Meet Bud.

A cheerful little green companion who is always happy to help, even when he looks slightly dazed. Bud is a digital pet you can adopt for free — he lives right inside ChatGPT on the web, or roams across your Windows desktop via the ChatGPT desktop app.

Small leaf. Big personality.

Bud is friendly, curious and always ready to tag along. He runs when work begins, waves when you arrive, celebrates when the job is finished and occasionally looks like he could use a very long nap.

Take Bud with you.

Download Bud's complete ChatGPT pet sprite sheet and add a little more character to your workspace.

Bud in your browser — One-click

Adding Bud to ChatGPT on the web takes about a minute. No downloads or technical setup required — he lives right in your chat tab.

Open Bud's pet link. Tap the link below. It opens ChatGPT with Bud ready and waiting. If you're not signed in, ChatGPT will ask you to log in first — that's normal.
Get Bud in ChatGPT
Add Bud as your pet. ChatGPT will show Bud and ask if you'd like to keep him. Confirm, and he moves in right away.
Say hello. That's it — Bud now lives in your ChatGPT. He'll hop, nap, and keep you company while you chat.

Bud on your desktop — Windows app

Using the ChatGPT Windows desktop app? Bud can roam your entire desktop — not just a browser tab. This version uses a larger v2 sprite sheet plus a pet.json, packaged in a ready-to-drop-in folder.

Download the desktop pet zip. Grab bud-desktop-pet.zip from this link. It contains a bud folder with everything the desktop app needs.
Extract the zip. Right-click the downloaded file and choose "Extract All…". You'll get a bud folder containing pet.json and spritesheet.webp.
Move the folder into place. Place the whole bud folder in C:\Users\[username]\.codex\pets\. If the pets folder doesn't exist yet, create it.
Restart the ChatGPT app. Close and reopen the ChatGPT Windows desktop app. Bud appears and starts wandering all over your desktop.

Windows only for now — the browser version above works everywhere.