DeskPup for Mac
It walks in, curls up and naps. Pet it and it wiggles. Poke it five times and it walks off (it comes back). Stay on YouTube too long and it asks if you want a break. That’s it.
Free 3-day trial · macOS 13+ · Apple silicon & Intel · 13 MB
One-time. 3 Macs. Lifetime updates. Launch code DOGSAFE takes 40% off.
This puppy is the mascot of Dog Dorm, the live map of shelter dog cams around the world. Now it can live on your desk.
Open Dog Dorm →The puppy walks in from the left, flops down at the bottom of your screen and falls asleep. It sits above your windows and lets clicks through everywhere except its body.
Click the puppy and it wiggles. The paw in your menu bar counts your pets. Drag it sideways to move it. Choose Small, Medium, Large or Giant.
When your front browser tab has been on YouTube, Instagram or TikTok for 5 minutes (you pick 3–20), the puppy asks: rest 5 minutes, or keep watching. It never blocks anything.
The trial gives you everything for 3 days. After that the puppy only drops by for 2 minutes an hour — until you paste a license key.
No account. No analytics. The only network call is the license check with Polar. The break nudge reads the address of your current browser tab on your Mac through macOS Automation (it asks you once per browser); nothing is stored or sent anywhere.
Not yet — Mac first. If you want a Windows version, say so on the Dog Dorm page and we’ll count the votes.
It’s three short alpha videos and a menu bar item. When the puppy is asleep it uses about as much as a paused video.
Yes — paw menu → Break nudge → Off. The puppy then just naps.
If it isn’t for you, see the refund policy and email us.