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I built a little guy who lives on Mac!

what is it? a physics-driven buddy that hangs from the top of your mac screen like a tiny bungee friend. flick him, he swings. drag the cord, he slides. ⌥Space and he's gone. peak vibes for a doom-scroll-adjacent workday.
the tech
🧮 real verlet rope sim, fixed 120Hz step,
🛌 sleeps properly — 0.0% idle CPU when you're not touching him
🔐 licensing lives in the macOS Keychain
🖼️ drop any PNG to hang your own logo/sticker/pet
🍎 50+ buddies — originals, cars, flags, the whole cast
shipped at $4.99 lifetime
the fun part: the landing page has a live in-browser physics playground — you can grab and flick him right in the browser before you even download. go play with him:
→ https://hangbuddy.app