Best alternatives to pixel-pets (2026)
9 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to pixel-pets, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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pixel-pets alternatives, compared
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Pixel Pets
Pixel pet companions that walk along the bottom of your browser
≈1K users4.8★ from 6 ratingsUpdated 6 weeks ago2 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than pixel-pets
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
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Pixel Pet
A customizable pixel pet on every webpage. Toggle with a shortcut.
216 users5.0★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago2 permissions- About 9.3× fewer users than pixel-pets
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
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Pets Chrome
🐾 Pets for Chrome is an application that adds cute and cuddly pets right into your browser.
≈40K users3.4★ from 167 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago1 permissions- About 20× more users than pixel-pets
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 6)
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Pixel Tab
Put some pixels in that new tab of yours!
≈10K users4.8★ from 47 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions- About 5.0× more users than pixel-pets
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 6)
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Virtual Pets for Google Chrome™
Virtual Pets it's application that add cute pets to your browser!
≈10K users4.2★ from 486 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 5.0× more users than pixel-pets
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 6)
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Virtual Pets
Virtual Pets it's application that add cute pets to your browser!
≈5K users4.1★ from 188 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 2.5× more users than pixel-pets
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
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Dino Pets
A cute little dinosaur that follows your mouse around!
401 users3.7★ from 6 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than pixel-pets
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 6)
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Browser Pet
A Chrome Extension that adds cute pets to your browser.
799 users3.5★ from 6 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions- About 2.5× fewer users than pixel-pets
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 6)
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Meow, The Cat Pet
Meow is a virtual Cat pet who walks on your screen while you're browsing the web.
≈100K users4.4★ from 1.6K ratingsUpdated 7 months ago4 permissions- About 50× more users than pixel-pets
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 6)
pixel-pets alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to pixel-pets?
By users, the most popular alternative is Meow, The Cat Pet with ≈100K users and a 4.4-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Pixel Pets.
Which pixel-pets alternative has the best rating?
Meow, The Cat Pet has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.4 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings.
Is there a pixel-pets alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Pixel Tab asks for 0 permissions, against 6 for pixel-pets.
How many alternatives to pixel-pets are there?
We list 9 close alternatives to pixel-pets on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.