https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/My Dock Buddies makes small, stylized 3D characters ("buddies") that live on your Mac desktop as companions. Members download the Mac app, sign in, and the buddies they own appear on top of their Dock.enhttps://mydockbuddies.com/blog/my-dock-buddies-for-mac-is-here/https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/my-dock-buddies-for-mac-is-here/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Mac appThe My Dock Buddies app for Mac is out: 3D buddies on top of your Dock, for macOS 14 Sonoma or later. What it does, who it is for and how members get it.https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/buddies-and-your-ai-agent/https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/buddies-and-your-ai-agent/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat they doYour buddies can follow what your Mac is doing: the charger, the quiet minutes, a locked screen, and whether Claude Code or Codex is working, waiting for you or done.https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/install-the-mac-app/https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/install-the-mac-app/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Mac appStep by step, from signing in on the website to your buddies on the Dock: get a plan, download the app, drag it to Applications and sign in with a code.https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/meet-max/https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/meet-max/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTMeet the buddiesA curious little developer who turns every corner of your Dock into a new adventure.https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/meet-avery/https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/meet-avery/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTMeet the buddiesThoughtful, observant, and always finding a little order in a busy day.https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/how-your-buddies-unlock/https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/how-your-buddies-unlock/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow it worksHow Monthly, Annual and Lifetime differ, how buddies are bought, and what happens between checkout and your library.https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/what-is-a-desktop-companion/https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/what-is-a-desktop-companion/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow it worksWhat a desktop companion is, what Max and Avery do all day, who joins the crew next and how to get the Mac app.https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/max-and-avery-activities/https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/max-and-avery-activities/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTMeet the buddiesMax has 37 activities and Avery has 39. Here is every one, grouped the way their character pages show them, plus the 8 moods they share.https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/monthly-annual-or-lifetime/https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/monthly-annual-or-lifetime/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow it worksWhat each plan includes, what the first year costs with one or two buddies, and when Lifetime starts to pay off.https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/mac-app-status/https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/mac-app-status/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Mac appThe Mac app is out. Which Macs it runs on, who can download it, how sign-in and one Mac per account work, and where to get help.https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/3d-desktop-buddy-vs-2d-desktop-pet/https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/3d-desktop-buddy-vs-2d-desktop-pet/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow it worksHow a rigged 3D buddy differs from a flat 2D desktop pet: props, moods, made-to-order buddies, pricing and what isn’t ready yet.https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/when-you-step-away/https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/when-you-step-away/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat they doLeave the keyboard for two minutes and they stretch, make coffee, water a plant or read. At night they wind down, and when the screen locks they stop entirely.https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/the-charger-and-the-fix-it-story/https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/the-charger-and-the-fix-it-story/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat they doPlug your Mac in and a buddy plugs a cable in too, then celebrates, dances or tidies the cables for the next 45 seconds.https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/working-alongside-you/https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/working-alongside-you/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat they doWhile you are typing, your buddy does desk work too: typing, writing, thinking, sorting priorities and sticking up notes, mixed in with their usual day.https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/the-ten-stories/https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/the-ten-stories/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat they doBeyond single activities, Max and Avery play short scenes: Work, Break, Tidy up, Study, Greet, Night, Garden, Fix-it, Play and Errand.https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/the-sounds-they-make/https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/the-sounds-they-make/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat they doPoke a buddy and he boops. Pick him up and he lifts. Every sound answers something you did, and nothing makes a noise on its own.https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/will-a-desktop-buddy-slow-down-your-mac/https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/will-a-desktop-buddy-slow-down-your-mac/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow it worksMeasured, not guessed: two buddies walking your Dock use about 4.8% of one CPU core, the app downloads in 3.4 MB, and they stop drawing entirely when nobody can see them.https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/desktop-pets-for-mac/https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/desktop-pets-for-mac/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow it worksDesktop Mate, Desktop Goose, BongoCat, Shimeji and a shelf of App Store cats — what each one actually is, what it costs, and where we fit among them.https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/why-my-dock-buddies-costs-money/https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/why-my-dock-buddies-costs-money/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow it worksThe Mac App Store is full of free pixel cats. Here is a straight answer about what the money buys, and when you should save it.https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/using-the-mac-app/https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/using-the-mac-app/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Mac appEvery control in the My Dock Buddies Mac app: what a click does, the right-click menu, sizes, where buddies roam, the hub and the menu-bar menu.https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/new-mac-offline-sign-out-updates/https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/new-mac-offline-sign-out-updates/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Mac appOne Mac per account, how to move to a new Mac, how long buddies work offline, what signing out removes and how the Mac app updates itself.https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/meet-dumpling-dock/https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/meet-dumpling-dock/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTStress bustersDumpling Dock is coming to the My Dock Buddies Mac app: click a soft 3D dumpling on your Dock and it squishes, wobbles and settles.https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/custom-buddy-photo-privacy/https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/custom-buddy-photo-privacy/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTBuild your ownWho sees your reference photos, what they are used for, when we delete them and the photos we never accept.https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/likeness-rules-friends-family-public-figures/https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/likeness-rules-friends-family-public-figures/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTBuild your ownWho a custom buddy can show, how buddies of famous people work, what the Leaders & Founders collection is, and what happens when someone reports a buddy.https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/manage-your-library-renewal/https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/manage-your-library-renewal/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow it worksHow to turn renewal off or back on, what switching to Lifetime means, and what happens if a renewal payment does not go through.https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/meet-juno/https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/meet-juno/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTComing soonA desktop salvager and pixel mechanic who fixes, polishes and tinkers his way through your Dock, with a small hovering drone named Bit at his side.https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/meet-aadi/https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/meet-aadi/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTComing soonA contemporary Indian street-tech kite runner who turns every gust into a small adventure.https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/custom-buddies/https://mydockbuddies.com/blog/custom-buddies/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTBuild your ownHow a few good photos, a short personality note and your approval become a one-of-one My Dock Buddies character.