Thomas Lorenzini
Thomas Lorenzini is an independent student developer and solo creator whose Claude Pet project gives Claude Code sessions a small visual presence in the macOS notch or menu bar. It is designed to let developers see whether Claude is thinking, working, finished, or waiting for input, and answer questions or permission requests without switching windows.
At a Glance
- Individual developers and programmers using Claude Code
- Claude Desktop Code-tab users
- Apple Silicon Mac users on macOS 13 or later
- Open-source and privacy-conscious developer-tool users
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Claude Pet
Claude Code Notch Pet for macOS
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Latest News
Claude Pet 0.3.0 released with stale-hook detection and review-before-update hook migration.
Claude Pet 0.2.0 released with Sparkle-based automatic updates and signed update verification.
Claude Pet 0.1.2 released with a shorter, scrollable settings window.
Claude Pet 0.1.1 released with update checking, improved cross-interface question handling and a new app identifier.
Products & Services
A free, GPL-3.0 open-source native macOS pixel-art companion for Claude Code. It runs in a MacBook notch or floats on the desktop, mirrors Claude Code hook events, displays activity and usage context, and lets users answer permission requests and AskUserQuestion prompts from the pet.
Market Position
Claude Pet positions itself as an independent, unofficial, local-first macOS companion specifically for Claude Code, differentiated from ordinary desktop pets by reading Claude Code hooks and allowing permission/question responses from the notch or floating pet. Its open-source GPL-3.0 distribution, no-account design, multi-session prioritization and native Apple Silicon focus are central differentiators.
Leadership
Founders
Thomas Lorenzini
Student developer in France focused on systems programming, software engineering and scripting; his public profile lists academic and freelance projects and learning work in C, Java and Swift. He is the sole developer of Claude Pet.
Executive Team
Thomas Lorenzini
Creator and sole developer
Student developer in France focused on systems programming, software engineering and scripting; works on academic and freelance projects and is learning C, Java and Swift.
Founding Story
Claude Pet was started as an independent, unofficial project to make an app that sits on screen all day feel lightweight and useful: its creator describes wanting to avoid idle CPU spikes and give Claude Code activity a small, glanceable visual companion. The initial vision was a pixel-art pet that reacts to Claude Code events and lets users handle questions and permissions from the notch rather than repeatedly switching windows.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Claude Pet is distributed as a free, open-source application under GPL-3.0. The public materials describe no paid service, subscription, advertising or API-usage revenue model.
Pricing Tiers
The website describes Claude Pet as free and open source; the source is available under GPL-3.0.
Target Markets
- Individual developers and programmers using Claude Code
- Claude Desktop Code-tab users
- Apple Silicon Mac users on macOS 13 or later
- Open-source and privacy-conscious developer-tool users
- Developers running Claude Code in the terminal who want at-a-glance status without changing windows.
- Users of Claude Desktop's Code tab who need to see activity and answer questions or permissions.
- MacBook users with a notch who want a lightweight visual companion for coding-agent sessions.
- Users on Macs without a notch or external displays who want a floating desktop status indicator.
- Developers who want a locally running, inspectable open-source integration rather than a cloud service.