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Pestinha
Pestinha is a desktop virtual pet application for Windows, macOS, and Linux driven by a neural network.
Pestinha provides desktop pets with individual personalities, memories, and neural networks that evolve as you use your computer. The program runs locally on your machine and observes foreground window activity, idle time, and cursor position without reading window content. Users can interact with characters through mouse gestures, feed them a tennis ball, or have them sit by a virtual notebook while working in editors like VS Code. Characters display distinct emotions, perform mischief, protest, or go to sleep when energy runs low. The software includes multiple characters with separate memory files and customizable assets.
Pestinha at a glance
Key features
- Desktop pets with neural network brains
- Local execution with privacy protection
- Interactive physics and mouse gestures
- Dynamic emotions and personality evolution
- Customizable memes and characters
- Notebook integration for development environments
Use it for
- Entertaining desktop companion while working
- Customizing virtual characters and memes
- Monitoring neural network behavior and moods
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