desktop pet or stream avatar

Desktop App of Shimeji Browser Extension vs. Desktop Pet Engine | The Best Desktop Pets?

the best desktop pet?

Jack.xiong
3 min readJul 13, 2022

What is Shimeji Browser Extension or desktop pet enginge?

Shimeji Browser Extension is a chrome extension that allows many 2d avatars to appear on the chrome browser and walk and play freely. It is currently a platform version of shimeji. shimeji also has other platform versions, such as shimeji ee on pc.

Desktop Pet Enginge is shimeji app, which can not only make avatar appear on the desktop, such as pc or mac, but also enables stream avatar, allowing fans to interact with avatar.

So, I will show you these two products one by one, shimeji ee and desktop pet

Shimeji App : Desktop Pet
Shimeji App : Desktop Pet

About The Installation Method, Shimeji EE vs Desktop Pet

Shimeji EE, is currently the community version, the official version is not maintained. At present, it is mainly based on java development, and the jar installation package can be executed. At present, it maintains the same functionality as Shimeji Browser Extension.

shimeji ee install
shimeji ee install

Desktop Pet is mainly developed into a multi-platform shimeji app based on js code, which can be directly installed on pc or mac. It has also been released to the steam platform, which has a better surge in security.

DPET : Desktop Pet Engine (Shimeji App)
DPET : Desktop Pet Engine (Shimeji App)

About Shimeji Avatar Resources, Shimeji EE vs Desktop Pet

Both products support shimeji resources, you can download various avatar resources from the deviantart website and import them into the software.

shimeji avatar (deviant art)
shimeji avatar (deviant art)

However, Desktop Pet also has many built-in avatars of different styles, and the resources are currently updated and iterated every two weeks.

About Performance Consumption, Shimeji EE vs Desktop Pet

shimeji app cpu
shimeji app cpu

Shimeji EE requires 500m of memory, and cpu consumption accounts for 1.7%.
Desktop Pet requires 70m of memory and 1.3% cpu consumption.

About Innovative Gameplay, Shimeji EE vs Desktop Pet

At present, they all have basic gameplay, such as

Rich movements

Shimeji app’s resources have some conventional movements (walking, running, climbing, etc.) and some resources carry some special movements (transformation, evolution, skills, etc.)

Window interaction ability

Shimeji avatar can walk on the ground on the upper boundary of a window, or climb on the left and right boundaries of the window.

But, deskpet pet also supports streaming gameplay, similar to stream avatar

Stream Avatar Mode:

Desktop Pet can be connected to Twitch streaming. Whenever a viewer speaks in the live room, a Shimeji avatar will be generated and the corresponding chat will be presented to enhance the interaction between the anchor and the audience.

Finally, a function comparison chart is presented to you

Shimeji EE vs Desktop Pet

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Jack.xiong

A freelance editor focusing on the VTuber and AI industry.