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Make Aero

Your go-to tools for creating authentic Frutiger Aero styles - glossy buttons, shiny orbs, glass window frames, dreamy wallpapers, and profile pictures, all customizable and filled with nostalgia.

makeaero.com

Features

Button Generator

Create Frutiger Aero-style buttons with customizable sizes, colors, and glossy effects using the OKLCH color system. Copy the generated CSS and HTML to use anywhere.

  • 10 color presets + custom hue picker
  • Adjustable saturation and glow intensity
  • 3 size variants (small, medium, large) and 3 shapes (pill, rounded, Aero rect)
  • Optional diagonal glass shine sweep — the classic Web 2.0 glare streak
  • Period-authentic font choices (Lucida Grande, Segoe UI, Myriad Pro, Tahoma)
  • Live preview with instant CSS output

Glossy Orb Generator

Generate glossy orb and soap-bubble effects in two modes:

  • CSS Orb - configure size, color, saturation, and gloss intensity to generate pure CSS code with a radial gradient sphere and specular highlight
  • Image Orb - upload your own logo or image, composite it inside a glossy orb effect, and download as a high-res PNG
  • Soap Bubble style - switch either mode to a transparent, thin-film glass bubble with an iridescent rainbow rim, available as CSS or a downloadable transparent PNG

Window Glass Generator

Generate a self-contained Windows 7 Aero-style glass window — our own implementation with zero dependencies (no framework, no icon fonts, no images). Copy the CSS and HTML and drop it on any background.

  • Configurable window title, dimensions, and body content
  • Glass color, opacity, and border-radius controls, with real backdrop-filter frosting
  • Glossy caption buttons (minimize/maximize/close) drawn in pure CSS with authentic Aero hover glows
  • Optional menu bar (File, Edit, Format, View, Help) and status bar with resize gripper
  • Active / inactive (focused) window states
  • Copy both CSS and HTML output

Aero Wallpaper Generator

Generate the iconic Frutiger Aero wallpaper across a range of scenes — glowing skies, floating iridescent bubbles, drifting clouds, underwater god-rays and aurora nights.

  • Scene presets - Clear Sky, Meadow, Sunset, Underwater, and Aurora Night, one click away
  • 3 environments - Day Sky, Underwater (deep gradient + descending god-rays), and Night (aurora ribbons + stars)
  • 4 resolution presets (Desktop HD, 2K, Square, Mobile)
  • 5 color presets + custom hue picker, adjustable sun position
  • Layered scene elements: iridescent bubbles, bokeh/stars, drifting clouds, light rays, grass horizon, vignette, and optional film grain
  • Adjustable element density with a shuffleable random layout
  • Download as a high-res PNG, or copy an approximate CSS background

Aero PFP Generator

Make a glossy Frutiger Aero profile picture (avatar) and download it as a transparent PNG.

  • Content: upload a photo/logo, or use initials (with color) or an emoji
  • Aero scene backgrounds: Sky, Meadow, Underwater, Sunset, Aurora Night, or a solid glossy color, with a custom hue picker
  • Circle or rounded-square (squircle) shape
  • Glossy Web 2.0 sheen with adjustable intensity
  • Rim styles: none, glossy ring, or iridescent bubble
  • Export at 256, 512, or 1024 px, with a shuffleable background layout

Tech Stack

Development

pnpm install
pnpm dev

Build for production:

pnpm build

The site is statically exported to the out/ directory.

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License

MIT

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