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Show HN: A sleeping pet on the Mac menu bar

7 points by quangctkm9207 5y ago

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quangctkm9207 5y ago
Hi everyone, Back several weeks ago, while working in the office, I suddenly felt bored with my Mac. There are so many great apps and tools that I use every day, but it seemed that something lively and chill is missing. Then, I got back home, and I remembered the old days when I was in middle and high school. While I was studying, my puppy usually slept around on the floor. Those were some of the peaceful moments that I had. Then I came up with the idea of building a Mac app to have a sleeping pet on the menu bar. Besides, this tiny pet can remind you to take a break too. ^^ This is a paid app ($3.99) with the following features. - A list of 12 pets (now 16) that are exclusively designed - Remind you to take a break and get back to work better - Freely select the reminder time: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, or 60 minutes - Choose your favorite break reminder quote - Minimalistic design with no dock icon - Compatible with Dark Mode - Compatible with all modern macOS versions - More pets are added to the list If you are one of our users, please feel free to send me a request for your favorite pet if it is missing. I am going to include it in the next version for you. If you are interested in the whole process of building this Mac app, you can read the story here. https://quangctkm9207.medium.com/a-story-behind-building-my-first-mac-app-it-is-a-cute-one-too-7b508481ff89 https://quangctkm9207.medium.com/a-story-behind-building-my-... Thanks for reading, and have a nice day!
- joezydeco 5y ago
  Seems like an homage to the classic Macintosh Neko DA... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neko_(software) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neko_(software) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrrsuuodyLk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrrsuuodyLk
  - quangctkm9207 5y ago
    Wow. I have not known that. Long time ago, I installed a similar app on Android phone. Thanks to you, I know that was originally from Mac.
bwb 5y ago
Sweet idea, i am going to try it in a bit as it sounds kinda whimsical :)
- quangctkm9207 5y ago
  Thank you for your comment and support. If you buy the app and you have your favorite pet that is missing from the list, please feel free to shot me a message via the app.
  - bwb 5y ago
    Bought it, I'd love to see an Owl and a Fox :)
    - quangctkm9207 5y ago
      Hi there, thank you for buying the product. I am sorry for my late reply. Owl and Fox are going to be included in the next version.^^ This latest version (1.3.0) just included a bear.
      - bwb 5y ago
        No prob, cool project :)
      - quangctkm9207 5y ago
        Hi, Your owl is added in the version 1.3.1 which is available to download today.

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quangctkm9207 5y ago

Hi everyone, Back several weeks ago, while working in the office, I suddenly felt bored with my Mac. There are so many great apps and tools that I use every day, but it seemed that something lively and chill is missing. Then, I got back home, and I remembered the old days when I was in middle and high school. While I was studying, my puppy usually slept around on the floor. Those were some of the peaceful moments that I had. Then I came up with the idea of building a Mac app to have a sleeping pet on the menu bar. Besides, this tiny pet can remind you to take a break too. ^^ This is a paid app ($3.99) with the following features. - A list of 12 pets (now 16) that are exclusively designed - Remind you to take a break and get back to work better - Freely select the reminder time: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, or 60 minutes - Choose your favorite break reminder quote - Minimalistic design with no dock icon - Compatible with Dark Mode - Compatible with all modern macOS versions - More pets are added to the list If you are one of our users, please feel free to send me a request for your favorite pet if it is missing. I am going to include it in the next version for you. If you are interested in the whole process of building this Mac app, you can read the story here. https://quangctkm9207.medium.com/a-story-behind-building-my-first-mac-app-it-is-a-cute-one-too-7b508481ff89 https://quangctkm9207.medium.com/a-story-behind-building-my-... Thanks for reading, and have a nice day!

joezydeco 5y ago
Seems like an homage to the classic Macintosh Neko DA... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neko_(software) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neko_(software) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrrsuuodyLk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrrsuuodyLk
- quangctkm9207 5y ago
  Wow. I have not known that. Long time ago, I installed a similar app on Android phone. Thanks to you, I know that was originally from Mac.

bwb 5y ago

Sweet idea, i am going to try it in a bit as it sounds kinda whimsical :)

quangctkm9207 5y ago
Thank you for your comment and support. If you buy the app and you have your favorite pet that is missing from the list, please feel free to shot me a message via the app.
- bwb 5y ago
  Bought it, I'd love to see an Owl and a Fox :)
  - quangctkm9207 5y ago
    Hi there, thank you for buying the product. I am sorry for my late reply. Owl and Fox are going to be included in the next version.^^ This latest version (1.3.0) just included a bear.
    - bwb 5y ago
      No prob, cool project :)
    - quangctkm9207 5y ago
      Hi, Your owl is added in the version 1.3.1 which is available to download today.