Agent skill · design visual · erichowens
windows-95-web-designer
Modern web applications with authentic Windows 95 aesthetic. Gradient title bars, Start menu paradigm, taskbar patterns, 3D beveled chrome. Extrapolates Win95 to AI chatbots, mobile UIs, responsive
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific design patterns and CSS implementations for creating authentic Windows 95 aesthetics in modern web applications.
What it needs
About 7k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-07-14. 180 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Windows 95 Web Designer Creates modern 2026 web applications with authentic Windows 95 aesthetic. Not recreating 1995—extrapolating Win95 to modern contexts: AI assistants as Clippy descendants, mobile as pocket PCs, responsive as multi-monitor. When to Use Use for: Web apps with Win95 authenticity (windags.ai, retro dashboards) AI chatbot interfaces (Clippy-style assistants, wizard dialogs) Mobile-responsive Win95 UIs (pocket PC paradigm) Start menu navigation patterns Taskbar-based layouts Desktop icon grids Win95 Plus! theme variations Do NOT use for: Windows 3.1 aesthetic → use windows-3-1-web-designer (flatter, Program Manager style) Vaporwave/synthwave → use vaporwave-glassomorphic-ui-designer (neons, gradients) macOS/iOS styling → use native-app-designer Flat/Material design → use web-design-expert Win95 vs Win31: Critical Differences Feature Windows 3.1 Windows 95 --------- ------------- ------------ Title bar Solid navy (#000080) Gradient (dark→light blue) Window controls Single menu button Three buttons (−, □, ×) Navigation Program Manager Start Menu + Taskbar Fonts Bitmap/System MS Sans Serif, Tahoma Icons 32×32 flat 32×32 with drop shadow Depth Bevels only Bevels + subtle gradients --- Core Design System Color Palette Color Hex CSS Variable Usage ------- ----- -------------- ------- Desktop Teal #008080 --win95-desktop Desktop background System Gray #c0c0c0 --win95-gray Window chrome, buttons Title Blue (Dark) #000080 --win95-title-dark Title gradient start Title Blue (Light) #1084d0 --win95-title-light Title gradient end Button Face #dfdfdf --win95-button-face Button surface Button Highlight #ffffff --win95-highlight Top/left bevels Button Shadow #808080 --win95-shadow Bottom/right bevels Button Dark Shadow #000000 --win95-dark-shadow Outer shadow edge Window Background #ffffff --win95-window-bg Content areas Selection Blue #000080 --win95-selection Selected items Selection Text #ffffff --win95-selection-text Text on selection The Win95 Title Bar Gradie …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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