Alternatives

Products that do what a Cute Duck (Anything!) to Your Taskbar does

turn ANY GIF into a fun animated pet that moves in taskbar

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   MemoryPet▲96

   Turn your browsers toolbar into an animated usage monitor

   2025

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   Mac Pet▲469

   A menu bar pet that wakes and sleeps as you work

   2024

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   boringBar – a taskbar-style dock replacement for macOS▲520

   Hi HN! I recently switched from a Fedora/GNOME laptop to a MacBook Air. My old setup served me well as a portable workstation, but I’ve started traveling more while working remotely and needed something with similar performance but better battery life. The main thing I missed was a simple taskbar that shows the windows in the current workspace instead of a Dock that mixes everything together. I built boringBar so I would not have to use the Dock. It shows only the windows in the current Space, lets you switch Spaces by scrolling on the bar, and adds a desktop switcher so you can jump…

   Apr 2026 · boringbar.app

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   QuakPit▲241

   Meeting reminders that actually make you smile.

   May 2026 · quakpit.app

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   Tails & Frames▲241

   Turn you pet recordings into shareable clips & memes

   2025

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   Klicker App, Free pet clicker▲96

   Make every click count

   2025

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   PopKey for Desktop▲178

   Quickly share ridiculous GIFs from Mac or Windows

   2015

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   Mac Pet▲22

   A menu bar pixel pet with Pomodoro timer to keep you focused

   2025

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   Mac Pet▲134

   A pixel pet for your menu bar or MacBook notch w/ Pomodoro

   Apr 2026 · mac-pet.com

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    Jiffy▲186

    Discover & share the best GIFs — right from your menu bar

    2020

11. 11
    ProgressBar▲194

    A Windows taskbar app to track your day & year progress

    2021

12. 12
    Guggy▲223

    Make your friends laugh with personalized GIFs

    2017

13. 13
    Shout▲248

    Create GIF slides for social media in seconds

    2018

14. 14
    GifGab▲98

    Make & share funny GIFs!

    2018

15. 15
    GIFFAGE 4.0▲97

    Create, edit, discover, and share GIFs from your keyboard

    2016

16. 16
    Scroll Buddy▲107

    A scroll bar that walks when you scroll

    2025

17. 17
    Clicky▲144

    AI buddy next to your cursor on Mac—sees, guides, helps you!

    Apr 2026 · github.com

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    BooBar▲149

    AI Dynamic Island for your Mac

    Jun 2026 · boobar.app

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    No Boops GO Wasted▲65

    Touch anywhere on screen and a dog will reach for it

    2019

20. 20
    DoDoo▲54

    Make productivity fun, grow a pet, and stay accountable

    Oct 2025

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    PHHHOTO App▲109

    Turn your selfies into animated GIF's

    2014

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    RunCat▲158

    Creatures living in your menubar

    2019

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    GifGrabber▲99

    Free app that helps you make animated gifs

    2014

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    Slapppy▲80

    Trigger macros with rhythmic taps on your trackpad or mouse

    Apr 2026 · slapppy.com

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