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Retro macOS UI Recreation

Classic Mac desktop rebuilt as one interactive HTML file. Windows, menus, the lot.

The Prompt

Recreate a classic, retro, macOS Desktop UI. Make it interactive and nostalgic, make it as interactive as you can, you can be creative. Feel free to showcase your skills. The entire application must be a single-page self-contained HTML file.

How the models did

218 found
aurora-alpha logo
Aurora AlphaRetro macOS UI Recreation
aurora-alpha logo
Aurora Alpha
The model returned empty.
Feb 2026·Retro macOS UI Recreation~$0.00◆8
chatgpt-4o-03-25 logo
ChatGPT-4o (March 2025)Retro macOS UI Recreation
chatgpt-4o-03-25 logo
ChatGPT-4o (March 2025)
The model returned empty.
Feb 2026·Retro macOS UI Recreation~$0.00030◆12
claude-3-haiku logo
Claude 3 HaikuRetro macOS UI Recreation
claude-3-haiku logo
Claude 3 Haiku
The model returned empty.
Feb 2026·Retro macOS UI Recreation~$0.00002◆7
claude-3.5-sonnet logo
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22)Retro macOS UI Recreation
claude-3.5-sonnet logo
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22)
The model returned empty.
Jul 2024·Retro macOS UI Recreation~$0.00018◆18
claude-3.7-sonnet-thinking logo
Claude 3.7 Thinking SonnetRetro macOS UI Recreation
claude-3.7-sonnet-thinking logo
Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet
The model returned empty.
Jul 2024·Retro macOS UI Recreation~$0.00037◆36
claude-3.7-sonnet logo
Claude 3.7 SonnetRetro macOS UI Recreation
claude-3.7-sonnet logo
Claude 3.7 Sonnet
The model returned empty.
Jul 2024·Retro macOS UI Recreation~$0.00018◆38