Buddy95

Your friendly Win95-style motivational companion

Buddy95 — your friendly motivational companion in a nostalgic Windows 95 style. As you browse the web, Buddy95 periodically shows motivational pop-up messages right on the page — gentle reminders that you're doing great. ✦ FEATURES • Retro Windows 95 interface — both the popup settings panel and the on-page message bubbles are styled as classic Win95 windows with title bars, beveled buttons, and that unmistakable silver look. • 4 Languages — Russian, English, Spanish, and Chinese. Over 150 unique messages per language. • Gender-aware messages — choose between unisex, male, or female message sets for more personal and relevant motivation. • Configurable timing — set how often messages appear (1–120 minutes) and how long they stay on screen (3–60 seconds). • Light, Dark & System themes — follows your OS preference or lets you choose manually. • Animations — pick between smooth Scale or Fade animations for appearing/disappearing bubbles. • Custom bubble shape — upload your own image to use as a mask for the bubble shape. • Text size control — adjust message font size from 10px to 28px. • Test button — preview a bubble instantly from the settings popup. • Lightweight — no external requests, no tracking, no data collection. Everything runs locally in your browser. ✦ HOW IT WORKS 1. Install the extension 2. Click the Buddy95 icon in the toolbar to configure 3. Motivational messages will appear on any page at your chosen interval 4. Close bubbles anytime by clicking the ✕ button ✦ PRIVACY Buddy95 does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. All settings are saved locally using Chrome's built-in storage API. No analytics, no tracking, no servers.