BongoCat
🐱 🧸跨平台互动桌宠 BongoCat，为桌面增添乐趣！ observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
80/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 80
- Longevity 37
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 14.5
- age_days: 523
- days_rel: 136
- days_push: 11
- n_releases_24m: 17
Adoption not part of the score
22797 stars · 1100 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
BongoCat is a cross-platform interactive desktop pet app that displays a cute cat (or other community-made models) on your desktop, reacting to your keyboard and mouse input. It is built with Tauri and Vue, and an accompanying Awesome-BongoCat repo curates third-party character models.
Use cases
- show a bongo cat that taps when I type on my desktop
- add a fun desktop pet overlay to my screen
- customize a desktop mascot with community character models
- entertain viewers with a typing cat during screen recordings or streams
- get a lightweight cross-platform desktop companion for Windows, macOS, and Linux
When to choose
- you want a playful, customizable desktop pet that reacts to keyboard and mouse activity
- you need a cross-platform (Windows/macOS/Linux) app with active development and MIT licensing
- you want to pick from a large library of community-made character models
When to avoid
- you need a productivity tool with real utility rather than decoration
- you want a system-tray-only utility with no visual overlay
- you cannot run Tauri/WebView-based desktop applications
Facets
application · maturity active
gui developer-tools desktop-applications developer-tools entertainment windows cross-platform desktop-pet bongo-cat tauri-app vue rust fun customizable-models overlay macos linux desktop tauri
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/ayangweb/BongoCat · fetched 2026-08-28 · c9ab1db8f036
- homepage: https://github.com/ayangweb/Awesome-BongoCat · fetched 2026-08-29 · 660607eb332e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ayangweb/BongoCat | main | 80 |
| ayangweb/Awesome-BongoCat | docs | 63 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="ayangweb/BongoCat")
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