Neko for Windows

What the program does

Neko is a small, free GPL-licensed utility that animates a cat which playfully pursues your mouse cursor. Designed as a desktop novelty for Windows, it lives in the desktop personalization category under cursor enhancements and was developed by Surf.

Version history and recent activity

• Current release: version 4.0h (build 98).
• Last update recorded: June 2, 2011.
• Cumulative downloads since listing: 135,061.
• Downloads in the most recent week: 7.

Compatibility and language support

• Runs on legacy Windows platforms (Windows 95 and earlier).
• User interface available only in English.

Size and resource usage

Neko is lightweight compared with many other desktop personalization tools and requires relatively little disk space or system resources.

Regional popularity

• United Kingdom
• Poland
• United States

Alternative suggestion

If you’re looking for other cursor-themed enhancements, consider the free “Pokemon’s Cursor” package as a recommended alternative.