Ginger in pyjamas
The first face you meet. Walks in, curls up, and dozes through your break. Default.
official desktop app · macos 13+
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0.1
- free in 0.1
- no account needed
- photos stay local
- core works offline
FREE
Wiggo watches the clock so you don't have to. At zero, a cat walks onto the screen and naps over whatever you were doing. Stroke it and it purrs. Then the break ends by itself.
Four things it actually does
Every frame above is recorded from the app itself. Nothing is mocked up.
Three friends ship with it
Space-pyjama kitten
A tiny astronaut in pyjamas, ready to nap among the stars on your desktop.
Hand-drawn cat
Drawn in code, with head, ears, tail and paws animated separately.
Or import a photo of your own cat or dog: the background comes off on this Mac, and it roams the screen with an optional coloured outline.
How a break runs
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Set the two lengths
Work length and break length, then start. Close the window — the timer keeps running from the menu bar.
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Get to work
At zero the cat appears above every window, with the time left in a small box at the top left.
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Leave when it's over
Stroke it, click it, or let it nap. Need out early — the Shoo cat button at the bottom right, and the next work block starts by itself.
What's in 0.1
- A cat appears on your desktop at break time, with entry, breathing and exit animation.
- Stroke it for a synthesized purr; click it for a stretch and wiggle.
- Three built-in cats: ginger in pyjamas, space-pyjama kitten, hand-drawn cat.
- Import your own photo, remove its background locally, add roaming and a coloured outline.
- Full-break mode, auto next session, menu-bar control, settings saved on this Mac by default.
Where your data actually lives
The timer, cats and photos need no server — and there's no telemetry.
- A photo you import is copied into the app's own folder on this Mac and never leaves the machine.
- Background removal runs locally with macOS Vision — no upload.
- Timer state and settings are saved on this Mac by default.
- No account needed, no sign-in required, no ads, no tracking.
- The timer, breaks, cats and photos all work offline.
Questions
- What does it run on?
- Native macOS, 13 or newer. Windows and mobile are not part of this first version.
- Is it free?
- Yes — this version is free. No account or subscription is needed for the three built-in cats and photo import.
- Nothing shows up at break time.
- Set both lengths and press start; the cat arrives when the countdown hits zero. The menu bar also has a call-the-cat-now action.
- How do I get the cat off my screen early?
- The Shoo cat button at the bottom right, or the same item in the menu. Full-break mode leaves the early exit out; you can still stop the timer from settings or the menu bar.
- Does it block my keyboard or lock the screen?
- No. It is a nudge, not a lock. The transparent area passes input through, and it never covers system security screens.
- Are the cats real footage?
- No. The pyjama cats are rendered artwork; the third cat is drawn in code, and the purr is synthesized. No animal is filmed.
- What happens to a photo I import?
- It is copied locally without its source metadata and never uploaded.
- Can I use Wiggo offline?
- Yes. Timer, cats, photo import and background removal all work with no connection.
Take the cat home
Download for macOSmacOS 13+ · free in 0.1 · no account needed
This build is an ad-hoc signed developer preview. On first open, macOS will ask you to confirm it in System Settings → Privacy & Security — that prompt is real, and it is the whole of the security story today.