Desktop HouseCat
Transparent animated desktop companion, idle and Care reactions, tray operation, saved placement, quiet mode, and local cat settings.
HouseCat features
Friendly on the surface.
Useful underneath.
Local Windows care comes first. Connected features add a private household view without taking away offline functionality.
Child Care
Feed, Drink, Pet, Play, Litter, Sleep, and Wake use guided activities, one task at a time, matching animations, meaningful pet statistics, sickness and recovery, and saved progress.
Child Mode
Children can interact with and care for the cat while adult HouseCat settings and PC tools remain protected. Child Mode protects HouseCat; it is not a whole-computer web filter.
Parent Lock
Connected Household can display and safely manage Parent Lock status when the paired Windows PC supports those controls. The PIN stays on the PC, and the last confirmed lock remains active during outages.
PC Health
Windows version, processor, memory, disks, GPU and driver information, uptime, pending restart, recent crashes, unexpected shutdowns, blue-screen evidence, and temperatures when supported.
Updates
HouseCat self-updates, Windows Update status, WinGet application updates, update history, restart requirements, and graphics-driver information only when Windows exposes it.
Safe Maintenance
Built-in Windows health scans, careful temporary-file cleanup, restart scheduling, local history, report export, and privacy-safe support bundles.
Connected Household
Up to five paired Windows PCs, private app-to-app messaging, a private dashboard, health summaries, alerts, Family & Care status, device revocation, and audit history. Local features continue offline.
Network Rescue
A separate free local rescue application with no HouseCat account or subscription. Use it as a focused recovery tool outside the main HouseCat app.
Standalone · Free forever
Everything local
- Desktop cat, Child Care, and Child Mode
- PC Health, updates, maintenance, and reports
- No account, pairing, payment, or internet required
- Local data stays available during server outages
Connected Household · $9.99/month
Local plus household dashboard
- Up to five paired Windows PCs
- Family & Care and Parent Lock status
- Health summaries, alerts, pairing, revocation, and audit history
- Controls appear only when the paired PC supports them