AniMates

Your little world

A live wallpaper of your people and pets on a bench around the world. You choose who sits there.

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Free for 14 days, no card needed. Windows 10 and 11, Android phones and tablets, and any browser.

Whoever you'd sit with

Just you, the two of you, a best friend, family, or only the dog. One or two people and up to five pets, each with a name: an arm round the shoulders, holding hands, heads together or side by side. Make your avatar with 65 hairstyles in any colour, highlights and hats, and pick from 35 dog and cat breeds, each drawn by hand.

  • One person on a bench above Kyoto at golden hour, a corgi sitting beside them
    You and the dogKyoto at golden hour, a corgi keeping watch.
  • A couple holding hands on a bench by the canal in Amsterdam at dusk, a golden retriever and a French bulldog sitting by the water
    Holding handsAmsterdam at dusk, with a golden retriever and a Frenchie.
  • Two friends side by side on a bench over Lisbon by day, legs stretched out, an orange tabby cat beside them
    Two friends and a catSide by side over Lisbon, headphones on.
  • Two people with their heads together on a bench in Seoul at night, a husky and a ragdoll cat asleep at their feet
    Heads togetherSeoul under the moon, the husky and the ragdoll fast asleep.
  • An older couple turned to each other under an umbrella by the Thames on a rainy dawn, a spaniel and a Maine Coon curled up under the bench
    Under one umbrellaA rainy London dawn, the pets curled up under the seat.
  • One person on a bench by a mountain lake at Banff, five dogs and cats sitting along the shore
    One person, five petsA Bernese, a beagle, a dachshund, a Siamese and a calico at Banff.

Pets that run and play

Every pet walks and runs in its own drawing. Zoomies when the focus timer's up, a game of fetch, a stretch with a yawn, or a stroll off for a sniff and back. Tap one and it answers.

Places to sit, all over the world

The Seine at golden hour, the lights of Brooklyn, Kirkjufell under the aurora, the Corniche in Beirut. The bench moves somewhere new every half hour, or stays where you love it. Make playlists of your favourites.

  • The bench by the Seine at golden hour, the Eiffel Tower behind
    The Seine, ParisFrance
  • Oia's white houses above the sea by day
    Oia, SantoriniGreece
  • Mount Fuji over Lake Kawaguchi at sunset
    Lake KawaguchiJapan
  • Kirkjufell under the northern lights
    KirkjufellIceland
  • Red desert rocks at Wadi Rum in the evening
    Wadi RumJordan
  • The Manhattan skyline and the Brooklyn Bridge at night
    Brooklyn Bridge Park, New YorkUSA
  • The seafront Corniche in Beirut at golden hour
    The Corniche, BeirutLebanon
  • Cherry trees in blossom around a pond
    Cherry Blossom PondJapan
  • Granite boulders and a white beach in the Seychelles
    Anse Source d'ArgentSeychelles
  • Red fishing huts under steep peaks at dawn in Lofoten
    Reine, LofotenNorway
  • The Burj Khalifa lit up at night over Burj Lake
    Burj Lake, DubaiUnited Arab Emirates
  • An acacia tree on the Serengeti plain at sunset
    SerengetiTanzania

And Valensole's lavender, Table Mountain, Reykjavík's coloured roofs, an alpine lake, and many more, all over the world.

It keeps your day

The sun comes up when it comes up where you are, and sets on time. When it rains at home, it rains on the bench; in winter the snow settles and the hats come out. Birthdays, anniversaries and the holidays you celebrate dress the bench up too.

  1. An alpine lake at dawn
  2. The same lake in the afternoon
  3. The same lake at golden hour
  4. The same lake at night under the stars
  • Rain falling on the lake
    Rain at home, rain on the lake
  • Snow falling on the lake, the couple in winter hats
    Snow, and winter hats
  • The couple in party hats among lavender fields at golden hour
    Party hats on birthdays
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Together, wherever you are

Your people, on their own benches around the world. No strangers and no public feed: just the friends you've added.

  • KeepsakesA photo with a few words, on your friends' benches and their home screens the moment you take it.
  • Notes and tapsA few words on someone's bench, or a little tap to say you're thinking of them.
  • A question for twoOne a day for you and your partner, both answers shown once you've each replied.
  • A moment a dayAt the same time for everyone, a photo of where you are with your bench in front of it.

And all the little things

Made for staying a while: things to find, keep and make your own.

  • Naps by the benchPets settle down at dusk, curl up out of the rain and sleep under the stars.
  • Forever on the benchA pet who has passed can stay by the bench, gently, in the way you choose.
  • Birthdays and anniversariesAnd the day a pet came home: party hats, and a little burst when it starts.
  • Holidays you celebrate18 from cultures and faiths around the world: lights, fireworks, clouds of colour.
  • Landmark showsThe Eiffel Tower sparkles on the hour after dark, and the Dubai Fountain dances.
  • Your calendarParty hats on birthdays, and an umbrella when plans meet rain.
  • Living weatherMist on the water, sun rays, frost, snow on the bench, shooting stars and eclipses.
  • Widgets where you likeA clock, your weather and the place, anywhere on each monitor. On Android, 16 for your home screen.
  • Countdowns and TogetherThe days until and the days since, love notes, a to-do list and photo memories.
  • PassportA stamp for every place, and how to say hello there like a local.
  • Forecast, world clock, the moonWith meteor showers on the place card.
  • Focus timer and nudgesZoomies when it's up, and gentle nudges to drink water and look away.
  • Now playing and your PCMusic controls, CPU and battery.
  • Fifteen themesPlain type, glass, a postcard with a stamp, a dog tag, cozy knit, fairy lights and more.
  • Someone far awayTheir time, their weather, the distance and the days until you're together. Or the bench under their sky.
  • Keep this momentThe scene as a picture, a postcard or a short clip, to share.
  • Make your own placePick the shore, the hills, the town and a landmark, and the bench goes there.
  • Playlists and favouritesYour favourite places in turn, or one you never want to leave.
  • Your initials in the benchCarved into the wood, wherever it travels.
  • Every screenSeveral monitors, ultrawide and 5K, tall phones and tablets, each place framed for its shape.
  • Six languagesEnglish, Français, Deutsch, Español, Português and العربية.
  • Plus for twoOne AniMates Plus covers you and one other person.

Light on your PC and phone

A wallpaper shouldn't cost you a fan, or your battery. AniMates draws only the frames its motion needs, a few a second on a calm evening, and stops when nobody can see it.

  • Pauses when you can't see itBehind a window or a full-screen game, on battery if you like, and while the PC is locked.
  • Eco modeCaps the scene at 15 frames a second for older PCs and laptops.
  • Rests on your phoneWhile the screen is off or an app covers it, and during Battery Saver if you like.

  • Windows Out now

    A live wallpaper on every monitor, up to 5K and ultrawide, on your lock screen and as your screensaver.

    Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit

    Download for Windows

  • Android Coming soon

    A live wallpaper for your home and lock screens, and 16 home-screen widgets: your friends' keepsakes, countdowns, the weather and more.

    Phones and tablets, Android 8.0 and up

    Out as soon as Google Play approves it

  • In your browser Open now

    The same scenes, people and pets at animates.me/app, on a Mac, a Chromebook or anywhere else.

    Any up-to-date browser

    Try it in your browser

One account keeps your people, pets, places and special days in step on all of them. A Mac app comes later.

Bring them home tonight

Everything is open for 14 days. After that, keep a free bench, or get AniMates Plus for the whole world.

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