Launched this week

Pawly Extension

Launched this week

A virtual pet that lives in your browser.

46 followers

A virtual pet that lives in your browser.

46 followers

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Unlike virtual pets that are just GIFs, Pawly stands out for five reasons: Autonomous AI: Free-flowing behavior without predefined scripts. Tamagotchi System: Real-time hunger, energy, and mood tracking. Synchronization: Instantly moves to your active tab. Progression: Dynamic minigames, levels, and accessories. Productivity: Integrated notes and task manager. The only extension that combines real AI, virtual care, and utility.

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Launch tags:Browser Extensions•Chrome Extensions•Edge Extensions

Launch Team

Hunter

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Hey everyone. Rafael here, solo founder and builder of Pawly. A few things I want to share that didn't fit in the description: The hardest thing I built: the tab-lock sync system. The pet needs to exist in exactly one tab at a time — but when you switch, it has to "teleport" to its last position on the new page, and if you change the active pet species, all open tabs need to re-render simultaneously without race conditions on chrome.storage. More edge cases than I expected. The thing I'm most proud of: the Canvas accessory renderer. Since the pet's body position varies per animation frame, CSS overlays don't work — I built an AnatomyResolver that stores per-frame anchor coordinates and applies transforms in real time so hats and body items stay perfectly synced regardless of what the pet is doing. It sounds niche but it makes the wardrobe feel polished. What I'd love feedback on: the D1 retention problem. 186 organic installs in 8 days, but only 16% come back the next day. I've added daily quests and a wellbeing system specifically to create a daily return trigger — but I'm curious what you think the right mechanic is for a browser extension that has to compete with everything else on the screen. What's next: new pets (penguin, ferret, more cats and custom pets), more accessories, and the feature I'm most excited about — the pet reacting to the content of whatever page you're on. Opens GitHub → puts on glasses. Opens YouTube → sits down and watches. That one's going to be fun. Thanks for checking out Pawly. Happy to answer anything about the Chrome MV3 architecture, the payment integration, or the design decisions. 🐾

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3d ago

minimalist phone: reduce your screentime

Tamagochi is back :3

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3d ago

Hunter

@busmark_w_nika Tamagotchi never left — it just got a browser tab.

Same emotional contract: neglect it and it guilts you, take care of it and you get weirdly attached. Except this one also runs Pomodoros, tracks your habits, and has mini-games for when you need a two-minute escape.

Welcome to 2026's version of the keychain pet 😄

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3d ago