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catwalk plugin
About this tag
The catwalk plugin is a lightweight desktop widget for Linux that displays an animated cat running across the taskbar. Its speed increases with CPU load, and clicking it reveals a compact CPU-percentage display. While whimsical, it serves as a practical system monitor and exemplifies how small, customizable elements can make an operating system feel more personal and engaging. The plugin is available for Linux desktop environments and is often used as a fun, low-resource alternative to traditional system monitors.
I spent nine months falling in love with my desktop again — not because of a single feature, but because Linux let me make the operating system feel like something I wanted to use, not something that used me.
Background
The impulse that started it all was tiny: a little animated cat running...