Mikan

A tiny living diorama for the corner of your screen. Mikan the ginger cat naps on a railing at dusk while the town goes by. Pet her.

Mikan sitting on a railing above a Japanese town at dusk Download for Mac
Free · macOS 13 or later · Apple silicon and Intel · 6 MB

The scenes

Mikan's Street Free

Pet her and she purrs, kneads, flops and shows her belly (careful). Townsfolk made from parts, on the real clock and calendar.

The Reef $2.99

A shy, curious octopus who blushes when you stroke her and inks when you startle her. Nearly every fish is a species made up on the spot.

Bubble Pop $1.99

A bubble shooter that plays itself. Click to take over from Mochi; every board is dealt at your level.

Fractals $1.99

Living math you can touch: a Julia set that wobbles after your pointer, an endless Mandelbrot dive, Newton's roots to drag around.

Every paid scene can be tried free for 2 minutes a day, right in the app. All three together: $4.99.

Getting started

  1. Open the download and drag Mikan into Applications, then open it.
  2. The scene appears in a small floating window. Drag it anywhere.
  3. There's no Dock icon: it lives in your menu bar as a little cat. Click it, or right-click the scene, for the menu (sizes, time of day, scenes, quit).
  4. Press and hold on Mikan to pet her. Press ? on the scene for every trick.

Got a code from a friend?

Copy the whole code (it starts with VS1.), then open the menu and choose Scene → Paste License Key. The scenes it covers unlock straight away and stay unlocked.

Privacy

No account, no tracking, no ads. The app doesn't send anything anywhere. Your settings, friends and license stay on your Mac.