List of computing mascots

Mascot of GNU, "GNU", with "Tux", the mascot of Linux

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.

Within collaborative software projects, the use of mascots often allow for the existence of a non-trademarked symbol for use by the software's community, as opposed to Logos and Wordmarks, which often have more stringent protections.^[1]

Mascot	Representing	Description	Image	Ref(s)
Adiumy	Adium, a free and open-source instant messaging client for macOS.	A cartoon duck		[2]
Amanda the Panda	Window Maker, a free and open-source window manager for the X Window System.	A cartoon panda		[3][4]
Apache Beam Firefly	Apache Beam	A cartoon firefly		[5][6]
Beanbird	LG’s webOS operating system	A brown bean shaped bird		[7]
Blinky	FreeDOS, a free and open-source DOS implementation for IBM PC compatible computers.	A cartoon fish		[8]
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		[9]
The Bot/Bugdroid[a]	Android operating system	A green cartoon android robot		[10][11][12][13]
Buggie	SerenityOS, a free and open-source desktop operating system	A cartoon anthropomorphic ladybird		[14]
Buggie	Bugzilla, a free and open-source web-based general-purpose bugtracker and testing tool	A cartoon anthropomorphic bug		[15]
Camelia	Raku	A cartoon bug with butterfly-like wings		[16]
Canteloupe	Libreboot	The silhouette of an antelope, leaping		[17]
CowDuck	TerminusDB	A cartoon hybrid with the head of a cow and the body of a duck		[18]
Dash	Dart language and the Flutter framework.	A hummingbird. It represents Dart as a fast language.		[19]
DotNet Bot[b]	.NET free and open source software framework	A purple robot, waving		[20]
Duke	Java, a system for developing application software and deploying it in a cross-platform computing environment	A stylized, unspecified creature		[21][1]
D-Man	D, is a multi-paradigm system programming language.	A Cartoon shaped like D		[22]
elePHPant	PHP, a server-side scripting language designed primarily for web development	A cartoon elephant		[23]
eMule	eMule, a free and open-source peer-to-peer file sharing application for Microsoft Windows	A cartoon mule		[24]
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		[25]
Ferris[c]	Rust language	A cartoon crab		[26]
Gavroche	GNU MediaGoblin, a free and open-source decentralized server software for hosting and sharing digital media	A cartoon goblin		[27]
Geeko	SUSE Linux, a Linux-based free and open-source computer operating system family	A stylized chameleon		[28]
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		[29]
GNU[d]	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		[30]
Gooey	WebGUI, a free and open-source content management system	A cartoon octopus		[31]
Go Gopher	Go, free and open-source programming language	A cartoon gopher		[32]
Grype	Grype, free and open-source vulnerability scanner	A cute cartoon monster		[33]
Hexley	Darwin	A cartoon platypus		[34]
Kandalf	Formerly KDE	A cartoon wizard		[35]
Kate the Cyber Woodpecker	Kate, a free and open-source advanced text editor for software developers	A cartoon robotic woodpecker		[36]
Kiki the Cyber Squirrel	Krita, a free and open-source raster graphics editor designed for digital painting and animation	A cartoon anthropomorphic robotic squirrel		[37]
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		[38]
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		[35]
Kodee	Kotlin, the programming language	A stylized robot		[39][40]
Lenny	Lubuntu	A penguin with blue hair		[41]
Larry[c]	Gentoo	A hand-drawn cow		[42]
The Lisp alien	Lisp	A quadruped alien with more than four eyes and a single arm extending from the nose		[43]
Moby Dock	Docker, a set of platform as a service (PaaS) products	A cartoon whale that hauls shipping containers on its back		[44]
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		[45]
Octocat	GitHub	An anthropomorphized cat with five octopus-like arms		[46][47]
Apache Pig	Apache Pig	An anthropomorphic pig		[48]
Preston	PrestaShop, a free and open-source e-commerce platform.	A puffin		[49][50]
Puffy	OpenBSD, a free and open-source Unix-like operating system descended from BSD, dedicated to security and stability features	A cartoon pufferfish		[51]
Purple Pidgin	Pidgin, a free and open-source multi-platform instant messaging client	A cartoon pigeon		[52]
Powershell Hero	Microsoft Powershell 7, Microsoft's open-source shell	A flat shaded humanoid character		[53]
Camel	Perl, a high-level programming language	A camel		[54]
Log Raft	Raft consensus algorithm	A log raft with a face. Created by Andrea Ruygt, and made a vector by Diego Ongaro		[55]
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		[56]
Sakila	MySQL	A stylized dolphin		[57]
Sara	OpenGameArt.org	A pixel art girl with blonde hair		^[citation needed]
Scratch Cat	Scratch	A cartoon anthropomorphic orange cat		[58]
Slonik	Postgresql	A stylised elephant		[59]
Sudo Sandwich	Sudo	A smiling sandwich		[60]
Suzanne	Blender	A monkey head		[61]
Syft	Syft, free and open-source software bill-of-materials command-line tool and Go library	A cute cartoon owl		[62]
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		[63][1]
Tizen Genie	former mascot of the Tizen operating system for phones	Genie		[64][65]
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"		[66][67][68]
Wizard	ImageMagick, a free and open-source cross-platform software suite for displaying, creating, converting, modifying, and editing raster images	A Wizard		[69]
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.			[70]
Wyvern	LLVM, a set of compiler and toolchain technologies that can be used to develop a compiler frontend for any programming language and backend for any instruction set architecture.	A stylized wyvern		[71]
Xenia	An alternative mascot for Linux	An anthropomorphic fox		[72]
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		[73]
Zero the Ziguana and Ziggy the Ziguana	Zig programming language	A cartoon anthropomorphic iguana wearing a space suit with a jet pack		[74]
Znurt the Flying Saucer[c]	Gentoo Linux	A stylized purple flying saucer		[42]

See also

• List of mascots
• List of video game mascots

References

Notes

1. Didn't have an official name until 2024, in which it was named "The Bot", before then it was unofficially known as "Bugdroid" by the Android team.
2. Typically stylized as "dotnet bot" or "dotnet-bot"
3. Unofficial
4. or just the drawing "GNU head"

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