Mitra
An animated cute desktop companion that helps you focus
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Mitra - An animated cute desktop companion that helps you focus

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Cute enough to love. Smart enough to help. Meet Mitra—your tiny desktop companion with personality. She lives on your desktop, reacts to your workflow, reminds you to take healthy breaks, and quietly stays out of the way when you're focused. With smooth physics, zero tracking, and a local-first design, Mitra is lightweight, customizable, privacy-first, and fully open source. ✨ Interactive physics • 💻 Smart reactions • ⏰ Wellness reminders • 🔒 Privacy-first • 🌍 Open source

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👋 Hi Product Hunt! I'm Susmita, and I built Mitra because I wanted a desktop companion that was actually useful—not just decorative. Most productivity apps interrupt you with notifications. Most desktop pets are cute but don't really help. Mitra tries to be both. She quietly lives on your desktop, reacts to what you're doing, reminds you to stretch or drink water, and stays out of the way when you're focused. Everything runs locally, there's no tracking, and the project is completely open source. Some of my favorite features: 🖱️ Interactive physics engine 💻 Activity-aware animations ⏰ Gentle reminders 🔒 Privacy-first design 🌍 Fully open source I'd love to hear what features you'd like to see next, and thanks so much for checking out Mitra! ❤️

the local-first approach and zero tracking honestly won me over before anything else, feels rare for a desktop companion. love that she actually reacts to workflow instead of just sitting there looking pretty.

Hunter

 Thank you, Yıldız! 🛡️ Privacy and real utility were non-negotiables for us when building Mitra, so it means a lot to hear that the local-first approach resonates with you. Excited to have you along for the journey!

honestly Mitra sounds adorable, i love the local-first angle. one thing though, could you add a small visual cue when she's about to nudge you for a break, like a little yawn or stretching animation, so it feels less like an abrupt pop-up and more like she's naturally winding down with you. would make the wellness reminders way more charming

Hunter

 Thank you so much, Oma! 🧡 That is such a brilliant suggestion—a subtle yawn or stretch animation would make break reminders feel so much more natural and charming rather than intrusive. I'm adding this directly to our feature roadmap and would soon be released in our next launch with more cool features and fixes. Really appreciate the feedback and support! I'd request you to keep an eye on the on GitHub. Thanks again!