{"slug": "jslinux", "name": "JSLinux", "category": "other", "category_name": "Other software", "description": "", "recommenders": 3, "commenters": 3, "warners": 0, "score": 2.623, "rising": -0.98, "first": "2025-12-25", "latest": "2026-07-25", "why": "I use bellard.org/jslinux to test compilation of strange code sometimes", "why_is_quote": true, "has_verdict": false, "sentiment": {"recommend": 3, "neutral": 0, "compare": 0, "warn": 0}, "spark": [0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0], "listed": true, "loved": [], "caveat": "", "short_quote": "I use bellard.org/jslinux to test compilation of strange code sometimes", "icon": false, "domain": "bellard.org", "github_repo": null, "official_url": "https://bellard.org/jslinux/", "pricing": "", "aliases": ["JSLinux"], "verdict": null, "praise": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 784836192, "item_id": 49052262, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49052262", "by": "cregy", "date": "2026-07-25", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Reminds me of what Fabrice bellard did a few years ago, Linux and windows in JavaScript.", "excerpt": "Reminds me of what Fabrice bellard did a few years ago, Linux and windows in JavaScript. https://bellard.org/jslinux/ Or this https://github.com/copy/v86", "context": "", "use_case": "running OS in browser", "switched_from": "", "story": "Kimi K3 built a Windows XP in browser"}, {"id": 757008912, "item_id": 47313057, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47313057", "by": "omoikane", "date": "2026-03-09", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use bellard.org/jslinux to test compilation of strange code sometimes", "excerpt": "I use bellard.org/jslinux to test compilation of strange code sometimes[1], since it came with compilers that are different versions from what I have installed locally, and it's easier to open up a browser than starting a VM. [1] For example: https://www.ioccc.org/2020/yang/index.html#:~:text=tcc%200.9.25%20on-,JSLinux,-Output%20of%20Mile https://www.ioccc.org/2018/yang/index.html#:~:text=tcc%200.9.25%20on-,JS/Linux,", "context": "", "use_case": "testing compilation of odd code", "switched_from": "", "story": "JSLinux Now Supports x86_64"}, {"id": 742231424, "item_id": 46389464, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46389464", "by": "tzury", "date": "2025-12-25", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Check out this:", "excerpt": "Check out this: https://bellard.org/jslinux/vm.html?url=alpine-x86.cfg&mem=192 and https://bellard.org/jslinux/ By the famous Fabrice Bellard who is the creator of QuickJS, QEMU, FFMPEG and many other brilliant and fascinating tools! https://bellard.org/", "context": "", "use_case": "Linux VM in browser", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ultimate-Linux: Userspace for Linux in Pure JavaScript"}]}], "caveats": [], "who": [], "tags": [], "use_cases": ["running os in browser", "testing compilation of odd code", "linux vm in browser"], "compared": [], "makers": [], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49052074", "title": "Kimi K3 built a Windows XP in browser", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47311484", "title": "JSLinux Now Supports x86_64", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46388700", "title": "Ultimate-Linux: Userspace for Linux in Pure JavaScript", "mentions": 1}], "sentiment_by_month": {"2025-11": {}, "2025-12": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-01": {}, "2026-02": {}, "2026-03": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-04": {}, "2026-05": {}, "2026-06": {}, "2026-07": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-08": {}, "2026-09": {}, "2026-10": {}}, "quotes": [{"id": 784836192, "item_id": 49052262, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49052262", "by": "cregy", "date": "2026-07-25", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Reminds me of what Fabrice bellard did a few years ago, Linux and windows in JavaScript.", "excerpt": "Reminds me of what Fabrice bellard did a few years ago, Linux and windows in JavaScript. https://bellard.org/jslinux/ Or this https://github.com/copy/v86", "context": "", "use_case": "running OS in browser", "switched_from": "", "story": "Kimi K3 built a Windows XP in browser"}, {"id": 757008912, "item_id": 47313057, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47313057", "by": "omoikane", "date": "2026-03-09", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use bellard.org/jslinux to test compilation of strange code sometimes", "excerpt": "I use bellard.org/jslinux to test compilation of strange code sometimes[1], since it came with compilers that are different versions from what I have installed locally, and it's easier to open up a browser than starting a VM. [1] For example: https://www.ioccc.org/2020/yang/index.html#:~:text=tcc%200.9.25%20on-,JSLinux,-Output%20of%20Mile https://www.ioccc.org/2018/yang/index.html#:~:text=tcc%200.9.25%20on-,JS/Linux,", "context": "", "use_case": "testing compilation of odd code", "switched_from": "", "story": "JSLinux Now Supports x86_64"}, {"id": 742231424, "item_id": 46389464, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46389464", "by": "tzury", "date": "2025-12-25", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Check out this:", "excerpt": "Check out this: https://bellard.org/jslinux/vm.html?url=alpine-x86.cfg&mem=192 and https://bellard.org/jslinux/ By the famous Fabrice Bellard who is the creator of QuickJS, QEMU, FFMPEG and many other brilliant and fascinating tools! https://bellard.org/", "context": "", "use_case": "Linux VM in browser", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ultimate-Linux: Userspace for Linux in Pure JavaScript"}]}