A Cute Cat that Lives on Your Screen

Description and use

Mewly is a lightweight desktop cat that reacts to coding activity, moving during work and sleeping when idle, providing companionship without distraction.

Problem

Long coding sessions can feel lonely and distracting apps add noise.

Outcome

Mewly provides companionship during coding without adding distraction, remaining lightweight and open source.

Workflow

• Install Mewly from the GitHub release
• Run the executable; it starts in the background
• Mewly detects coding activity and moves automatically
• When idle, Mewly goes to sleep after a set period
• User can manually move Mewly via mouse

Evidence

I built Mewly, a tiny pixel‑art desktop companion for a friend who spends way too much time coding.

Source

When you're actively coding, Mewly moves around your screen. When you stop for a while, it notices the inactivity and eventually goes to sleep.

Source

Mewly is built as a lightweight Windows desktop application designed to quietly run in the background without getting in the way.

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