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Chatnimal
The cutest desktop pet that never reads your code
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The cutest desktop pet that never reads your code
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Chatnimal is a knitted desktop pet for macOS that keeps you company while your AI agent works. Turn on AI integration and it hooks into Claude Code and Cursor: it types along while the agent thinks and jumps to celebrate when the turn is done. Hooks send only a one-word status over local loopback (127.0.0.1), never prompts or code. Plus a 25-min Pomodoro, break reminders, 10 handcrafted pets and mochi-drag physics. Native Swift 6, macOS 14+. One-time $5.99, no subscription.
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Hey Product Hunt, I'm the maker of Chatnimal.
The "desktop pet for developers" space got crowded this year: Tamamon hit #3, Docko #8, Crew #7, tablo #13. Almost all of them are a single cat or a single monster on your screen.
I wanted the opposite: a desk companion you actually get to choose, that helps with both coding AND focus, and that never sees your work.
What Chatnimal does:
- 10 handcrafted pets: knit cat, cozy pup, duck, penguin, hamster, bunny, bear, fox, otter, seal. Pick one, switch anytime from the menu bar.
- Reacts while Claude Code or Cursor works: turn on AI integration in the menu bar, and it types along while the agent thinks, then jumps to celebrate when the turn is done.
- 25-min focus Pomodoro, plus a "Big Stage" break that scales to the center of your screen (every hour by default) to remind you to rest and drink water.
- Tactile motions: eyes follow your cursor, mochi-drag stretch, jelly settle bounce, purr when you pet its head.
What it sends, and what it doesn't:
- The Claude Code / Cursor hooks send only a one-word status (thinking, done, error) over local loopback (127.0.0.1, token auth). No prompts, no code.
- It asks for Accessibility permission only to react to your typing. Keystrokes are never stored or sent. No screen-recording permission.
- The only internet calls are the update check and license verification.
Native Swift 6, macOS 14+, Apple Silicon and Intel. One-time $5.99, no subscription.
This launch is also part of the Google Cloud Run Hackathon: the website you reach from this page is served from Cloud Run.
Two questions for you: what should the 11th pet be? And is a Windows build worth it for your setup?