DEV Community: Juwen Lie The latest articles on DEV Community by Juwen Lie (@juw12). https://dev.to/juw12 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4236354%2F9bf0d217-02b1-493b-81f3-5f32d0010523.png DEV Community: Juwen Lie https://dev.to/juw12 en Hoki: Hoki: a waving Chinese lucky cat (招财猫). Windows app with a live 3D desktop cat that follows your mouse, offline… Juwen Lie Wed, 11 Nov 2026 08:46:31 +0000 https://dev.to/juw12/hoki-hoki-a-waving-chinese-lucky-cat-zhao-cai-mao-windows-app-with-a-live-3d-desktop-cat-that-follows-38nj https://dev.to/juw12/hoki-hoki-a-waving-chinese-lucky-cat-zhao-cai-mao-windows-app-with-a-live-3d-desktop-cat-that-follows-38nj <p>Hoki android-v3.2.0-13 is out.</p> <p>Quick recap: Hoki: a waving Chinese lucky cat (招财猫). Windows app with a live 3D desktop cat that follows your mouse, offline Android app + home-screen widget, and a PWA. Tap it for a luck boost.</p> <ul> <li>Release title: Hoki X: Windows app + Android app.</li> <li>Windows app: single instance - a second launch hands over to the running Hoki (shows the app or the desktop cat) instead of opening a second cat.</li> <li>V3.2.0: Hoki as a real app - Windows app with live 3D desktop cat, offline Android app.</li> <li>V3.1.2: judge polish - luck boost explained, sound pill, warmer dark mode, smooth arm.</li> <li>V3.1.1: soft contact shadow (no shadow slab), visible curled tail, satin ceramic, toe beans.</li> </ul> <p>Curious what you'd use it for.</p> <h2> What else it does </h2> <ul> <li>The cat waves its paw all day.</li> <li>Lucky numbers (8 发, 28, 88, 168 一路发, 288, 888, 1688, 8888) trigger a big bell and a blessing.</li> <li>Daily fortune: one quiet 签 (大吉, 中吉, 福, 财 …) per day, the same all day, under the count.</li> <li>Counts today and all time. Saved only on your device. No account, no ads, no tracking.</li> </ul> <h2> Under the hood </h2> <ul> <li>Written mostly in JavaScript</li> <li>Installable as a PWA on phone and desktop</li> <li>Desktop build with Tauri</li> <li>Hosted for free on GitHub Pages</li> <li>Tests run in GitHub Actions on every push</li> <li>MIT licensed</li> </ul> <h2> Links </h2> <ul> <li>Try it: <a href="https://juw12.github.io/go/hoki/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://juw12.github.io/go/hoki/</a> </li> <li>Source: <a href="https://github.com/juw12/hoki" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/juw12/hoki</a> </li> </ul> androidapp androidwidget opensource showdev