A tiny desktop companion for Linux

Soft, playful, and quietly alive.

Meet Mochi โ€” a handcrafted pixel desktop friend designed to bring a little warmth, personality, and charm to your screen.

Mochi desktop preview

Designed with care

Small enough to live on your desktop.

Mochi is a tiny companion with handcrafted pixel art, expressive animation, and a lightweight Linux-native feel.

Handcrafted

Original sprites and animations made frame by frame with love.

Expressive

Clicks, movement, and little emotes give Mochi real personality.

Minimal

Made to feel at home on your screen without becoming visually noisy.

First public alpha

September 21, 2026.

Mochi is still growing. The first public alpha is planned for September 21, with early testing focused on Linux desktop compatibility, interactions, animation behavior, and reliability.

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Star the project

Star Mochi on GitHub if you'd like to support the project and follow its progress.

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Watch development

Watch the repository for project updates as Mochi gets closer to the first alpha.

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Help shape Mochi

Feature ideas, Linux compatibility feedback, and alpha testing interest are welcome.

Mochi brings a little life to your desktop.