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Desktop pixel pets for Windows

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DeskPets 🐶

Desktop pets for Windows. Directly and explicitly inspired by vscode-pets by tonybaloney. This project adopts the same core idea, small pixel creatures living on your workspace.

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Installation (Windows only)

Option 1 — Python

pip install deskpets

And in to run, in CMD.exe:

deskpets

Option 2 — Executable

Download the .zip from the Release section, extract it, and run DeskPets.exe.

Usage

Launching the application spawns one or more pets in the bottom-left corner of the screen.

Current behavior:

  • Unlimited number of pets
  • Some species support multiple color variations
  • Per-species size control
  • Position automatically adapts to the taskbar
  • Simple interaction: some pets sit when the cursor gets close

Settings

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Missing Features

  • Bunny, cat, frog (assets not licensed yet)
  • Background system
  • Ball play mechanic

Credits

This project is inspired by vscode-pets by tonybaloney.

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