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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[a] 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 hummingbird. The hummingbird represents that Dart is a fast language. [17]
DotNet Bot[b] .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]
D-Man D, is a multi-paradigm system programming language. A Cartoon shaped like D D-Man [20]
elePHPant PHP, a server-side scripting language designed primarily for web development A cartoon elephant [21]
eMule eMule, a free and open-source peer-to-peer file sharing application for Microsoft Windows A cartoon mule [22]
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 [23]
Ferris[c] Rust language A cartoon crab [24]
Gavroche GNU MediaGoblin, a free and open-source decentralized server software for hosting and sharing digital media A cartoon goblin [25]
Geeko SUSE Linux, a Linux-based free and open-source computer operating system family A stylized chameleon [26]
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 [27]
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 [28]
Gooey WebGUI, a free and open-source content management system A cartoon octopus [29]
Go Gopher Go, free and open-source programming language A cartoon gopher [30]
Hexley Darwin A cartoon platypus
External image
image icon http://www.hexley.com/hexley_fork_450.htm
 [31]
Kandalf Formerly KDE A cartoon wizard [32]
Kate the Cyber Woodpecker Kate, a free and open-source advanced text editor for software developers A cartoon robotic woodpecker [33]
Kiki the Cyber Squirrel Krita, a free and open-source raster graphics editor designed for digital painting and animation A cartoon anthropomorphic robotic squirrel [34]
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 [35]
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
[32]
Kodee Kotlin, the programming language A stylized robot [36][37]
Lenny Lubuntu A penguin with blue hair [38]
Larry[c] Gentoo A hand-drawn cow [39]
The Lisp alien Lisp A quadruped alien with more than four eyes and a single arm extending from the nose [40]
Moby Dock Docker, a set of platform as a service (PaaS) products A cartoon whale that hauls shipping containers on its back [41]
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 [42]
Octocat GitHub An anthropomorphized cat with five octopus-like arms [43][44]
Apache Pig Apache Pig An anthropomorphic pig
External image
image icon https://pig.apache.org/images/pig-logo.gif
 [45]
Preston PrestaShop, a free and open-source e-commerce platform. A puffin [46][47]
Puffy OpenBSD, a free and open-source Unix-like operating system descended from BSD, dedicated to security and stability features A cartoon pufferfish [48]
Purple Pidgin Pidgin, a free and open-source multi-platform instant messaging client A cartoon pigeon [49]
Powershell Hero Microsoft Powershell 7, Microsoft's open-source shell A flat shaded humanoid character [50]
Camel Perl, a high-level programming language A camel [51]
Log Raft Raft consensus algorithm A log raft with a face. Created by Andrea Ruygt, and made a vector by Diego Ongaro [52]
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 [53]
Sakila MySQL A stylized dolphin [54]
Sara OpenGameArt.org A pixel art girl with blonde hair [citation needed]
Scratch Cat Scratch A cartoon anthropomorphic orange cat [citation needed]
Slonik Postgresql A stylised elephant [55]
Sudo Sandwich Sudo A smiling sandwich [56]
Suzanne Blender A monkey head [57]
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 [58]
Tizen Genie former mascot of the Tizen operating system for phones Genie [59][60]
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" [61][62][63]
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. [64]
Xenia An alternative mascot for Linux An anthropomorphic fox
[65]
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 [66]
Zero the Ziguana
and
Ziggy the Ziguana		 Zig programming language A cartoon anthropomorphic iguana wearing a space suit with a jet pack
[67]
Znurt the Flying Saucer[c] Gentoo Linux A stylized purple flying saucer [39]

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ Officially unnamed but is reportedly named Bugdroid inside of Google
  2. ^ Typically stylized as "dotnet bot" or "dotnet-bot"
  3. ^ a b c Unofficial
  4. ^ or just the drawing "GNU head"

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