sponsored by Armand

Hack Club playground

Make a cool desktop pet like these

Get cool merch like this

  • Spend 2 hours on your project, get a sticker sheet

    a sticker sheet
  • 5 hours
    custom keychain

    a keychain
  • 10 hours
    a shirt with yours, and everyone else's pet on it

    a shirt

to earn merch, your pet has to meet the submission requirements ↗

What do I do now?

  1. 1follow the guide to make your pet
  2. 2make it your own
  3. 3ship it
  4. 4get your merch
start the guide →

FAQ

what is a desktop pet?

a small program that lives on your desktop, like a character that walks around, reacts to you, or sits on your windows.

what counts?

a cool desktop pet!! it can be anything you want, as long as it's a desktop pet! it can be a widget, a screensaver, an app, or even a website! just make sure it's something that can be easily shared and used by others! (also no AI generated pets, we want to see your creativity!!)

i dont know what to make

check out the cool desktop pets at the top of this page!!

i have more questions :(

join #playground on the Hack Club Slack, where teen makers chat!! or ask @froppii there!!