DESK GOBLIN

Open DeskGoblin.exe to start the companion.

Click the speech bubble to open your task desk.
Enter a task, then select Add.
Select a task to give it to the goblin.
Select Feed selected task when you finish it.
Use Undo last completion to restore a task.

Click the goblin to pet him.
Hold Ctrl and click the goblin to open or close the task desk.
Drag the goblin to move him.
Right-click the goblin for the menu.

Closing the task desk keeps the companion running.
Select Quit Desk Goblin in the menu to exit the app.
Your saved tasks remain available when you open the app again.

The app saves your tasks after each change.
Your data is stored under %LOCALAPPDATA%\DeskGoblin.
The app retains a backup copy of its save file.
The save file stays separate from the application folder.

The optional focus timer pauses when you quit or suspend Windows.
It returns paused after you restart the app.
Timer completion does not complete a task.

Set the hours, minutes, and seconds beside Duration.
Select Apply length to save the new duration.
The timer supports lengths from one second to 99 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds.
During an active session, the duration fields set the next timer length.
Select Cancel to reset the current timer to the new length.

The goblin selects idle and click reactions at random.
Each idle interval randomly selects 15, 45, 90, or 210 seconds.
Each reaction has matching animation and text.
Task holding and task eating use fixed reactions.
Still mode disables automatic idle reactions.

The app works offline.
It requires no account or separate runtime installation.
Sound and automatic startup are off by default.