A hamster lives in the corner of your desktop
A lifelike hamster lives in a borderless, see-through window on your desktop. It loves a gentle rub, gathers seeds while you type, and takes breaks with you.
- Pay once, no subscription
- Up to 3 computers
- Apple silicon Mac · Windows 10/11
Hi! Want to work together?
Next to you all day
Every clip below shows the real app.
Pet it
Rub it gently with your cursor and it closes its eyes and sends up hearts.
Pick it up
Press and drag the hamster and it dangles along. Set it down and it sometimes shakes itself off.
Toys to play with
Pick a paper tunnel, a tissue or a felt ball from the box beside the house and hand it over. The head pops out of the tunnel, the tissue turns into a tug-of-war, and the ball gets nudged with a nose and a paw.
Type and a seed pops out
Seeds appear as you type. It nibbles some and stuffs the rest in its cheeks.
Hand it a seed
Saved seeds pile up in its house. Click the house to take one out, then hold it up to its mouth.
A lunchtime snack, then a snooze
At lunchtime (11:30–14:30), click the hamster and it eats the day's snack: strawberry, carrot, broccoli or apple, depending on the weekday. Stop typing during those hours and it starts nodding off, holding its seed, then falls asleep. Press a key and it wakes with a start. Each happens once a day.
A nap while you're away
Step away for a minute and it digs a nest and falls asleep. It wakes up when you're back.
Price
- Every feature, no subscription
- Updates included, no extra charge
- One key for up to 3 computers
- Apple silicon Mac (M1 and later), Windows 10/11 64-bit
- App language: 한국어 · English · 日本語 · 繁體中文
Refunds are available until you enter and activate your key in the app. Refund policy
Payment is handled securely by Lemon Squeezy. Your receipt email includes your license key and download link.
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First launch on Windows
Hamdori is a new app from a solo developer, and its Windows installer isn't code-signed yet, so SmartScreen may show a warning and "Unknown publisher". The steps below are for the "Windows protected your PC" screen.
See the steps
- Open the Hamdori installer you downloaded.
- When "Windows protected your PC" appears, click "More info".
- The publisher shows as "Unknown publisher". If you downloaded the file from this site, click "Run anyway".
- When setup finishes, Hamdori appears in the corner of your screen. Enter the key from your receipt.
On Windows 11 PCs with Smart App Control turned on, the installer may be blocked. You won't have activated your key yet, so you can get a refund. Download the installer only from this site.
And while you work
Eats your distraction tabs
Turn on Distraction guard. YouTube, Instagram and a few others are on the list already, and you can add your own sites and apps. When a listed tab comes to the front, the hamster stares for a moment, then slurps up just that tab. Your other tabs stay put. Apps get tucked away, and if you're typing, it waits a little.
Take breaks together
Right-click the hamster, choose Break Together, then click the little clock. Focus for 25 minutes, then rest for 5 together.
Points out big unused apps
When memory runs low, it shows memory-heavy apps you're not using. Only an app you pick and confirm is asked to quit, the same way you'd quit it yourself.
File drawer
Drop files on the hamster to keep them in its drawer. Drag a row onto another app to use the file. The original stays where it is.
Safe to keep around
Permissions only when you turn them onIt works without Accessibility or Input Monitoring access. On a Mac, it asks for Screen Recording only if you turn on Distraction guard, and for browser control once per browser. On Windows, no permission prompt appears. It asks about notifications only if you turn them on.
It never sees what you typeOn a Mac it reads only how many keys were pressed; on Windows, only the time of the last keyboard or mouse input. For the mouse, only how many clicks, scrolls and moves, and where the cursor is. Never which key.
No accountNo sign-in, no sign-up. Just the key from your receipt email.
What you do stays on your computerNothing about how you use it leaves your device. It goes online only to check your license (when you enter your key, then about once a day), and when you press "Check for updates".
Questions
When does it go online?
Only in two cases: to check your license when you enter your key (and about once a day after that), and to look for a new version when you press "Check for updates" (right-click the hamster, then Open Panel). It never goes online otherwise.
How does it know I'm typing without monitoring permissions?
It uses only what the system tells any app. On a Mac, how many keys were pressed; on Windows, the time of the last keyboard or mouse input. For the mouse, how many clicks, scrolls and moves, and where the cursor is. It can't know which keys or what you wrote.
Does it close apps by itself?
No. When memory is full it only shows candidates. An app is asked to quit normally only after you pick it from the list and click "Close". If a document is unsaved, that app asks you to save it. There is no fake "memory cleaning". With Distraction guard on, it closes tabs of the sites on your list and hides the apps on your list (minimizes them on Windows; it does not quit them).
What does Distraction guard look at?
While it is on, it reads the address of the front browser tab and the name of the front app, only on your computer. If it is a site or app on your list, it takes one picture of that window for the slurping animation and deletes it right away (on a Mac it passes through a temporary file for a moment). Addresses and pictures are never stored or sent. Only your list of sites and apps and the on/off setting are stored; what it ate is not kept. It never reads what you type in the address bar, only the address of the open page. On a Mac, it asks for Screen Recording when you turn it on, and for browser control once per browser. The macOS prompt mentions screen and audio, but audio is never used, and macOS may ask again from time to time whether to keep allowing it. On Windows it works without a permission prompt and also reads the front window's title and tab names, on your computer, to find the right tab. In full screen it presses Ctrl+W for you to close the tab. Tabs are recognized in Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc and Safari (Chrome, Edge and Brave on Windows).
Will it slow my computer down?
It draws less often while nothing is happening. While a supported meeting or video app is in front, it holds back its speech bubbles, timer chime and notification.
Can I buy on my phone?
Yes. Your receipt email has your key and the download link. Open it on your computer later.
Does it run on Intel Macs?
No. Hamdori currently supports Apple silicon Macs (M1 and later).
How do I reinstall it?
Get the latest version from the download page any time. Your key is in your receipt email.
What if I change computers?
One key works on up to 3 computers. If you need more, email us and we'll free up an old one.
