A visual history of your favorite technology
Version Museum showcases the visual history of popular websites, operating systems, applications, and games that have shaped our lives. Much like walking through a real-life museum, this site focuses on the design changes of historic versions of technology, rather than just the written history behind it.
Version Museum launched in May 2019. We are adding new content all the time. If you like seeing nostalgic stuff everyday, follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.
September 22: New! YouTube Videos! Check out our brand new YouTube videos about the design evolution of YouTube.com, Microsoft.com, Amazon.com, and Apple.com.
View Website Histories
Our expanding collection of the biggest and most historic sites on the internet.
Amazon.com
- The world's largest online retailer started off as a bookstore in 1995. The logo contained the Amazon River!
- 1995 - 2019 (34 images)
Apple.com
- The company is known for its incredible design, but did that extend to Apple's early web presence?
- 1994 - 2019 (38 images)
Facebook.com
- Although Facebook's love of the color blue goes back to its earliest versions, the site has changed dramatically over the years.
- 2004 - 2019 (33 images)
Google Maps
- The world's most popular map has wowed its users since day one. But do you know what it looked like in 2005?
- 2004 - 2019 (48 images)
Google.com
- Take a ride through the history of Google's search engine from 1996 through present day. Did you know it used to be called BackRub?
- 1996 - 2019 (41 images)
Microsoft.com
- Did you know the software behemoth used its homepage to fight a US government lawsuit for years?
- 1994 - 2019 (25 images)
New York Times
- The website of the newspaper of record began as a service on AOL, and has had numerous design changes over the years.
- 1994 - 2019 (23 images)
Yahoo.com
- Yahoo was a pioneer of the early web and discovered a love of the color purple before it was acquired by Verizon.
- 1994 - 2019 (20 images)
YouTube.com
- The world's largest video site has quite the design history. And one design decision led to the demise of the IE6 browser.
- 2005 - 2019 (23 images)
View Operating System Histories
Our new collection of operating systems.
Classic Mac OS
- Before Mac OS X reigned supreme, there was System 1 through System 9, which spanned 17 years from 1984 to 2001.
- 1984 - 2001 (66 images)
Mac OS X
- The OS for Macs since 2001 has come a long way, ditching skeuomorphism in 2014 with the Yosemite release.
- 2001 - 2019 (61 images)
Microsoft Windows
- The worlds most popular desktop operating system has a long history. Do you know how colorful Windows 1.0 was?
- 1985 - 2019 (65 images)
View Application Histories
Our new collection of the most popular applications.
iTunes
- Apple's music app has been critized for becoming too bloated. But 2019 brought a retirement announcement for iTunes.
- 2001 - 2019 (57 images)
Microsoft Excel
- Excel's first release was not for Windows or MS-DOS. It was for the Macintosh in 1985! See what it looked like here.
- 1985 - 2019 (71 images)
Microsoft Word
- Did you know Microsoft's venerable word processor was first released for a Unix system?
- 1984 - 2019 (79 images)
View Game Histories
Our new collection of the most popular games.
Geometry Dash
- The massively popular side-scroller has come a long way in a short time. Did you know it was first called Geometry Jump?
- 2013 - 2019 (30 images)
Grand Theft Auto
- The infamous criminal simulator has had numerous smash hits. But have you ever seen GTA 1 or 2?
- 1997 - 2019 (27 images)
Mario Kart
- One of the most popular game franchises of all time has 9 versions over 3 decades. See them all!
- 1992 - 2019 (82 images)