Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Desktop Zoo

A zoo lives on your desktop.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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   Pets Therapy - Desktop Pets▲7

   Cute pixel art pets that live on your desktop 🐶🐱🐕🐇🐈🐹🐩

   Jul 2026 · pets-therapy.com · its alternatives →

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   Mac Pet▲465

   A menu bar pet that wakes and sleeps as you work

   2024 · mac-pet.com · its alternatives →

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   CozyPet▲70

   A tiny pixel pet that lives on your Mac desktop.

   2025 · cozypet.app.br · its alternatives →

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   Minymon▲194

   Cute and helpful pets for your website

   2021 · minymon.com · its alternatives →

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   Live Desktop▲240

   Make your Mac desktop come alive with animated themes

   2016 · macappstudio.com · its alternatives →

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   RunCat▲158

   Creatures living in your menubar

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Codex Pets▲287

   Animated companions for your Codex workflow

   May 2026 · learn.chatgpt.com · its alternatives →

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   Drawzee▲105

   Change your sketches into cats 🐱, dogs 🐶 or other animals 🐍

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   PixelClaw▲162

   A tiny pixel crab that lives on your Dock

   Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    MemoryPet▲96

    Turn your browsers toolbar into an animated usage monitor

    2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Bunny▲90

    An ephemeral desktop in your Browser

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Petne▲2

    Your real pet, alive and interactive on your desktop

    Jul 2026 · petne.com · its alternatives →

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    My Screen Pet▲2

    Cute, animated companions that live on your web pages 🐾

    Jun 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Agent Pets▲94

    Coding agents as pets that live on every page in Chrome

    1d ago · getagentpets.com · its alternatives →

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    SUDARI▲69

    A pixel otter desktop pet that reacts to how you work

    Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Desktop Toys▲8

    Bring joy, motion, and a touch of magic to your desktop!

    Dec 2025 · desktoys.lovehealth.space · its alternatives →

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    Hologram▲95

    Amazing widgets and wallpapers for your Mac desktop!

    2020 · gethologram.com · its alternatives →

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    Desktop Pet▲2

    A cute virtual pet that lives on your desktop 🐾

    May 2026 · its alternatives →

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    Cursor Pets▲9

    Bring your website to life with a tiny pet.

    Dec 2025 · cursorpets.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    DeskPet▲4

    Recreate Your Beloved Pet on Your Mac Desktop

    Jun 2026 · deskpet.me · its alternatives →

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    Pets for Cursor▲93

    I created an extension which adds a custom pet to your editor (Cursor/ VS Code/ Windsurf compatible). https://github.com/blairjordan/codachi As you type, your pet hatches, acquires XP and evolves. A playing card is generated when your pet evolves. All pixel art is original and hand/ mouse drawn.

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Cute Animal Tab▲72

    The cutest animals every time you open your browser

    2018 · cuteanimaltab.com · its alternatives →

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    Animal World▲70

    A cool educational safari adventure for kids 🦁

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Bit Therapy▲8

    Desktop pets for MacOS

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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