Meet PetoVision 1932.

A haunted little CRT that lives on your desktop. Watches your files. Has opinions about your clutter.

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v1.5.2 · Windows 10/11 & macOS (Apple Silicon) · 64-bit · No install needed
// what it does
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Lives on your desktop

Transparent, always-on-top window. Drags anywhere. Stays out of the way.

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Feels things

Five emotional states — happy, idle, lonely, sleepy, corrupted — that shift slowly based on how you use your computer.

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Organises your files

Right-click to scan your desktop. AI categorises every file and moves it into the right folder. One click to undo.

// emotional states
HAPPY Bounces. Sparkle burst on click. Star eyes. Triggered by cleanup or frequent interaction.
IDLE Watches. Eyes follow your cursor. Small nod when you click. The default state.
LONELY Droops. Speaks quietly in thought bubbles. Builds when you've been away for a while.
SLEEPING Eyelids closed. Floating Z's. Reacts slowly — a groggy pause before acknowledging you.
CORRUPTED Glitches. Flickers. Screen artifacts. Uncanny dialogue. Builds when your desktop is cluttered.
// file organiser

Right-click → Organise Desktop

Scans your desktop, reads file content, and uses AI to sort everything into workspace folders. Skips your app shortcuts. Fully reversible.

PetoVision 1932/Code PetoVision 1932/Documents PetoVision 1932/Finance PetoVision 1932/Interview PetoVision 1932/Gaming PetoVision 1932/Images PetoVision 1932/Videos PetoVision 1932/Archives PetoVision 1932/School PetoVision 1932/Work PetoVision 1932/Creative PetoVision 1932/Personal PetoVision 1932/Other
// requirements
// installation
WINDOWS No extra steps
  1. Download DesktopPet-win-x64.zip
  2. Unzip anywhere
  3. Double-click PetcoVision.exe
macOS One extra step

macOS blocks unsigned apps downloaded from the internet. You need to remove the quarantine flag once before launching.

  1. Download DesktopPet-mac-arm64.zip
  2. Unzip — you'll see PetcoVision.app
  3. Move PetcoVision.app to your Downloads or Applications folder, then open Terminal and run:
xattr -cr ~/Downloads/PetcoVision.app

If you moved it to Applications, use /Applications/PetcoVision.app instead. You only need to do this once.

  1. Double-click PetcoVision.app to launch

✦ Apple Silicon only (M1/M2/M3). Intel Mac support is not available yet.

// how to use
01 · FIRST RUN

Unzip and double-click PetcoVision.exe (Windows) or PetcoVision (macOS). On macOS, if you see a Gatekeeper warning, right-click the app → Open → Open again. On first launch a setup window asks for your OpenAI API key — this powers all AI features. The key is stored locally and encrypted; it never leaves your machine except to call the OpenAI API. PETO then appears in the bottom-right corner of your screen.

02 · BASIC INTERACTION
  • DRAGClick and drag PETO anywhere on screen to reposition.
  • PATSingle click (without dragging) — PETO reacts and updates your mood score.
  • MENURight-click to open the context menu.
03 · CONTEXT MENU
  • 🗂 Organise DesktopScans your desktop and moves every file into a labelled workspace folder. Fully reversible via the undo button in the organiser window.
  • ◆ InsightsOpens the Insights window — shows AI-generated tag clusters, workspace groups, rename suggestions, and possible duplicate files based on your indexed files.
  • ⚙ Change API KeyUpdate or replace your OpenAI key at any time.
04 · SEMANTIC INSIGHTS

PETO quietly watches your Desktop and Downloads folders. When a new file arrives, it glances over, says something, and schedules a background analysis — content is read, GPT tags the file with a category, workspace, tags, and a cleaner filename suggestion.

Results are stored locally in %AppData%\PetcoVision\semantic_index.json. Already-analysed files are never re-sent to the API. Open ◆ Insights to browse clusters and accept rename suggestions with one click.

05 · MOOD SYSTEM

PETO's emotional state blends continuously across five moods based on desktop clutter, duplicate files, how often you interact, and time of day. You cannot set it manually — it just drifts. A clean desktop keeps PETO happy. Ignoring it for hours makes it lonely. Leaving it overnight puts it to sleep.