The pets

Meet the whole gang.

21 desktop pets come with Doja for Mac, free to adopt. Each one walks, waves, hops and naps. Pick a favorite and it will follow you around this site.

Animation

The original
Doja
A round peach tabby with a burgundy collar and a gold bell. Naps a lot, waves back.
By
Deepanshu Pal
License
MIT
Axolotl
A cheerful orange axolotl with frilly gills. Waddles, waves, wiggles.
By
Pixel-boy & AAA
License
CC0
Blue Slime
A wobbly navy slime that oozes along, chomps through work and goes flat when it fails.
By
rvros
License
CC0
Cherub
A tiny winged angel with a golden halo. Flutters about and cheers you on.
By
0x72
License
CC0
Chick
A blocky yellow chick that bobs, waddles and hops around your screen.
By
CazBee
License
CC0
Hamster
A busy little hamster that scurries in place while you work.
By
Pixel-boy & AAA
License
CC0
Hen
A plump white hen who struts around and pecks at your to-do list.
By
Pixel-boy & AAA
License
CC0
Husky
A chatty husky who barks hello, sits when bored and sprints when you're busy.
By
rmazanek (built on Shepardskin and Hellkipz)
License
CC0
Kitkus
A tiny brown tabby: blinks, pounces, swats at the keyboard and flops when things break.
By
kotnaszynce
License
CC0
Koinu
oneko's little puppy: runs, scratches, sniffs around, naps.
By
Masayuki Koba (xneko), Tatsuya Kato (oneko)
License
Public domain
Neko
The classic 1989 desktop cat: chases nothing in particular, scratches, naps.
By
Masayuki Koba (xneko), Tatsuya Kato (oneko)
License
Public domain
Ninja Frog
A green frog in a red headband. Fast feet, spins when thinking.
By
Pixel Frog
License
CC0
Piglet
A round pink piglet. Trots, hops, and flops when the build breaks.
By
Pixel-boy & AAA
License
CC0
Pink Man
A pink critter in a white hood with goggle eyes. Runs, spins, waves.
By
Pixel Frog
License
CC0
Pumpkin
A chunky orange cat who waves hi, bounces when excited and dramatically keels over on errors.
By
shuaa (megupets.com)
License
CC0
Shadow
A sleek black cat with green eyes. Prowls, sits, and walks in circles while you work.
By
Shepardskin
License
CC0
Shiba
A sleepy golden pup with a curly tail. Happy to wait as long as it takes.
By
Pixel-boy & AAA
License
CC0
Smudge
A round grey kitten with a white bib. Bouncy, a bit dramatic when things fail.
By
Segel
License
CC0
Toadstool
A red-capped mushroom critter that shuffles about on tiny feet.
By
Pixel-boy & AAA
License
CC0
Tora
Neko's tiger-striped cousin from oneko. Same habits, more stripes.
By
Masayuki Koba (xneko), Tatsuya Kato (oneko)
License
Public domain
Wisp
A little white spirit that floats around and keeps you company.
By
Pixel-boy & AAA
License
CC0

Make your own

Add your own pet.

Doja pets use the Codex pet format, so a pet you already hatched for Codex works in Doja, and a pet you make for Doja works there too.

1
Draw a sprite sheet: 1536 × 1872 pixels, a grid of 8 columns × 9 rows, each cell 192 × 208, with a transparent background.
2
Fill each row with an animation, left to right (see the table). Unused cells stay empty.
3
Save it as spritesheet.webp (or .png) next to a pet.json.
4
Import the folder in Doja. Pets in ~/.codex/pets show up too.

Want your pet to ship with Doja for everyone? It needs a license that allows sharing (CC0 is perfect) and credit to the artist.

pet.json

{
  "id": "mochi",
  "displayName": "Mochi",
  "description": "A round little bun who loves naps.",
  "spritesheetPath": "spritesheet.webp",
  "kind": "creature",
  "doja": {
    "license": "CC0-1.0",
    "author": "Your Name",
    "sourceUrl": "https://example.com/mochi"
  }
}

The doja block is optional. Codex ignores it; Doja uses it for credits.

Sprite sheet rows
Row	Animation	Frames	Used for
0	idle	6	Standing around, breathing, blinking
1	running-right	8	Walking to the right
2	running-left	8	Walking to the left
3	waving	4	Saying hi
4	jumping	5	A happy hop
5	failed	8	Something went wrong
6	waiting	6	Waiting for you
7	running	6	Busy working (thinking)
8	review	6	Looking something over

Every pet's artist is listed on the credits page.