OpenWebOS

An experimental OS-in-a-browser built entirely with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Runs client-side with no server dependencies.

Try It

Open beta.html in a browser, or visit the hosted version at openwebos-org.github.io.

Features

Desktop Environment

• OOBE Setup — First-run wizard: pick a wallpaper, accent color, create a user profile
• Login Screen — User avatar, password entry, live clock with date
• Top Bar — App menu, WiFi indicator, user menu with shutdown/restart/logout/switch user
• Homescreen — Just-type search bar, widget area (clock, weather, calendar, notes, battery, uptime)
• Launcher / Dock — Bottom dock with pinned apps, drag-to-rearrange, remove badge, homescreen button
• App Drawer — Grid of all installed apps with drag-to-dock support, folders, edit mode with wobble animation

Window Management

• Cards Overview — Swipe up from bottom corners to see all open windows as cards. Gesture navigation on touch and trackpad. Spring-animated 60fps transitions.
• Card Windows — Draggable, resizable windows with macOS-style traffic light dots (close/minimize/fullscreen). Fullscreen mode fills the desktop.
• Switch between Cards and Windows — All in settings.

Built-in Apps

App	Description
Siri-ish	AI assistant with chat UI, two modes (new/legacy). Ask questions, open apps, do math. 100% local.
Terminal	OWOTS (OpenWebOS Terminal Standard) shell: ls, cd, cat, echo, pwd, whoami, neofetch, uptime, cal, clear, help, app
Files	File manager with folder navigation, sizes, create/delete/rename, home/docs/downloads/pictures/music/video dirs
Music	Audio player with demo tracks, play/pause/next/prev, progress bar, shuffle
Weather	Live weather with temperature, conditions, humidity, wind speed, location
Calculator	Scientific calculator with history, keyboard support, operation chaining
Clock	Large analog-style digital clock with live date display
Calendar	Month view with navigation, today highlighting, other-month dimming
Notes	Sticky notes with add/remove, scrollable list
Contacts	Contact list with avatars, phone/email display
Settings	Wallpaper, accent color, dock, widgets, users, keyboard, language, about, Siri-ish mode toggle
App Store	Browse and install available apps

Persistence

• User profiles, settings, wallpaper, accent color, dock layout, widgets, files, notes, contacts all persist via localStorage
• App drawer order and dock pinned apps survive page reload
• Widget preference and positions are saved

Recovery System (recovery.html)

A TWRP-style recovery environment for system maintenance:

• Wipe — Clear all data, format localStorage, factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik (simulated)
• Backup / Restore — Export all OS data as JSON download, import from file
• File System — Browse stored files, view raw data, virtual device storage
• Date & Time — Timezone picker, date/time set, epoch display
• Profiles — View registered users, profile details, fingerprints
• Developer — Port detection, Chrome/non-Chrome detection, import/export tools
• Boot — Reboot to OS, reboot to recovery, view boot logs

Tech Stack

• Vanilla JavaScript (no frameworks)
• CSS custom properties, flexbox, grid, backdrop-filter, animations
• localStorage for persistence
• Deployment-ready via GitHub Pages (drag-and-drop)

License

Open source and licensed under the MIT license. See the GitHub organization.