List of computing mascots

This is a list of computing mascots. A mascot is any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck, or anything used to represent a group with a common public identity. In case of computing mascots, they either represent software, hardware, or any project or collective entity behind them.

Mascot	Representing	Description	Image	Ref(s)
Adiumy	Adium, a free and open-source instant messaging client for macOS.	A cartoon duck		[1]
Amanda the Panda	Window Maker, a free and open-source window manager for the X Window System.	A cartoon panda		[2][3]
Apache Beam Firefly	Apache Beam	A cartoon firefly		[4][5]
Beanbird	LG’s webOS operating system	A brown bean shaped bird		[6]
Blinky	FreeDOS, a free and open-source DOS implementation for IBM PC compatible computers.	A cartoon fish		[7]
Beastie, the BSD Daemon	BSD, a free and open-source Unix operating system derivative that also has many derivations out of itself.	A cartoon demon		[8]
Bugdroid[lower-alpha 1]	Android operating system	A green cartoon android robot		[9][10][11]
Buggie	SerenityOS, a free and open-source desktop operating system	A cartoon anthropomorphic ladybird		[12]
Buggie	Bugzilla, a free and open-source web-based general-purpose bugtracker and testing tool	A cartoon anthropomorphic bug		[13]
Camelia	Raku	A cartoon bug with butterfly-like wings		[14]
Canteloupe	Libreboot	The silhouette of an antelope, leaping		[15]
CowDuck	TerminusDB	A cartoon hybrid with the head of a cow and the body of a duck		[16]
Dash	Dart language and the Flutter framework.	A nuclear hummingbird. The hummingbird represents that Dart is a fast language.		[17]
DotNet Bot[lower-alpha 2]	.NET free and open source software framework	A purple robot, waving		[18]
Duke	Java, a system for developing application software and deploying it in a cross-platform computing environment	A stylized, unspecified creature		[19]
elePHPant	PHP, a server-side scripting language designed primarily for web development	A cartoon elephant		[20]
eMule	eMule, a free and open-source peer-to-peer file sharing application for Microsoft Windows	A cartoon mule		[21]
Freedo	Linux-libre, a free and open-source operating system kernel derived from Linux kernel, packaged by GNU to have all the proprietary components removed	A cartoon anthropomorphic penguin		[22]
Ferris[lower-alpha 3]	Rust language	A cartoon crab		[23]
Gavroche	GNU MediaGoblin, a free and open-source decentralized server software for hosting and sharing digital media	A cartoon goblin		[24]
Geeko	SUSE Linux, a Linux-based free and open-source computer operating system family	A stylized chameleon		[25]
Glenda, the Plan 9 Bunny	Plan 9 from Bell Labs, a free and open-source distributed operating system that manages all computing resources through its file system rather than specialized interfaces	A cartoon rabbit		[26]
GNU[lower-alpha 4]	GNU, a free and open-source operating system and an extensive collection of computer software; it is also the mascot of GNU Project, a free-software, mass-collaboration project	An anthropomorphic wildebeest head		[27]
Gooey	WebGUI, a free and open-source content management system	A cartoon octopus		[28]
Go Gopher	Go, free and open-source programming language	A gopher		[29]
Hexley	Darwin	A cartoon platypus	External image http://www.hexley.com/hexley_fork_450.htm	[30]
Kandalf	Formerly KDE	A cartoon wizard		[31]
Kate the Cyber Woodpecker	Kate, a free and open-source advanced text editor for software developers	A cartoon robotic woodpecker		[32]
Kiki the Cyber Squirrel	Krita, a free and open-source raster graphics editor designed for digital painting and animation	A cartoon anthropomorphic robotic squirrel		[33]
Kitty	AROS Research Operating System, a free and open-source multimedia centric implementation of the AmigaOS 3.1 APIs	A cartoon anthropomorphic cat, created by Eric W. Schwartz		[34]
Konqi (Katie and KDE dragons)	The primary mascot of KDE, an international community that develops free and open-source software, and KDE Projects, software they have developed, including KDE Plasma workspace, KDE Frameworks, and the software foundation of other KDE Applications. A number of other dragons also exist, such as Katie, associated with KDE Women's Project and KDE dragons, the mascots of KDE Community	Cartoon dragons		[31]
Kodee	Kotlin, the programming language	A stylized robot		[35][36]
Lenny	Lubuntu	A penguin with blue hair		[37]
Larry[lower-alpha 3]	Gentoo	A hand-drawn cow		[38]
The Lisp alien	Lisp	A quadruped alien with more than four eyes and a single arm extending from the nose		[39]
Moby Dock	Docker, a set of platform as a service (PaaS) products	A cartoon whale that hauls shipping containers on its back		[40]
Mozilla	Retired mascot of Mozilla Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports and leads Mozilla, a free-software community that developed Firefox, a free and open-source web browser and many related projects.	A cartoon anthropomorphic lizard and later a stylized tyrannosaurus rex		[41]
Octocat	GitHub	An anthropomorphized cat with five octopus-like arms		[42][43]
Apache Pig	Apache Pig	An anthropomorphic pig	External image https://pig.apache.org/images/pig-logo.gif	[44]
Preston	PrestaShop, a free and open-source e-commerce platform.	A puffin		[45][46]
Puffy	OpenBSD, a free and open-source Unix-like operating system descended from BSD, dedicated to security and stability features	A cartoon pufferfish		[47]
Purple Pidgin	Pidgin, a free and open-source multi-platform instant messaging client	A cartoon pigeon		[48]
Powershell Hero	Microsoft Powershell 7, Microsoft's open-source shell	A flat shaded humanoid character		[49]
Camel	Perl, a high-level programming language	A camel		[50]
Log Raft	Raft consensus algorithm	A log raft with a face. Created by Andrea Ruygt, and made a vector by Diego Ongaro		[51]
Rocky Raccoon	MINIX 3, a free and open-source project to create a small, high availability, high functioning Unix-like operating system	A cartoon raccoon		[52]
Sakila	MySQL	A stylized dolphin		[53]
Sara	OpenGameArt.org	A pixel art girl with blonde hair
Scratch Cat	Scratch	A cartoon anthropomorphic orange cat
Slonik	Postgresql	A stylised elephant		[54]
Sudo Sandwich	Sudo	A smiling sandwich		[55]
Suzanne	Blender	A monkey head		[56]
Tux	Linux kernel, a free and open-source monolithic Unix-like computer operating system kernel that has been included in many OS distributions	A cartoon anthropomorphic penguin		[57]
Tizen Genie	former mascot of the Tizen operating system for phones	Genie		[58][59]
Wilber	GIMP, a free and open-source raster graphics editor designed for image editing, drawing, image format conversion and others	A creature similar to a Fox or a dog, but is officially a fictional species called a "GIMP"		[60][61][62]
Various Wombats	DATATRIEVE, being adopted as the mascot of its product group. References were included in the help system for the product, and a graphics demonstration using the "PLOT WOMBAT" command displays the character.			[63]
Xenia	An alternative mascot for Linux	An anthropomorphic fox		[64]
Xue	Xfce, a free and open-source desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems that aims to be fast and lightweight, while still being visually appealing and easy to use	A stylized mouse		[65]
Zero the Ziguana and Ziggy the Ziguana	Zig programming language	A cartoon anthropomorphic iguana wearing a space suit with a jet pack		[66]
Znurt the Flying Saucer[lower-alpha 3]	Gentoo Linux	A stylized purple flying saucer		[38]