Desktop Goose for Mac is a desktop app that displays an animated goose on the user's desktop. Version 0.22 includes new features like custom notes and settings, bug fixes, and performance improvements. The app runs on macOS 10.9 or newer. Users can control the goose's behavior and customize its appearance through settings. Notes and memes are stored in application folders that users can add to. The app is scriptable via AppleScript.
Desktop Goose for Mac is a desktop app that displays an animated goose on the user's desktop. Version 0.22 includes new features like custom notes and settings, bug fixes, and performance improvements. The app runs on macOS 10.9 or newer. Users can control the goose's behavior and customize its appearance through settings. Notes and memes are stored in application folders that users can add to. The app is scriptable via AppleScript.
Desktop Goose for Mac is a desktop app that displays an animated goose on the user's desktop. Version 0.22 includes new features like custom notes and settings, bug fixes, and performance improvements. The app runs on macOS 10.9 or newer. Users can control the goose's behavior and customize its appearance through settings. Notes and memes are stored in application folders that users can add to. The app is scriptable via AppleScript.
Desktop Goose for Mac is a desktop app that displays an animated goose on the user's desktop. Version 0.22 includes new features like custom notes and settings, bug fixes, and performance improvements. The app runs on macOS 10.9 or newer. Users can control the goose's behavior and customize its appearance through settings. Notes and memes are stored in application folders that users can add to. The app is scriptable via AppleScript.
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Desktop Goose for Mac
Holy shoot, you actually opened the readme. Good for
you!
New in version 0.22:
• Settings Window • Custom Notes • Bug Fixes • Performance Improvements • Runs on more macs (10.9 or newer)
Based on Desktop Goose v0.21 for Windows by
@samnchiet.
Mac port by Jesús A. Álvarez.
Desktop Goose Homepage.
How to Use • Double click the app to open • Double click the app again to show the settings window • From the settings window, you can: ⁃ Change Settings ⁃ Quit Desktop Goose ⁃ Open Memes and Notes folders
Please message me your goose antics on Twitter
@samnchiet, or any other means. I'd love to see it.
Support my work! • twitter.com/samnchiet • patreon.com/sammakesvr • ...just search "Sam Chiet" on YouTube.
Special thanks to all my patrons, who made this
possible. You're heroes. And huge shouts to the friendly people in my Discord/Twitter who helped test this and provided feedback! And to the MOD COMMUNITY in the discord!
Some legal stuf
Honks sampled from Untitled Goose Game (go play it!)
SOFTWARE PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT WARRANTY
you've seen all this before in summary, I AM NOT LIABLE IF YOU DO SOMETHING LIKE USE THE GOOSE TO TRY AND FILE YOUR TAXES, OR IF THE GOOSE DAMAGES YOU SOMEHOW
THAT IS FULLY ON YOU.
Also, don't redistribute this software on your own! Link
back to the itch page (on samperson.itch.io), or better yet, the YouTube video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQx6fyrZDWM) If you got this from a source
Technical Notes
Memes Memes are stored in ~/Library/Containers/net.namedfork.DesktopGoose/Data/Library/Applic ation Support/Desktop Goose/Memes/.
On the first run, it's populated with the built-in memes,
but you can put more memes there (gif, png, jpg, etc).
Notes Notes are stored in ~/Library/Containers/net.namedfork.DesktopGoose/Data/Library/Applic ation Support/Desktop Goose/Notes/.
On the first run, it's populated with the built-in notes,
but you can put more notes here (as txt files).
Settings To open the settings window, double click the app icon again once it's already running.
You can also change the settings with Terminal using
the defaults command. These are the settings and their default values:
AppleScript Desktop Goose for Mac is scriptable with AppleScript. Drag the app to Script Editor to see what's supported.
Some Examples of what you can do:
• tell app "Desktop Goose" to collect meme "Meme4.png" • tell app "Desktop Goose" to collect meme "https://i.redd.it/4bamd6lnso241.jpg" • tell app "Desktop Goose" to wander • tell app "Desktop Goose" to nab mouse • tell app "Desktop Goose" to collect note "Honk from AppleScript" title "HoNK" • Change Log v0.22
• Fixed crash that caused goose to go offscreen and
never return • Fixed font and color of notes • If you minimize a window in transit, it now stays minimized • When a new window is received, it no longer activates all the windows • Adjusted goose speed to match frame rate • Reduced CPU usage • Added Notes folder to customize • Supports macOS 10.9 or newer • Settings to customize colors • Setting for sound volume • Added settings window (double click app again to show it)
