Your desktop has a pet now.
Pawse is a tiny anime-style cat, dog, panda, hamster or one of four more friends living on your screen. It watches your cursor, types along with you, and cheers when your AI agent finishes.
- Free forever
- Fully local
- No telemetry
- macOS & Windows
Move your mouse: all eight pets follow your cursor. Click one to pet it!
- Claude Code
- Cursor
- Codex
- Continue
Meet Pawse in 36 seconds.
It watches your cursor, purrs when you pet it, types along with you and cheers on your AI agent. Here is how to play with it.
Eight little personalities.
Each one has its own moods, quirks and reactions. Switch any time from the tray menu.
Cat
SweetA fluffy cream kitten that melts into every head pat and purrs along while you work.
- Blissful purrs
- Slow blinks
- Grooming
Tiny pet. Big reactions.
Every tile below is the real animation from the desktop app, running live.
Reacts to your AI agent
Pawse notices when Claude Code, Cursor, Codex or Continue is running, and gives an unbothered yawn the moment it finishes.
Snack break
The panda munches bamboo through long AI tasks, then claps when they're done.
Cursor tracking
Eyes follow your mouse like it owes them money.
Typing reaction
Every keystroke taps a paw on its tiny keyboard.
Overheat mode
Sustain 80+ WPM and things get dramatic.
WPM wheel
The hamster's wheel spins at your actual words per minute. Push it hard enough and it catches fire.
Stretch reminder
Every 30, 45 or 60 minutes, with a stretch you'll want to copy.
- Pomodoro timer
- Name your pet
- Dog fetch mini-game
- Lives in the tray / menu bar
A free cat arcade. Right here.
Free browser games, no download needed. Perfect for when your agent is still thinking.
Keep Pawse free. Buy the dev a treat.
Pawse is made by one indie developer. Every treat goes straight into making it better:
- Code-signing, so installs stop showing scary warnings
- More pets and more reactions
- Linux builds and new arcade games
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Adopt your pet.
Free · v0.2.0 · Fully local, no account, no telemetry.
How to install
- Open the downloaded
.dmgand drag Pawse into Applications. - First launch only: right-click Pawse → Open, then Open again (it isn’t notarized yet, so a double-click is blocked).
- Grant Accessibility permission when asked (System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility) so your pet can react to your cursor & typing. Relaunch.
- Your pet appears. Right-click it (or the menu-bar icon) for settings & to switch animals.
The “unidentified developer” / SmartScreen prompts only mean the builds aren’t code-signed yet. Pawse is safe, fully local, with no account and no telemetry.
Is Pawse really free?
Yes. No subscription, no account, no ads. If you like it, you can buy the developer a treat via the Support button. It is entirely optional.
Does it log what I type?
No. Pawse only counts keystrokes to drive the typing animation and WPM wheel. It never records which keys you press. It makes no network calls and has no telemetry.
Why does macOS ask for Accessibility permission?
macOS requires it for any app that listens to global mouse and keyboard activity. Pawse uses it so your pet can follow your cursor and react when you type.
Which AI agents does it notice?
Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and Continue. Your pet keeps you company while an agent works and celebrates when it finishes.
Why do I see an “unidentified developer” or SmartScreen warning?
The builds aren’t code-signed yet. On macOS, right-click → Open the first time; on Windows, choose More info → Run anyway.
Which systems are supported?
macOS on Apple Silicon (M1–M4) and 64-bit Windows. The browser arcade works on any device, including phones.