Desktop Pets

This is the source code of my macOS app Desktop Pets!.

As you can guess, it brings Desktop Pets to macOS 🚀

Like the app? Consider supporting me via Patreon!

What's a Desktop Pet?

It's just a cute little animal that lives in your computer.

The most popular one was probably the eSheep for Windows 95.

Hope you like them too!

Screenshots

How does it work?

• A SwiftUI view renders animations frames
• A window with transparent background moves around according to pet state
• Windows are detected as obstacles
• A lot of hard work with Aseprite

Running the Project

1. Download and setup Xcode
2. Open the PetTherapy workspace
3. Give Xcode some time to figure out dependencies...
4. Select target 'Desktop Pets Dev'

For daily use I recommend getting the App from the App Store.

Troubleshooting

Swift Packages not loading

Unfortunately, Xcode does not like local swift packages very much. In case you get any error about missing packages, try the following:

1. Clean build folder (Product > Clean)
2. Reset Packages Cache (Package Dependencies > Right Click)
3. Wait for process completion
4. Close and re-open Xcode
5. Build