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) | ||||
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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 |
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[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 |
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[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 |
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[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 |
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[66] | ||||
Znurt the Flying Saucer[lower-alpha 3] | Gentoo Linux | A stylized purple flying saucer | ![]() | [38] |
See also
References
Notes
- Officially unnamed but is reportedly named Bugdroid inside of Google
- Typically stylized as "dotnet bot" or "dotnet-bot"
- Unofficial
- or just the drawing "GNU head"
Citations
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