Watch with me
A sofa slides out and up to three sit and watch your screen. Their eyes are round the other side, so they follow your cursor by leaning after it instead.
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Asleep on the shelf.
Sprig lives on your desktop.
He wanders about, naps, and follows your cursor when he feels like it.
Free. macOS 11 or later, and Windows. Version 1.0.0.
Live. Click him.
What it does
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One pet
Sprig. Pivoting legs, floppy ears, a tail that swings behind him.
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Ten coats
Apricot through to ink.
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A room indoors
Five perches. Send one home and it walks there.
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Six things to wear
Sun hat, scarf, specs, bow, earmuffs, wellies.
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Group activities
Three on a sofa. Three in a tower that topples.
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Stays out of the way
Clicks pass straight through, and it idles at 15 fps.
Look around
Dress him
One thing at a time. Pick a coat and an item, and it goes on properly: the earmuff band spans his real ear pivots, the wellies swing with each step.
Every square below holds the actual item, drawn by the code that puts it on him.
A room of their own
A pet is either out on your desktop or inside. Send one home and it walks to the window and hops in. Move the window on the way and it re-aims.
- The sill under the window
- Two high shelves above the books
- The beanbag which they sit down in, not on
- The basket for peering out of
Five fit at once. A sleeping one gets a drifting z.
Things that just happen
Pet tower
Every couple of minutes three of them clamber onto each other, sway about, and topple.
Not on a timer
Three slow drives decide what he does next: energy, curiosity and restlessness.
So there's a rhythm to him across a working day. He gets tired and naps, gets bored and goes looking for your cursor, and fidgets rather than standing perfectly still.
Questions
What is it?
A small animal that lives on your screen and gets on with its own day.
Will it get in my way?
Clicks pass through to whatever is underneath, and it won't run about next to a cursor you're using.
Will it slow my machine down?
It drops to 15 fps when nothing is moving and only repaints what changed. There's a panel in the app with the real numbers.
How many can I have?
Eight per screen, and five in the room. They stay on the screen they started on.
Can I change how they look?
Ten coats, six things to wear, a size slider, and a liveliness slider.
What can I do with one?
Click for a bounce, drag to throw him, right-click for his panel. Or leave him alone.
What does it cost?
Nothing. MIT licensed, no account, and no network access at all.
What do I need?
macOS 11 or later, or Windows. The Mac build isn't signed yet, so the first launch needs a right-click, then Open.
