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Cute Shimeji buddies that live on your Chrome browser.

Pick an anime hero, a game character, a chibi mascot or a pet. It walks along the bottom of every page, climbs the edges and reacts when you click it. Free, one-click install, no account.

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  • Chrome · Edge · Brave

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How it works

Under a minute from install to your first buddy.

  1. 1

    Add to Chrome

    Open the Chrome Web Store page and click Add to Chrome. No account and nothing to download elsewhere.

  2. 2

    Pick a buddy

    Click the Shimeji Buddy icon in your toolbar and switch on any character you like, or a whole crew.

  3. 3

    Watch them play

    They walk along the page, climb the edges and react when you click or drag them. Pause them any time.

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Bring Your Browser To Life With Shimeji Buddy

Shimeji Buddy replaces the empty edges of your Chrome window with small animated companions. Each Shimeji walks along the bottom of the page, climbs the sides, hangs from the top bar and reacts when you click or drag it. Choose from anime heroes, game icons, chibi mascots, animals and K-Pop idols, then run one buddy or a whole crew.

  • Cute animated characters that walk, run, climb and jump on every web page.
  • Drag and drop any buddy to wherever you want on the screen.
  • Click a character to trigger its special animation.
  • Run one buddy or a whole crew at the same time.
  • Lightweight sprite animations that will not slow down Chrome.
  • Pause, hide or remove buddies with one click from the toolbar panel.
  • Works on Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave and other Chromium browsers.
  • 100% free, no account, no sign-up and no personal data collected.

Good to know

What is a Shimeji?

A Shimeji is a small animated desktop mascot that walks around the edge of your screen, climbs windows and reacts when you interact with it. The idea comes from a Japanese desktop-pet program from 2009. Shimeji Buddy brings the same idea to the Chrome browser as a lightweight extension.

What is Shimeji Buddy?

Shimeji Buddy is a free Chrome extension with a library of animated Shimeji characters: anime heroes, game icons, chibi mascots, animals, K-Pop idols, cartoons and film characters. You pick the buddies you like and they play on every web page you visit.

Is Shimeji Buddy safe?

Yes. Shimeji Buddy is published on the Chrome Web Store and reviewed by Google. It only needs permission to draw its animation layer on web pages. It does not read passwords, form data or browsing history, and it never sends page content anywhere.

Is Shimeji Buddy free?

Completely free. There is no premium tier, no subscription and no in-app purchase. The website is supported by a small number of ads.

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Ready to meet your buddy?

Install Shimeji Buddy in a few seconds and pick from 6+ characters.

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