The latest articles on DEV Community by Shivam yadav (@shivam_yadav_e04e04ec0a35). https://dev.to/shivam_yadav_e04e04ec0a35 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3931408%2F06cbf26d-0a21-462d-adcd-37d3d9829d32.jpg https://dev.to/shivam_yadav_e04e04ec0a35 en Shivam yadav Thu, 14 May 2026 14:11:48 +0000 https://dev.to/shivam_yadav_e04e04ec0a35/i-built-a-desktop-cat-gatekeeper-because-the-chrome-extension-kept-getting-bypassed-4086 https://dev.to/shivam_yadav_e04e04ec0a35/i-built-a-desktop-cat-gatekeeper-because-the-chrome-extension-kept-getting-bypassed-4086 <p>Cat Gatekeeper went viral in April 2026. Millions of people installed it.<br> Then they opened a new tab and bypassed the cat in 3 seconds.</p> <p>The problem: Cat Gatekeeper is a browser extension. It only blocks 6 specific websites.<br> The moment you switch to Steam, Discord, or any desktop app — the cat disappears.</p> <p>So I built <strong>Pawzy</strong> — a desktop app that hijacks your entire OS screen.</p> <h2> What's different </h2> <ul> <li>Works at the OS level, not the browser level</li> <li>Blocks every app, game, and browser simultaneously</li> <li>No new-tab bypass (the overlay covers EVERYTHING)</li> <li>No Alt+F4</li> <li>Multiple animal companions (cat, dog, capybara, monkey, shiba)</li> <li>Free forever, open source (MIT)</li> </ul> <h2> How it works </h2> <p>Pawzy uses Electron to create an always-on-top, fullscreen window that sits above<br> every other application. When your break timer fires, your animal companion slides<br> onto the screen and stays there until the break ends. There is no bypass path — <br> the window ignores all keyboard shortcuts and is not dismissable.</p> <h2> Download </h2> <p>Windows &amp; Linux: <a href="https://cat-gatekeeper-desktop.vercel.app" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://cat-gatekeeper-desktop.vercel.app</a><br> GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/2004Shivam/Pawzy" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/2004Shivam/Pawzy</a></p> <p>Would love feedback from anyone who's used Cat Gatekeeper and wanted a desktop version!</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Febo0ryc8z68wsgavyp6d.webp" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Febo0ryc8z68wsgavyp6d.webp" alt=" " width="800" height="450"></a></p> javascript opensource productivity showdev