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Life & fun · October 5, 2026

Pawse

A cute 3D pet that reminds you to drink water & take breaks

Pawse launched on October 5, 2026 with 71 votes, #232 of 2,331 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.

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What it does

Pawse is a free, open-source macOS menu bar app. A cute 3D pet walks onto your screen to remind you to drink water, keep habits like stretching every 30 minutes, and take screen-time breaks, with an optional hard block.

A tiny 3D friend walks onto your screen and asks: did you drink water? Did you stretch? Time for a break? Say yes and it bounces with joy. Say "not yet" and… well, look at that face. Free · open source · macOS 13 Ventura or later · Apple silicon & Intel · v 1.0.1 Notifications get swiped away. Banners get muted. Reminders get ignored. But it's really hard to say no to someone small and hopeful who walked all the way across your screen just to ask if you're okay. Set a daily goal and glass size. Your pet visits on your schedule, only during your active hours, and stops once you hit your goal. Stretch every 30 minutes. Walk every 45. Rest your eyes every 20. Create any habit with an emoji and…from salahu01.github.io

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