Question 1

What is Pet Gatekeeper?

Accepted Answer

A screen-time limit your own cat or dog enforces. The site lets you generate a transparent video of your real pet; a native desktop app (Mac, Windows) — and soon a browser extension (Chrome, Edge, Firefox) — uses that pet to hijack your screen when you've been scrolling a watched site too long.

Question 2

How do I install it?

Accepted Answer

The Mac and Windows desktop app is live — head to the Download page, install it, sign in, then paste your 8-character code. The browser extension (Chrome, Edge, Firefox) is still in store review; the same code will work in it the day it lands.

Question 3

How do I redeem a code?

Accepted Answer

Open the extension's popup, click "Manage pets", then click "Redeem". Paste your 8-character code.

Question 4

Which browsers and platforms are supported?

Accepted Answer

The native desktop app supports Mac and Windows and is available now. Browser extensions for Chrome, Edge and Firefox are still in store review. The pet you make today works in whichever one you install.

Question 5

What do I need to make my own pet?

Accepted Answer

1–4 clear photos of your pet, a Google account, and 10 credits.

Question 6

How long does generation take?

Accepted Answer

Usually 10–20 minutes from upload to redemption code, depending on provider load.

Question 7

How long are the pet videos?

Accepted Answer

An intro clip of 2–3 seconds and a loop of 5–8 seconds. Long enough to break the scroll, short enough to stay polite.

Question 8

Can I redo a pet I don't like?

Accepted Answer

Yes — your 10 credits cover up to several free pose regenerations. You can also re-tune the chroma-key any time after the videos are made.

Question 9

What data do you store?

Accepted Answer

Your Google email and account ID, the pets you've created, and the redemption events on your codes. Nothing else.

Question 10

Is anything shared with Google beyond sign-in?

Accepted Answer

No. We use Google only as a sign-in provider; no extra Google APIs are called.

Question 11

Can I delete a pet?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Deleting a pet removes its videos from our storage and revokes its redemption code.

Question 12

What happens if I uninstall the extension?

Accepted Answer

Local pet videos are removed by your browser when the extension is uninstalled. The site account stays intact and you can re-install and re-redeem any time.

Question 13

Why credits instead of a flat price?

Accepted Answer

Future features may cost different amounts. Credits keep pricing consistent regardless of which feature you use.

Question 14

Do credits expire?

Accepted Answer

Never.

Question 15

Refunds?

Accepted Answer

Unused credits are refundable for 14 days. Used credits are not.

Question 16

What's coming next?

Accepted Answer

Public gallery rankings, scenario-based scroll limits (different rules for X vs Reddit vs YouTube), and more pose options for your pet.

Question 17

My pet video stopped showing

Accepted Answer

Open the extension's manage page. If the pet card shows "Video missing", redeem the code again — your data may have been evicted by browser storage limits.

Question 18

The wrong pet is appearing

Accepted Answer

Check the popup's pet picker. "Random" picks among all your pets; pick a specific one to lock it.

Question 19

The extension isn't gatekeeping a site

Accepted Answer

Check the popup's domain rules. Some sites block extensions in their iframes — switch to "Global" mode or add the domain explicitly.

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