![[Free] xpet — a macOS menubar app that runs Codex's .codex-pet packs on your desktop (no Codex install needed)](https://preview.redd.it/2amef1nf102h1.png?width=140&height=140&crop=1:1,smart&auto=webp&s=90740c185b7a71380ff106b44875f5d218b9f0b6)
[Free] xpet — a macOS menubar app that runs Codex's .codex-pet packs on your desktop (no Codex install needed)
Codex has this small "desktop pet" feature where a pixel character wanders around your terminal. The community started making packs in a .codex-pet format and the art got really good.
I wanted that pet outside the terminal — walking across my real desktop, over Xcode, into the corner of Finder — without forcing the whole Codex toolchain on people who just want the pet. So I built xpet.
https://reddit.com/link/1th8djk/video/tx5zxqvc102h1/player
What it is:
Native macOS menu-bar app (SwiftUI, signed, sandboxed-friendly)
Plays back any .codex-pet.zip pack — 100% format compatible
No Codex install required, totally standalone
Ships with Pepe, Ikkun, Momoka, Guga, Doge, Cheddar, Anatoly
Tweak walk speed, pet size, action interval, behavior mode (Walk & Play / Random Actions)
Available on the Mac App Store