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A desktop pet for coders that reacts to your AI
If you spend your day with Claude Code, ChatGPT or GitHub Copilot, you know the rhythm: fire off a task, then watch a spinner while the agent works. Pixel AI Pet turns that dead time into something delightful — a tiny pixel companion on your desktop that actually knows what your AI is doing.
It mirrors your agent's state
The pet is a tiny, honest status light with a heartbeat:
- Thinks 🧠 while your agent is working — a little "thinking…" bubble so you know it's busy.
- Celebrates 🎉 the moment a task finishes, so you catch completions from the corner of your eye.
- Taps the glass 👀 when the agent is waiting on you — and with Claude Code you can even approve its next action straight from the pet.
Claude Code works out of the box. ChatGPT, Copilot and anything else connect through a simple webhook, so any tool that can send a nudge can drive the pet.
It lives in your dev environment
This isn't a sprite that just wanders. It walks the tops of your open windows, struts along your taskbar, and surfs between editors as you drag them around. It runs a built-in focus timer (Pomodoro) beside your work, brings you the occasional meme when you need a breather, and — if you let it — goes full gremlin for a laugh.
It stays out of your way
Performance matters when you're compiling or gaming. Pixel AI Pet is a lightweight pixel sprite that runs at below-normal priority (so Windows always serves your build first) and pauses itself entirely during fullscreen apps. It's the courtesy Wallpaper Engine users will recognise.
Make it yours
Pick from 100 pixel pets, design your own in the Pet Studio, draw custom hats, and watch your pet grow from a baby to an adult as you work alongside it. Your pet's progress even syncs across up to three of your PCs.
Never code alone again 💻🐾
A desktop pet that reacts to your AI. Free to try; £4.99 unlocks everything.
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