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🐾 A transparent animated pet that walks around your desktop! ✨ FEATURES: • Multiple pets (Cat, Dog, Fox, Dragon, Unicorn, Robot) • 7-day free trial for premium pets ($2.99/mo) • Feed, play, pet, and cuddle your buddy • Walks freely around your screen • Talks with speech bubbles • Sleeps when tired • Drag anywhere on desktop 🎮 HOW IT WORKS: • Left click + drag = Move pet • Right click = Full menu • Works on Windows 10/11 • Requires Python 3.8+ 💰 Free to download, premium unlocks more pets!
Hey Product Hunt! 👋
I built Desktop Pet because I missed having a little companion on my screen while coding. It's a transparent overlay pet that walks around your desktop, talks to you, and reacts when you're away.
🛠️ Built with: Python + Tkinter
💰 Business model: Freemium (7-day trial, then $2.99/mo for premium pets)
🎯 For: Developers, students, remote workers
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About Desktop Pet on Product Hunt
“A cute virtual pet that lives on your desktop 🐾”
Desktop Pet was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 2 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #152 on the daily leaderboard. 🐾 A transparent animated pet that walks around your desktop! ✨ FEATURES: • Multiple pets (Cat, Dog, Fox, Dragon, Unicorn, Robot) • 7-day free trial for premium pets ($2.99/mo) • Feed, play, pet, and cuddle your buddy • Walks freely around your screen • Talks with speech bubbles • Sleeps when tired • Drag anywhere on desktop 🎮 HOW IT WORKS: • Left click + drag = Move pet • Right click = Full menu • Works on Windows 10/11 • Requires Python 3.8+ 💰 Free to download, premium unlocks more pets!
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Who hunted Desktop Pet?
Desktop Pet was hunted by Vittal Bharadwaj. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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