Taskbar Cat is an idea I've had since August 2024.
It was inspired by RunCat 365, a program that makes a running cat icon appear inside your Windows taskbar and goes faster depending on your cpu speed. My idea was more of a companion, not a pc monitor. I wanted a cat, watching me as I did whatever I was doing!
And now, just over a year later, I release Taskbar Cat for Windows. A small (or large, if you change the size) silhouetted cat that sits on top of your taskbar and watches you study, relax, or work.
| Option | Default |
|---|---|
| Size | 150 px |
| Vertical offset | 15 px |
| Horizontal offset | −10 px |
| Monitor mode | Primary monitor only |
| Autostart | Off |
Settings are written to %APPDATA%\TaskbarCat\config.yaml when you click Save in the tray menu.
- Windows 11
- Taskbar not set to auto-hide
This project uses the GNU General Public License v3.0. See LICENSE for the full legal text. In short: you can use, change, and share it freely. If you distribute a modified version, you must offer it under the same license and share the source too, so the work (and its derivatives) stay open. You cannot take this code, tweak it, and ship it as a closed product.
Contributions/PRs welcome.
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