Whiskerbar
A cat that lives on your Windows taskbar
Whiskerbar - Taskbar Cat
Whiskerbar puts a hand-drawn cat on the bottom edge of your screen, just above the taskbar. She taps her paws in time with your typing, trots along the bar, chases the mouse pointer and curls up for a nap when you step away.
Every key you press and every click you make earns a treat. Treats are the only currency in the app - there is nothing to buy to make the cat happier.
One-time purchase ($0.99 in the US Store). No add-ons, no subscription, no ads.
What the cat does
Taps along
Taps her paws in rhythm with your typing and perks up when you click.
Wanders
Wanders along the bottom of the screen and sits back down at her favourite spot.
Chases the pointer
Chases the mouse pointer when it comes close, if you let her.
Naps
Falls asleep after a quiet stretch and stretches awake when you come back.
Purrs
Purrs when you pet her, and trots over to the bowl when you put food out.
Stays out of your way
Click-through except where you can touch her, never takes keyboard focus, never covers a window you are working in.
What you unlock with treats
- 12 cat breeds, from the Ginger Tabby you start with to Calico, Siamese, Midnight and the Frost Lynx.
- 12 hats: party hat, bow, cap, beanie, flower crown, chef's hat, headphones, a real crown and more.
- Glasses, collars, bow ties, scarves and bandanas.
- Furniture for the cat's corner of the screen: a food bowl, a ball of yarn, a plant, a cat bed, a scratching post and a floor lamp.
- 20 achievements, a daily streak, and a bond level that climbs the longer you two work together.
Everything included
One purchase gets you the whole cat. Alongside everything you earn with treats, your copy includes four extra breeds (Frost Lynx, Sunset Bengal, Cosmo and Matcha), four more hats (wizard, top hat, santa and a halo), a monocle, a VR headset, a hero cape, a medal, a rug, a games console - and a second cat that lives on the bar beside the first.
Screenshots
Privacy, plainly
Whiskerbar counts how many times you press a key or a mouse button. It never records which key, never reads what you type, and never sends anything anywhere. There is no account, no sign-in, no analytics and no network connection of any kind. Your treats, your wardrobe and your streak live in a single file on your own computer.
The counting hook is the same kind Windows uses for accessibility tools. It is told only "a key went down", never which one. You can pause counting whenever you like from the tray menu.
Made for Windows
| Works on | Windows 10 version 17763.0 or higher, x64 and Arm64 PCs |
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| Displays | Per-monitor DPI aware; multi-monitor - pick the screen she lives on |
| Sizes and position | Four sizes, bottom or top edge |
| Languages | English and Hebrew, with proper right-to-left layout |
| Startup | Optional start with Windows; tray icon with everything in one menu |
| Footprint | Under 1% CPU while she is idling |
| Rating | ESRB Everyone |
| Price | One-time purchase, $0.99 in the US Microsoft Store (local prices vary) |