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TapBuddy
Desktop pet in the menu bar that reacts to your keyboard and mouse input while you work.
MIT · Free download · Downloads from github.com
- License
- MIT
- Open source
- Source
- GitHub
- shaozhengmao
- Verified
- 2026
About TapBuddy
TapBuddy is a small desktop pet in a floating window that lifts its paws as you type and opens its mouth when you click. A right-click menu switches skins, and you can add your own skins as folders of PNG frames. It is meant for people who like a light, animated companion while they code or write.
Requires macOS 13 or later and Accessibility permission, which it needs to watch keyboard and mouse input. The v1.0.0 DMG is ad-hoc signed and not notarized, so the first launch must be allowed; the README describes removing the quarantine flag or using Open Anyway in Privacy & Security settings. The README is written in Chinese.
Information
- Source code
- shaozhengmao/TapBuddy
- License
- MIT
- Website
- github.com
- Download
- github.com
- Category
- Utilities
- Topics
- Menu bar apps
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- github.com/shaozhengmao/TapBuddy
- github.com/shaozhengmao/TapBuddy/blob/main/LICENSE
- github.com/shaozhengmao/TapBuddy/releases
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