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CatPod

CatPod - Pixel Cat Companion

A pixel-art cat companion for macOS with a built-in focus timer and desktop roaming.

CatPod is a native macOS desktop pet: a pixel-art cat that roams the display you are working on, curls up beside you while a focus session runs, and naps when you leave the desk.

Focus keeps the cat purring.

CatPod is a pixel cat that lives on your desktop - its mood and animations shift with its energy and happiness. It curls up beside you while a session runs, naps when you leave the desk, follows you to the screen you are working on and steps aside for full-screen apps. No account, no ads, no third-party tracking - your cat and stats stay on your Mac.

English, Turkish, German, Spanish
macOS 14+, Apple Silicon or Intel, ~20 MB
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Features

  • A pixel cat on your desktop, with a room in the menu bar
  • Pet it for hearts; it sleeps beside you while you focus
  • Focus 15, 25 or 50 minutes, or any length from 5 to 120
  • Pause or finish early; breaks, with a long one every fourth
  • Rain, fireplace, café, purr or lo-fi music to focus to
  • It perches on your windows and hides during video calls
  • Stats with a 30-day chart, a heatmap and a gift shelf
  • Streaks, milestones, a desktop widget and Shortcuts

How it works

  1. Start a focus session and the cat curls up asleep in its room; finishing feeds it energy, and same-day sessions stack a combo.
  2. Pet the cat in its menu bar room any time for a hit of happiness - a gentle cooldown and daily cap keep it from ever feeling grindy.
  3. Pick 15, 25 or 50 minutes from the chips or type any length from 5 to 120, then pause, finish early or take the break you earned.

Buying and licensing

Yes. The checkout is pay what you want and zero is a valid amount. You get exactly the same lifetime license as someone who pays the suggested price.

Every Swiftfox app unlocks with a key, and this one's key simply costs nothing. Get it from the store at $0 and it arrives by email. Skip that and the download still runs in full for 30 days on its own.

No. The license is yours for good, on up to 3 Macs, with no renewal and no in-app purchase. The studio sells an optional subscription covering every app, but nothing here is behind it.

No sign-up anywhere. The key goes to whichever email you check out with, and the app never asks you to log in.

Yes, and thank you. Every app page has a Buy me a coffee button - one-off, any amount. It is not a purchase: no license is issued and nothing is unlocked, so every app works exactly the same whether you tip or not.

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