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Adrianotiger/desktopPet

Remembering the lovely eSheep (stray sheep) from 1995 - observed · 2026-09-03

github.com/Adrianotiger/desktopPet · homepage · C# observed · 2026-09-03

Health v2 · maintenance only

89/100

  • Activity 100
  • Release rhythm 68
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

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: 389
  • age_days: 3910
  • days_rel: 0
  • days_push: 0
  • n_releases_24m: 2

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1138 stars · 118 forks observed · 2026-09-03

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A C# desktop application that recreates the classic 1995 eSheep screen mate, showing an animated pet that walks and falls around your desktop and interacts with windows. Pets and animations are defined via a simple XML file, and a companion editor lets users create custom pets.

Use cases

  • add a fun animated pet to my windows desktop
  • bring back the classic esheep screen mate from 1995
  • create my own desktop pet with custom animations
  • have a sheep walk across my taskbar and over windows
  • run multiple screen mates on a multi-monitor setup
  • embed an animated pet on my webpage

When to choose

  • you want a nostalgic desktop pet on Windows 7/8/10
  • you want to customize pets via XML or a pet editor
  • you want a portable exe with no installation

When to avoid

  • you need a productive utility rather than entertainment
  • you are on Linux or macOS and need native support
  • you need a maintained, licensed open-source project for commercial use

Facets

application · maturity active

gui animation graphics desktop-applications entertainment windows windows cross-platform desktop-pet screen-mate esheep nostalgia xml-animations shimeji-like desktop

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
Adrianotiger/desktopPetmain89

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="Adrianotiger/desktopPet")

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