WebDesktop is an open-source web-based desktop (windowing) system built with Vue on the front end and a Koa API on the back end. It simulates a full desktop OS in the browser — start menu, taskbar, desktop icons and application windows — and is designed to be self-hosted.

Key Features

• Browser windowing desktop — a start menu, taskbar, desktop icons and draggable app windows.
• Built-in applications — an app market, instant messenger, media player, weather, maps, translator and system settings.
• Virtual file system — organised files and folders with right-click context menus and browser keyboard shortcuts.
• Multi-user accounts — user management with RBAC-style roles and OAuth login options.
• Vue + Koa stack — a clean, modular architecture with the front end and API separated.
• Self-hostable — MIT-licensed source you can deploy on your own server.

Why Use WebDesktop?

It is a well-organised, actively maintained project if you want a straightforward web desktop you control. The Vue/Koa split makes it easy to extend with your own apps and users.

Use Cases

• Deploying a private web desktop for a team or community.
• Building a browser-based app store and windowed environment.
• Rapid prototyping of web-OS interfaces.

Platform

Web (any modern browser) · Node.js (Koa) backend

Licence

MIT (open source)

Website

wd.oxoyo.co (demo) · source on GitHub