# felixrieseberg/windows95

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24,162 stars · 1,352 forks · TypeScript · NOASSERTION

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/felixrieseberg/windows95
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/felixrieseberg-windows95.md

## Description

This project is an Electron-based desktop application that emulates the full Windows 95 operating system, allowing it to run as a native application on modern macOS, Linux, and Windows machines. It provides a complete retro OS environment for software preservation and nostalgia, launching the classic operating system directly on contemporary platforms.

The emulated environment supports running classic DOS games, with preinstalled titles and the ability to add additional games from the internet. Users can also install legacy Windows applications or games into the virtualized system through a Modify C: Drive feature, enabling access to older software that would otherwise be incompatible with modern operating systems.

The application is distributed as a desktop application that can be installed and launched like any other native program on current operating systems.

## Tags

### Operating Systems & Systems Programming

- [Classic Desktop Emulators](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/desktop-environment-frameworks/desktop-environment-components/desktop-environments-ui/classic-desktop-emulators.md) — Emulates the full Windows 95 desktop environment as a native application on modern operating systems. ([source](https://github.com/felixrieseberg/windows95#readme))
- [Windows 95 Emulators](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/windows-95-emulators.md) — Launch the full Windows 95 operating system as a desktop application on macOS, Linux, and Windows. ([source](https://github.com/felixrieseberg/windows95#readme))
- [DOS Game Compatibility Layers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/pc-game-compatibility-layers/dos-game-compatibility-layers.md) — Provides an emulated environment that supports running classic DOS games within the Windows 95 operating system.
- [Retro Operating System Runners](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/retro-operating-system-runners.md) — Launches and interacts with a classic Windows 95 OS as a native app on contemporary platforms.
- [Legacy Application Installers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/desktop-environment-frameworks/desktop-environment-components/desktop-application-development/desktop-application-installers/legacy-application-installers.md) — Allows users to install legacy Windows applications and games into the emulated Windows 95 system via the Modify C: Drive feature. ([source](https://github.com/felixrieseberg/windows95#readme))

### Part of an Awesome List

- [DOS Game Emulators](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/media/classic-games/dos-game-emulators.md) — Plays classic DOS games within an emulated Windows 95 environment with preinstalled and user-added titles.
- [DOS Game Emulators](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/media/games-emulation/dos-game-emulators.md) — Provides preinstalled DOS games and supports adding more from the internet within the emulated environment. ([source](https://github.com/felixrieseberg/windows95#readme))

### Web Development

- [Electron OS Emulators](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/electron-browser-hosting/electron-application-automation/electron-os-emulators.md) — Uses Electron to emulate a complete Windows 95 environment for retro computing and software preservation.

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [Legacy Application Installers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/legacy-application-packaging/legacy-application-installers.md) — Adds and runs older Windows applications or games inside the emulated Windows 95 system.