oneko is an open-source project built for desktop users.

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oneko

Name: oneko
Author: Masayuki Koba, Tatsuya Kato, John Lerchey, Eric Anderson, Toshihiro Kanda, Kiichiroh Mukose

FlathubEntertainment & Media🇯🇵

oneko is a classic desktop novelty application featuring a small animated cat (neko) that follows the user's mouse pointer around the screen. Originally developed for the NEC PC-9801, this version brings the popular toy to modern Linux desktops via Flatpak. It serves purely as a whimsical, lightweight entertainment utility.

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oneko is an Entertainment & Media project. It focuses on adding a fun, animated desktop companion that follows the mouse cursor for entertainment. It is built as an open-source project for desktop users. oneko costs nothing to use. It runs on Linux.

Masayuki Koba, Tatsuya Kato, John Lerchey, Eric Anderson, Toshihiro Kanda, Kiichiroh Mukose builds and maintains oneko.

Mouse Following
Animated Cat

Built with & integrations

Runs on

Linux

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Indexing history

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Indexed20 Jul · 20:11 UTC
oneko verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about oneko

What does oneko do?: Oneko focuses on adding a fun, animated desktop companion that follows the mouse cursor for entertainment. It is catalogued under Entertainment & Media on PulseGate.
Who is oneko for?: oneko is an open-source project built for desktop users.
Is oneko free?: Yes — oneko is free to use.
What platforms does oneko run on?: oneko runs on Linux.
Is oneko still maintained?: Unverified. oneko has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to oneko?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include VIP8888 Play - Sòng Bạc ONLINE, TEMPERATURA FM WEB, and Digital Reveals.VIP8888 Play - Sòng Bạc ONLINE TEMPERATURA FM WEB Digital Reveals
Who makes oneko?: oneko is developed by Masayuki Koba, Tatsuya Kato, John Lerchey, Eric Anderson, Toshihiro Kanda, Kiichiroh Mukose, based in Japan.

At a glance

Platforms: Desktop
Languages: English
First seen: 20 Jul 2026
Built for: desktop users
Model: Open source
Solves: Adding a fun, animated desktop companion that follows the mouse cursor for entertainment.

Registered as

Flathub: com.daidouji.oneko

Developer

🇯🇵Masayuki Koba, Tatsuya Kato, John Lerchey, Eric Anderson, Toshihiro Kanda, Kiichiroh Mukose

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70
Indexed: 20 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Unverified
First seen: Jul 2026
Last seen: 20 Jul 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: oneko-flathub-org
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 20 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Taken from the project's own store listing.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 4 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://flathub.org/apps/com.daidouji.oneko

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