We make Little Workroom, a Mac app with small companions that stay beside your other windows. The idea is simple: a little company during a writing session or a long afternoon of tabs.
A companion should be easy to live with, so sound starts off, reminders are optional, and you can adjust the character size and reactions. Typing and scrolling reactions are opt-in and require macOS permission. The app does not record the words you type.
There is more than a typing animation: companions can play, groom and nap, and you can open a separate focus room with a timer and furnishings. Actions vary by character; Leo has a smaller six-pose set.
See the 35-second demonstration or try the separate free browser room here:
https://littleworkroom.quanttrad...
The Mac app is our paid product; the browser room is free. The video uses staged inputs in the app renderer, and character art was made with AI assistance.
If you have used a desktop pet, what made you keep it around or turn it off? We would especially like to hear where gentle company becomes distracting.
Hello! Little Workroom is our small Mac desktop companion project: a little company beside the work you already do.
Choose Leo, another cat, or Malt the Maltipoo. The companion reacts to the cursor, plays and rests. An optional room adds focus timers and decorating. Typing reactions in other apps require Accessibility permission; typed words are not recorded.
The Mac installer is Developer ID signed and notarized by Apple. US$1.90 once, plus applicable tax, covers up to three personal Macs. The receipt includes the installer, license key and same-product updates. Activation requires internet access. There is also a separate free browser demo.
The artwork was made with AI assistance. Our launch video uses the app renderer with staged inputs. We would welcome feedback about the companion and Mac setup experience.