Cat
naps after 3h idleLives on Safari
Aloof little thing. It glances around while you browse, and hisses if you tap it.
A tiny pet for every app
Your Mac apps have feelings now
Put a tiny pet on every app in your Dock. It cheers up when you open the app, dozes off when you leave, and gets hungry if you ignore it for too long.
Get PetMyDock for $2.99
Notarized by Apple · macOS 13+
Go on, poke one. These are the actual pets, drawn live.
The pets
Five pets, five personalities
Each one has a home app it lives on. Everything else in your Dock gets the penguin.
Dog
naps after 8h idleLives on VS Code
The longer you stay in VS Code, the happier it gets. Quit the app and it sulks.
Hamster
naps after 1h idleLives on Spotify
Stays hyped for as long as Spotify is running. Tap it and it falls right over.
Owl
naps after 10h idleLives on Figma
Quiet and focused while you design, a bit more awake after dark. Tap it for a slow, unimpressed blink.
Penguin
naps after 6h idleLives on Everything else
The one you get for every other app. Tap it and it waddles.
The same pet, four moods
Happy
The app is open and in front. Your pet is having a great time.
Idle
Sitting on the icon, waiting around while you do other things.
Sleeping
You haven't touched the app in a while, so it dozed off.
Hungry
Been ignored for days. Now it wants a bit of attention.
Setup
Three steps and you're done
It takes about a minute. No account, nothing to configure.
1
Download the app
Grab it here and drag it into your Applications folder. No App Store, no sign up.
2
Turn on Accessibility
Flip one switch in System Settings so the app can see where your Dock icons are.
3
Pets show up
Your pets appear on the Dock and start reacting to how you use each app.
Trust
Is it safe? Short answer: yes
It's a direct download, so here's exactly what it does and doesn't do.
Notarized by Apple
Every build is signed and sent to Apple, which checks it before macOS will let it run. Nothing's been tampered with.
It can't see your screen
PetMyDock reads one thing: where your Dock icons sit, so it can put a pet on each one. No keystrokes, no windows, no screen contents.
Opening it the first time
Since it doesn't come from the App Store, macOS might ask you to confirm the first time you open it. That's normal, and it doesn't mean anything is wrong. Right-click the app, choose Open, then click Open again. You only do this once.
Price
$2.99, paid once
Buy it once and it's yours. No subscription.
One-time purchase
$2.99once
- All five pets: Cat, Dog, Hamster, Owl and Penguin
- Four moods: happy, idle, sleeping, hungry
- A tap reaction for each pet
- Works on every app in your Dock
- Small, native, and easy on the battery
- Free updates
Notarized by Apple · macOS 13+
Pet Packs
Coming soonExtra themed pets I want to add down the line. Not out yet.
Cyberpunk
Anime
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