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Pixel Pet
A tiny pixel desk pet that keeps you on task
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A tiny pixel desk pet that keeps you on task
2 followers
Pixel Pet is a free, open source pixel pet for your Windows desktop. Type tasks in plain language ("standup weekdays 9:30"), run a Pomodoro focus timer with streaks, see live network speed and count the AI tokens you use in Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode. One 1.8 MB exe, about 18 MB of RAM, no account, no telemetry. Five pets, five themes.
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Hi Product Hunt! I built Pixel Pet because most desktop pets are cute but do nothing, and most productivity tools are useful but dull. I wanted one small thing that is both.
What it does:
It is a single 1.8 MB exe written in Rust on plain Win32. On my machine it idles at about 18 MB of memory and 0.02% CPU, and it makes no network calls and has no account or telemetry. It hides behind fullscreen games and video.
It is free and open source (GPL-3.0), and pets are small pixel grids, so adding your own is an easy first pull request. The app is not code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may warn on first run.
I would love to hear what you would want a desk pet to do for you.
Source and downloads on GitHub