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Code Critters — Desk Pets

Code Critters — Desk Pets

Joshua Basumatary

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Cute animated pixel pets that walk along a panel in your editor while you code.
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Code Critters — Desk Pets 🐾

Cute animated pixel pets that walk along a panel in your editor while you code. Pick a cat, dog, or duck, give it a color, and let it wander. Drop a treat and watch them run for it.

100% original pixel art, drawn live on a <canvas>no sprite assets, no tracking, no network access.

Features

  • 🐱 Three critters: cat, dog, duck,Unique , Robot each with several colors
  • 🚶 Live walk / idle / chase animation along a floor
  • 🦴 Click the floor (or run Throw a Treat) to drop a treat the pets chase
  • 🐾 Spawn as many pets as you like — they persist across restarts
  • 🎚️ Adjustable size: nano / small / medium / large

Usage

  1. Click the paw icon in the Activity Bar to open the Code Critters view.
  2. Use the Command Palette (Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+P):
    • Code Critters: Spawn a Pet — pick a type and color
    • Code Critters: Throw a Treat
    • Code Critters: Rename a pet
    • Code Critters: Remove a Pet / Remove All Pets
  3. Click anywhere on the floor to drop a treat 🦴

License

MIT

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