Paper Plane › Browser pets
Desktop pets for your browser
For characters, the Shimeji Browser Extension is the biggest by far. For a pet to feed and play with, Meow or PetPat. For a cat that chases your cursor, Oneko. For a toy to throw that stays out of the way, our Paper Plane. On Firefox, the choice is smaller: Shimeji, Annoying Goose, Oneko and Paper Plane.
We make Paper Plane. Everything about the others is what their store listings said on 14 November 2026; we haven’t scored them.
Pick by what you want
Side by side
| Extension | Chrome users | Firefox | Last updated (Chrome) | Price | Its listing on your data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shimeji Browser Extension | 1,000,000 | Yes | January 2024 | Free | Will not collect or use your data |
| Meow, The Cat Pet | 100,000 | No | March 2026 | Free | Will not collect or use your data |
| PetPat | 10,000 | No | October 2026 | Free | Will not collect or use your data |
| Annoying Goose | 10,000 | Yes | June 2026 | Free, with in-app purchases | Handles payment information, personal communications and user activity |
| Oneko | 4,000 | Yes | June 2023 | Free | Will not collect or use your data |
| Paper Planeours | New | Yes | November 2026 | Free, nothing to buy | No analytics; sends nothing anywhere |
Shimeji Browser Extension by Shimejis.xyz
Little characters (shimeji) that walk, climb and jump about your pages. You can pick them up and throw them, and they throw page elements around too.
Pick it if you want characters, and lots of them: it’s the biggest by far.
Chrome: 1,000,000 users, 4.0 (2.8K ratings), updated January 2024. Firefox: 1,276 daily users, 3.9 (9 ratings), updated April 2026 (a different maker’s extension of the same name). Free. Its listing on your data: will not collect or use your data.
Meow, The Cat Pet by meowplayground.com
A cat that walks about your pages and talks to you. You feed it and play with it.
Pick it if you want a pet to look after.
Chrome: 100,000 users, 4.6 (1.6K ratings), updated March 2026. Free. Its listing on your data: will not collect or use your data.
PetPat by DimsumGame
A pet on your screen that gets hungry, with how hungry up to you.
Pick it if you want a pet to care for, and one that’s kept up to date.
Chrome: 10,000 users, 4.4 (23 ratings), updated October 2026. Free. Its listing on your data: will not collect or use your data.
Annoying Goose by Skyward Studio
A goose for your browser, with a paid premium mode. (Not Desktop Goose, the Windows and Mac app by another maker.)
Pick it if you want a goose loose on your pages.
Chrome: 10,000 users, 4.4 (36 ratings), updated June 2026. Firefox: 185 daily users, 4.2 (5 ratings), updated November 2025. Free, with in-app purchases. Its listing on your data: handles payment information, personal communications and user activity.
Oneko
The classic little cat that chases your cursor round the page.
Pick it if you want something tiny that just follows the mouse.
Chrome: 4,000 users, 4.4 (27 ratings), updated June 2023. Firefox: 167 daily users, 5.0 (11 ratings), updated September 2023 (a different maker’s version). Free. Its listing on your data: will not collect or use your data.
Paper Plane by Paper Plane Joy (us)
Not a character: a paper plane that rests at the bottom of your pages until you throw it, catch it, loop it, or fly it with the arrow keys. It keeps a diary, finds papers, and you fold new kinds of plane yourself.
Pick it if you want a toy to fidget with that stays out of the way: it lands when you type and never wanders off by itself.
Before you install one
- What its listing says about your dataUnder “Privacy” on the Chrome Web Store, or “Permissions and data” on Firefox Add-ons.
- When it was last updatedA pet that hasn’t been touched in years may break as browsers change.
- Whether it’s really freeSome have paid modes or in-app purchases; the listing says so.
- Whether it stays out of the wayOne that wanders over what you’re reading or typing gets old fast. Look for a way to hide or snooze it.
Questions
What is the best desktop pet for Chrome?
It depends what you want. For characters, the Shimeji Browser Extension is the biggest, with a million users on Chrome. For a pet to feed and play with, Meow, The Cat Pet or PetPat. For a cat that chases your cursor, Oneko. For a toy to throw, Paper Plane.
Is there a desktop pet for Firefox?
Yes, a few: Shimeji Browser Extension, Annoying Goose, Oneko and Paper Plane are on Firefox Add-ons. The Firefox Shimeji and Oneko are by different makers from their Chrome namesakes, so they may not match exactly.
Why does a browser pet need to “read and change all your data on all websites”?
To draw itself on every page you open, an extension has to be allowed onto every page; Chrome words that permission broadly. It’s worth checking what the store listing says the extension does with your data before installing it.
Do desktop pets slow down the browser?
They can: anything animating on every page uses some power. Look for one that stays still when you’re not playing with it. Paper Plane rests at the bottom of the page and stops redrawing while it rests.
Is Desktop Goose a browser extension?
No. Desktop Goose is a downloadable app for Windows and macOS, by samperson. Annoying Goose is a separate browser extension, by another maker, with a paid premium mode.
Try ours, right here
Paper Plane is on this page, resting at the bottom. Grab it and throw it, tap it mid-air for a loop, or press F to fly it with the arrow keys. It’s free for Chrome and Firefox.