Pixel art pet companions that react to what you're doing on the web
Users
197
+54 in 30 days
Rating
4.3 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
3
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#64K
#54K among extensions
Version
0.1.1
updated 7 Apr 2026
Users
monthly, 6 months
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:197 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 6 months
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:3 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About PixelPals
Meet your new browser companions — pixel art pets that live on every page and react to everything you do.
PixelPals brings joy to your browsing with adorable, independent companions that watch you type, react to videos, and wander around your screen. Click them to hear what they're thinking. Hover to play. They're not just decorations — they're friends.
✨ FEATURES
🐾 21 Unique Pet Types
Dogs, foxes, pandas, horses, skeletons, vampires, crabs, rubber ducks, and more. Each with multiple color variants — over 40 combinations to choose from.
👀 Pets React to You
• Run to your keyboard when you type
• Sit by videos you're watching
• Wander peacefully during idle time
• Skip password fields automatically (privacy-safe)
💬 Click to Chat
Every pet has 70 unique phrases. Click any pet to see a speech bubble with something funny, cute, or silly.
🎮 Hover to Play
Hover over a pet and watch it play with a ball. Stay longer and some pets will lie down and rest.
⚙️ Fully Customizable
• Name your pets
• Adjust speed (1-5x)
• Pick colors for each pet
• Choose which events each pet reacts to
• Enable/disable pets individually or all at once
🏗️ Built Right
• TypeScript strict mode, modular architecture
• 60 FPS animations, <5ms per frame
• Minified production builds
• Zero external dependencies at runtime
• Open source (MIT license)
🔒 Privacy-First
• Zero data collection — no analytics, no tracking, no ads
• All settings stored locally on your device
• No external network requests
• Password and credit card fields automatically ignored
• Full privacy policy included
🎨 Credits
Pet pixel art from the VS Code Pets project by Anthony Shaw, created by talented artists: Marc Duiker, NVPH Studio, Elthen, Jessie Ferris, Chris Kent, Kevin Huang, enkeefe, Kennet Shin, and community contributors.
Made with ❤️ by Relja92 & skakac | Licensed under MIT | github.com/Relja92/PixelPals