The real little thing.
Select the pet’s transparent window. Automatic framing removes its empty canvas; a manual crop puts you in control.
A HOME FOR YOUR DESKTOP COMPANION
PetDock_
Same little personality.
A place of its own.
Give your live Codex or ChatGPT pet a little display on your desk. Keep its real reactions. Make the screen yours. Leave a little room for your computer stats.
v0.3.0 preview · Windows 10/11 x64 · free & open source
MAKE IT YOURSSignal
DESKTOP COMPANION / 01USB CONNECTED
LiveYOUR ACTUAL PET
LocalNO APP ACCOUNT
YoursCOLORS, FONTS & LAYOUT
OpenGPL-3.0-OR-LATER
THE IDEA
01 — A LITTLE MORE DESK LIFENot another pet.
A new home for yours.
Pet Dock captures the floating pet you already use and sends its visuals to the display. The host app still runs the personality, animations and reactions. Nothing gets replaced or recreated.
Your screen, your way.
Choose a background, place the pet, set the colors and add a font. Save your setup locally, not in somebody’s cloud.
A useful sidekick.
Add CPU, RAM and supported GPU readings as cards, bars or rings. Or keep it simple: just you and your pet.
A LITTLE PERSONALITY
02 — MAKE THE PIXELS YOURSLess dashboard.
More your desk.
A quiet set of cards. Clear bars. Little rings. Pick the stats treatment that fits, then add your own background and live pet in the app.
INDICATOR
YOUR SETUP. YOUR STYLE.SAMPLE DATA
38%
CPU38%
64%
RAM64%
27%
GPU27%
Illustrative web preview · not live computer readings
Try the controls. These are sample values, not live readings.
Explore customizationTHE DISPLAY
03 — SMALL HARDWARE, BIG CHARACTERA small display.
A proper home.
A compatible 3.5-inch USB display is the starting point. The software streams the image over USB; this is not a normal HDMI second monitor.
Third-party listing. Check the hardware revision and return terms. Similar-looking screens can use different protocols.
FOUR STEPS
04 — PLUG IN. SETTLE IN.From spare USB port
to favorite desk thing.
Get the display
Choose the compatible USB display and a data-capable cable.
Open Pet Dock
Install the preview or run its portable app. Python is included.
Find your pet
Enable its floating window in the host app. Capture it and check the crop.
Make it at home
Test the connection, start the screen, then choose your look.
No firmware flashing in the documented setup.
Follow the setup guideFREE WINDOWS DOWNLOAD
Good company.
No subscription.
Open-source software. No app account, API key or cloud pet service. Your host app keeps running; Pet Dock takes care of the screen.
- Platform
- Windows 10/11 x64
- New release
- 0.3.0 preview
- Stable release
- 0.2.1
- App telemetry
- None
- License
- GPL-3.0-or-later
COMMON QUESTIONS
05 — BEFORE YOU PLUG INThe small print,
without the mystery.
Does Pet Dock create its own pet?
No. It mirrors the floating pet that is already running in Codex or ChatGPT. Keep that host app open. Pet Dock does not read your conversations or reproduce the pet’s behavior independently.
Will any USB screen work?
No. The documented device uses USB identity 1A86:5722 and a supported serial image protocol. Similar cases can contain different electronics. Check the display guide before purchasing.
Is the new installer ready for everyone?
Version 0.3.0 is a preview. The project owner has tested the current build successfully on their Windows setup. Its installer is still unsigned, and one working setup does not guarantee every hardware or Windows configuration. The downloads page keeps the stable 0.2.1 option available.
Can I touch the pet on the display?
Pet Dock sends visuals only. It does not add touchscreen or click input. Interact with the original pet in its host app.
Does anything leave my PC?
Normal Pet Dock operation is local: no app telemetry, screenshot uploads or API key. Your host app has its own behavior and privacy policy. Diagnostics can contain local details, so inspect and redact them before sharing.