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A browser-based recreation of MSN Messenger (posted by @om_patel5 on 2026-08-04)…

Brief

A browser recreation of MSN Messenger, shared by @om_patel5 on 2026-08-04, uses Claude-based 'vibe coding' to boot into a full Windows XP desktop (Bliss wallpaper, Start menu) and restore MSN features: real-time chats with actual people, nudges, original sounds, animated winks/GIFs, a member directory, invite links/QR pairing, plus an AI buddy group (claude, chatgpt, gemini, grok, llama, deepseek, glm).

Why it matters

A browser-based recreation of MSN Messenger (posted by @om_patel5 on 2026-08-04) was built using Claude and 'vibe coding' and boots into a full Windows XP desktop (Bliss wallpaper, Start menu) with original desktop apps.

Key details

  • The build restores MSN features: real-time chat with actual people, nudges that shake the window, original sounds, animated winks and GIF support, a contacts list showing status messages in brackets, a member directory, invite links, and QR codes to pair phones.
  • The buddy list includes an AI contacts group — claude, chatgpt, gemini, grok, llama, deepseek and glm — each with its own status; you can open chat windows with them (emoticons bar, backgrounds, winks and the nudge button).
Source evidence

SOMEONE VIBE CODED MSN MESSENGER IN THE BROWSER WITH CLAUDE AND EVERY SINGLE THING WORKS

open it with a friend and youre back in 2007

it boots into a full windows xp desktop, bliss wallpaper, start menu, and all original desktop apps

> real time chat with actual people, nudges that shake the window, all the original sounds, animated winks and gif support
> a real contacts list with the status message bit in brackets after everyones name, exactly like people used to do
> a member directory where you find and add strangers, plus invite links and qr codes to pair your phone
> theres an ai contacts group in your buddy list too, claude, chatgpt, gemini, grok, llama, deepseek and glm, each with their own status message
> you open a conversation window with any of them and chat, with the emoticons bar, backgrounds, winks and the nudge button right there

always online texting isnt the same as logging in, hearing that door open sound and knowing someone is actually there right now.

msn had presence, everything since just has notifications

this is the coolest use of vibe coding ive seen so far

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