# kuroni/bongocat-osu

An osu! Bongo Cat overlay

Repository: https://github.com/kuroni/bongocat-osu
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bongocat-osu
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-08-19T13:19:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2897, "days_push": 744, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2463, forks 366 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:53.549725+00:00)

## What it is
A desktop overlay application that displays an animated Bongo Cat whose paws move in response to keyboard input while playing osu!. It is written in C++ with SFML and supports custom skins and configuration reloading.

## Use cases
- show a bongo cat overlay while playing osu!
- add a cute cat animation to my osu! gameplay recordings
- customize a keyboard-reactive overlay with my own sprites
- display paw taps on stream while playing rhythm games
- run a bongo cat overlay on linux with wine

## When to choose
- you play osu! and want a lightweight, skinnable bongo cat overlay
- you need a native Windows or Linux (WINE) desktop overlay rather than a browser-based one
- you want to customize sprites and reload configuration on the fly

## When to avoid
- you need an overlay for games other than osu! or non-rhythm-game input sources
- you want a web or OBS-plugin-based solution instead of a standalone desktop app
- you are not comfortable with compatibility-mode or WINEPREFIX setup quirks

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: gui, graphics, animation
- domain: gaming-tools, desktop-applications, entertainment
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: osu, bongo-cat, overlay, streaming, sfml, skinnable, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- kuroni/bongocat-osu (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:53.549725+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:29:17.247659+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kuroni/bongocat-osu (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:53.549725+00:00, sha cb24328fb59e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.