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Practical guides for having your pet on your screen.
- Desktop Pets for Mac: How to Get Started and Pick the Right One
A practical guide to desktop pets on Mac: the main types, a side-by-side table of popular apps, five things to check before you install, and how to open, auto-launch and remove them (as of October 2026). - A Cat or Dog Walking on Your Mac Screen: How Desktop Pets Move, and How to Keep Them Out of the Way
The four ways desktop pets move on a Mac (along the bottom, chasing the cursor, on window edges, in the Dock), plus tips to help keep them out of the way during work and video calls. - How to Turn Your Own Pet Into a Desktop Pet: Make It Yourself or Have It Made
Want your own cat or dog as a desktop pet on your Mac? We compare apps that import your photos with made-to-order services, list what makes it actually look like your pet, and what to check before you hand over photos. - How to Put a Pet Widget on Your iPhone Home Screen: Photos, Pixel Pets and Virtual Pets
Put your pet on your iPhone Home Screen or Lock Screen: step-by-step widget setup, the three kinds of pet widgets, popular apps compared, and the iOS rules worth knowing (as of October 2026). - Pet Wallpaper for iPhone: Live Photos, Lock Screen Tricks, and Photos That Look Great
Turn photos of your dog or cat into an iPhone wallpaper: moving Live Photo wallpapers, Photo Shuffle, the depth effect that puts your pet in front of the clock, and Spatial Scenes. Plus how to pick photos that fit, and what about your Mac. - How to Animate a Photo of Your Pet: Three Approaches, and How to Pick the Right Photos
Want to turn a photo of your dog or cat into a moving clip? We compare the three main approaches and explain which photos work best: full body, face, side view, good light, and what to do with older photos. - How to Take Better Pet Photos With Your Phone: Light, Eye Level, Focus and Fast Movers
Practical tips for taking great photos of your dog, cat or small pet with an iPhone: finding good light, getting down to eye level, focusing on the eyes, burst mode and Live Photos for pets that won't sit still, and fixing exposure for black or white coats.