A pixel pet for your menu bar or MacBook notch w/ Pomodoro
A pixel pet for your macOS menu bar or MacBook notch: Tamagotchi-style companion with a built-in Pomodoro timer, focus sessions, activity streaks, and lightweight virtual-pet charm. Seamless notch mode on newer MacBooks — not another cluttered dock window.
We just shipped notch mode! If you've got a newer MacBook, your pet now lives right below your notch; the black background blends in so it looks like the notch just extends down a bit to house your little guy. You can switch between menu bar and notch mode whenever you want. Been wanting to do this one for a while, felt like a natural fit. Let us know what you think!
About Mac Pet on Product Hunt
“A pixel pet for your menu bar or MacBook notch w/ Pomodoro ”
Mac Pet launched on Product Hunt on April 2nd, 2026 and earned 133 upvotes and 10 comments, placing #9 on the daily leaderboard. A pixel pet for your macOS menu bar or MacBook notch: Tamagotchi-style companion with a built-in Pomodoro timer, focus sessions, activity streaks, and lightweight virtual-pet charm. Seamless notch mode on newer MacBooks — not another cluttered dock window.
On the analytics side, Mac Pet competes within Productivity, Pets and Menu Bar Apps — topics that collectively have 666.9k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Mac Pet performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Mac Pet?
Mac Pet was hunted by Toby Miller. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Mac Pet including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
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