / 1am

This looks pretty cool. I would like a copy of the source so I can mess around with it.

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1. anderse 11.19.11 / 1am
  
  As noted in article:
  
  Sources: Stored on Github (Private for now, but it will become Public. If you want to collaborate or look at the sources, send me an e-mail).
  
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The Cookie Box » Blog Archive » Os.js — JavaScript Operating System? 11.19.11 / 4am

[...] impressed by this and we hope to see more! You can head over to the authors Weblog to read more: http://anderse.wordpress.com/os-js/ And, you can check it out for yourself here: http://osjs.0o.no/ 0 Give Cookie (0) [...]

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adam 11.19.11 / 4am

Project looks great .. You can name “Hermes” – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes or athena ?

Yeah! I’ve been looking for mythological names, but haven’t quite found the right one yet.

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Frattanto nella blogosfera #45 « Ok, panico 11.19.11 / 10am

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Christopher Franko 11.19.11 / 1pm

really awesome. great idea

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OS.js (JavaScript Operating System) | javascript.js | Scoop.it 11.19.11 / 1pm

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smartphone news 11.19.11 / 4pm

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William Antônio 11.19.11 / 7pm

Great stuff! Congratulations.

One suggestion: override default browser menu everywhere!

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1. anderse 11.19.11 / 7pm
  
  thnx! It’s in my TODO
  
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ggg 11.19.11 / 7pm

Seems like you are using the getYear() function for your task bar (111). Using getFullYear() should fix this (2011).

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1. anderse 11.20.11 / 7am
  
  Thnx! Now in TODO
  
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Outils, services, sites à (re)découvrir 2011 S46 | La Mare du Gof 11.20.11 / 2am

[...] => OS.js (JavaScript Operating System). 19/11/2011. «OS.js started out as a tool to use on my home server so i could run GUI applications to configure services without installing X and a window manager (including VNC or similar remote management) and connect from anywhere in the world just using a web-browser. But lately I’ve also found some other uses for it, mainly HTML5 application development. (…).» Merci Lord Source : anderse.wordpress.com/os-js/ [...]

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JavaScript / OS.js: десктоп на JavaScript « О компьютерах и не только 11.20.11 / 5am

[...] Андерс Эвенруд (Anders Evenrud) сделал занимательный замысел OS.js, который-нибудь он называет «операционной системой на [...]

Translated(-ish): [...] Anders Evenrud (Anders Evenrud) made the intriguing idea OS.js, which is something he calls the “operating system on the [...]

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OS.js (JavaScript Operating System) | Javascript | Syngu 11.20.11 / 7am

[...] OS.js started out as a tool to use on my home server so i could run GUI applications to configure services without installing X and a window manager (including VNC or similar remote management) and connect from anywhere in the world just using a web-browser. But lately I’ve also found some other uses for it, mainly HTML5 application development. Javascript Read the original post on DZone… [...]

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JavaScript / OS.js: десктоп на JavaScript by SOS Admin! 11.20.11 / 8am

[...] Андерс Эвенруд (Anders Evenrud) сделал любопытный проект OS.js, который он называет «операционной системой на [...]

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JavaScript / OS.js: десктоп на JavaScript | What You See Is What You Get 11.20.11 / 8am

[...] Андерс Эвенруд (Anders Evenrud) сделал любопытный проект OS.js, который он называет «операционной системой на [...]

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JavaScript / OS.js: десктоп на JavaScript | crowler-pcworld 11.20.11 / 9am

[...] Андерс Эвенруд (Anders Evenrud) сделал любопытный проект OS.js, который он называет «операционной системой на [...]

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Os.js , un os complet version web | IdleBlog 11.20.11 / 11am

[...] aux vues de l'exemple proposé ici : http://osjs.0o.no/ . La page de l'auteur est ici : http://anderse.wordpress.com/os-js/ Le script est téléchargeable ici : https://github.com/andersevenrud/OS.js Article [...]

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KeithKeith S. 11.20.11 / 6pm

Somebody goatse’d your demo site. Might wanna fix that and lock down that functionality a bit…

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1. anderse 11.20.11 / 7pm
  
  Yes… I’ve been hacked. Site down for maintainence. Need to jail the public media Folder!
  
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OS.js, un sistema operativo in JavaScript | Edit - Il blog di HTML.it 11.21.11 / 9am

[...] (JavaScript Operating System) è un tentativo a livello hobbystico di realizzare un sistema operativo basato su JavaScript, PHP, CSS e XML; come [...]

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website design delhi 11.26.11 / 4pm

I am extremely inspired with your writing abilities as smartly as with the layout in your blog. Is this a paid theme or did you modify it your self? Anyway keep up the nice high quality writing, it is rare to see a nice weblog like this one these days..

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Fox 12.24.11 / 11am

This is rather mad. And by mad i mean great. Gotta check this out for myself.

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Anthony Dillon 12.24.11 / 12pm

Nice work! I recently built a quick version of Ubuntu in JavaScript/HTML/CSS.
http://www.ubuntu.com/tour

It’s built in a similar way to yours but without the database. I meant to built it into a full file system with database storage in the future.

If anything in this demo would help, I’m happy to pass on some code.

Thanks Ant.

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1. anderse 12.24.11 / 9pm
  
  Looks and works great! I’ve been looking for solutions like that, but you are the first I’ve seen to actually make a online-demo of a distro. Very cool!
  
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OS.js « Link Utili 12.29.11 / 12pm

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Ремонт 1.10.12 / 4pm

Hello there, I found your website by way of Google even as looking for a comparable topic, your website got here up, it seems great. I’ve added to my favourites|added to bookmarks.

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JavaScript: 2011 Technology of the Year « Obi Akubue 2.1.12 / 9am

[...] There was always a cool JavaScript projects on the first page of Hacker News. Here’s some of the best I remember: JavaScript operating system here. [...]

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anderse 2.6.12 / 8pm

I’ve just created a new homepage for this project! Also updated the server to 0.5-beta11.
View the complete changelog at the new page

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anderse 2.10.12 / 11pm

Version bump: http://home.osjs.0o.no/version/0.6-alpha1

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anderse 3.2.12 / 3pm

Version bump: 0.6-alpha9

http://home.osjs.0o.no/version/

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anderse 6.12.12 / 8pm

Check out the latest version (OS.js 0.7.600) http://osjs.0o.no/

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American made toys For children 9.26.12 / 10am

Hey there just wanted to give you a brief heads
up and let you know a few of the pictures aren’t loading correctly. I’m not sure why
but I think its a linking issue. I’ve tried it in two different internet browsers and both show the same results.

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1. anderse 10.14.12 / 9am
  
  Can you elaborate ?
  
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Toya Chaudhari 10.12.12 / 9am

This is absolutely wonderful! Thanks for posting this

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for fun run 12.16.12 / 1pm

I blog frequently and I genuinely appreciate your content.
This article has truly peaked my interest. I am going to bookmark your site and keep
checking for new information about once a week. I opted in for your RSS
feed too.

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simon 12.27.12 / 11am

Hi – Where is the download for os.js. It is not on github or anywhere. Would really like to have a look at this. There is a standalone app for 64 bit linux but this has disappeared.

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1. anderse 12.27.12 / 1pm
  
  I’ll be releasing the sources for public when we hit new year. So stay tuned!
  
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Cooler 1.2.13 / 1pm

came on let’s release please

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1. anderse 1.2.13 / 1pm
  
  I’m finishing up the last steps. It will be out today!
  
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2. anderse 1.2.13 / 5pm
  
  It’s out!
  
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  1. Cooler 1.2.13 / 6pm
    
    thanks just see it
turtaf 1.10.13 / 9am

Can’t login to the demo, all the usernames are said to be taken

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1. anderse 1.10.13 / 10am
  
  Sorry about that. I was running out of space. Try again now please
  
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Varol 1.27.13 / 3pm

./bin/application-gen is missing

Nice project, I hope you can continue and maybe even port it to NodeJS.

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1. anderse 1.27.13 / 6pm
  
  It’s now ./bin/compile-all
  
  Is there something wrong in documentation ? If so — where ?
  
  I’m currently creating a Node.JS port. Stay tuned for update!
  
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2. anderse 2.6.13 / 8pm
  
  The node backend has been published to GitHub, so feel free to test it out. Keep in mind it’s not yet complete
  
  https://github.com/andersevenrud/OS.js/tree/node.js
  
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jvzoo review 3.7.13 / 11pm

Hey there! I’ve been following your blog for a long time now and finally got the courage to go ahead and give you a shout out from Atascocita Tx! Just wanted to mention keep up the excellent work!

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