Desktop Goose
A downloadable goose-sperience for Windows and macOS
HONK HONK, HEAR YE. I have created a goose for your desktop.
He'll nab your mouse, track mud on your screen... leave you a message, deliver you memes?
Play video games with a desktop buddy who will attack you if you poke him.
Fill out spreadsheets while your screen fills up with instances of Goose Notepad.
Supports MacOS versions 10.10+!
NOTE: I am not affiliated with House House or Panic. This is a different goose. Direct support questions to the Discord!
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[And if you wanna support my work, I made some new things you can check out!]
Fidget Physics: Turn your entire desktop into a literal sandbox!
Desktop Cat Cursor: Transform your ordinary mouse cursor into its eternal nemesis: a cat paw
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now, back to goose stuff...
0.31 AUTUMN UPDATE:
- Adds an official mod to let Desktop Goose play in leaf piles! See autumn.txt in the files for more!
*Mac doesn't support mods yet. Wait for 2023. :)
0.3 UPDATE:
- NEW, OFFICIAL MODDING API! Join the discord discord.gg/xZFRmPT and check the #goose-mods channel for more info on this :D
- YOUR OWN NOT-EPAD TEXTS! Add whatever notepad phrases you want, and the goose will pull them up!
- NEW CONFIG TOGGLES! Customize the goose's behaviour further, silence the audio, and more!
From 0.2+:
- Unlimited memes! Put whatever memes you want in the assets folder! Goose will bring them.
- Added GIF support!
- Config the goose! Alter properties in the config.goos file (open it in Notepad) to adjust his aggression!)
This is not a final itch page - just trying to get something up so I can upload the project tonight! :D
Join the Discord community at discord.gg/xZFRmPT
Check me out on twitter at @samnchiet
Mac support by the brilliant Jesús A. Álvarez
Download
Click download now to get access to the following files:
Development log
- THE AUTUMN UPDATE. HE IS PLAYING.Oct 07, 2022
- HE CAN BE IN YOUR WALLS NOW!Sep 23, 2022
Comments
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how do i get rid of the,
I FIGURED IT OUT IF YOU HOLD THE ESC KEY THEY GET BANISHED TO THE HELL THEY CAME FROM
how delete this duck?
If anybodys wondering how to quit just read the read me
the goose is not a virus. he is a piece of shit and i hate him but he is not malware.
nervous
i'm scared of virus (i do not trust anyone) 😭😭😭😭😭😭
i'd like to test... but not taking risk
dont worry its fine the worst it can do is drag you curser if you click him or close a window he brings so dont worry no virus
love it!
could use some more testing for a mac with multiple monitors.
I downloaded it, but I can't find how to summon him. Any directions for summoning? :,)
open goose
This is so cute and funny I love the goose!
isnt ts malware
how do i delete hi
hold space
Uh... it flags as Malware.
Kitboga sent me.
can confirm, hes a dick
how do you summon goose
You summon the goose by opening his file, that you downloaded after you pressed download.
You summon the goose by opening his file, that you downloaded after you pressed download.
i love this stupid lil app but have some suggestions:
- bigger pool of text and memes
- meme and text windows autosize to dimensions of image / length of text
- customisable drag image speed
- legs connected to body option? lol
- customise volumes e.g. feet tappin
- no repeating memes & text until all cycled, or at least a minimum cooldown functionality
- subfolders allowed in memes (i would like a goose and non-goose meme option depending on the vibe)
- option for different geese vibe with folders, like sometimes I want nice supportive goose and other times motivational asshole goose yknow
would love to see da updates on the mac version :DDDD love this!
I am getting an accessed denied error on attempted launch, and there's no .exe in the folder for me! :( is this happening to anyone else?
Keep on making these man, they are pretty interesting
this is gold, mate, absolutely incredible. love it or bugger off.
tekknikklly it's not gold, it's code and computer parts
Dickhead goose!
I HAVE THE GOOSE NOW
HELP HE'S NOT GOING WHEN I PRESS ESC
just use task manager by opening in search or just holding ctrl + shift + esc (windows)
yeah and i had to restart my computer as i invited too many of them now i know that you can just hold esc
Goose I shall bring you in at dawn well noon
Fucking peak
IS TIHS SAFE
yes
annoying but safe
how do i turn it off
i'm still uncomfortable to download...
small problem where the goose runs offscreen after stealing cursor and doesn't come back (im on mac)
also can i stop it from bringing me memes
honk
i love watching this little feller goose around
is this still a trojan virus?
this never was a virus
i wanna test it so badly but i don't feel comfortable 😭
it's not a virus dw
I'm currently rewriting the Desktop Goose to make it cross-compatible with Windows, Linux, and Mac. Since the original project is closed source, is it okay if I then publish my modified code on GitHub?
Edit: Or maybe we can collaborate! My version uses .NET 8 with SkiaSharp instead of Windows Forms.
Works on Linux (Kubuntu) with wine, with a few caveats:
idea: if you do the the konami code you can control goose
How to turn it off?
hold escape
Do you mean evict it please don't evict it
... too late :P
Well, get him back
AAAAAAAAAAAAAA
for the last time im not downloading this because it does not let me make ihtx
its the worst cuz when i closed google it said i am seeking trouble and if i can not find it i will make it and then forced me to restart my computer.
hold esc to eevict the goose
The goose does not make any sounds except walking. What to do?
try reinstalling