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DEGU DESKTOP · FOR REAL

A degu
pops up.

A little degu appears while you work. In the app, your wallpaper stays put, and your mouse clicks pass right through.

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No installation needed. Choose a coat color in your browser and enjoy it in full screen.

16 coat colors and 3 motions. Choose one color or mix several.

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An agouti degu
Your wallpaper stays in place
HOW IT WORKS

A small surprise
on your screen.

01

Shows up now and then

It pops up from below, peeks in from the side, or hops onto the screen. The app picks a motion each time.

02

Your wallpaper stays

A transparent window sits over your desktop. Your files and mouse clicks remain accessible.

03

Choose coat colors

Pick one color, several, or all 16. Set appearance intervals, sizes for each coat, and which monitors to use from the menu.

Settings are in the paw menu

On Mac, click the paw in the menu bar at the top of the screen. On Windows, find it in the system tray at the bottom right. You can also choose coat colors, appearance intervals, size, and monitors there.

  • Degu displayChoose the monitor with the cursor, the primary monitor, a specific monitor, or all monitors. All monitors show the same visitors. If your selection is disconnected, degus appear on the primary monitor.
  • Display sizeChoose a default size and override it for each coat color. Clear overrides and use one size restores the default for all coats.
  • PomodoroDegus stay away during focus and appear when a break begins. Change the focus and break lengths in Mode settings.
  • Remaining timeTurn the small countdown at the top right of the primary monitor on or off from the Pomodoro menu.
  • Degu swarmTurn it on to see five degus at once. Turn it off to return to normal appearances.
COAT COLORS

Meet the coats.

16 colors, each with three motions. Yellow Sand is a more golden visual variation of Sand.

Agouti degu
Agouti
Sand degu
Sand
Yellow Sand degu
Yellow Sand
Cream degu
Cream
White degu
White
Black degu
Black
Blue (gray) degu
Blue (Gray)
Chocolate degu
Chocolate
Lilac degu
Lilac
Violet degu
Violet
Violet Pied degu
Violet Pied
Agouti pied degu
Agouti Pied
Sand pied degu
Sand Pied
Blue pied degu
Blue Pied
Cream pied degu
Cream Pied
Black pied degu
Black Pied
UPDATES

What's new.

  1. v0.7.0Added monitor selection, connection and disconnection support, and size settings for each coat.
  2. v0.6.2Fixed Mac app signature integrity and added first-launch instructions.
  3. v0.6.1Updated all 48 transparent motion clips across 16 coats to 1080p.
  4. v0.6.0Added Yellow Sand, Cream, and Violet Pied: 16 coats with three motions each.
  5. v0.5.1Side peeks and bottom pops now stay anchored to screen edges in swarm mode.
  6. v0.5.0Added Pomodoro, an optional countdown, and Degu swarm mode.
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DOWNLOAD

Bring a degu to your screen.

Choose a Mac (macOS 12 or later) or Windows installer on the download page. If a warning appears when you first open the Mac app, follow these steps.

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