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22 cats live in this editor

They react to your code.

Hiss at bugs. Nap on TODOs. Celebrate clean runs. Then open your browser — no signup, no install.

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22 hand-drawn cats. All at work in your editor.

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Three steps to a catty editor

No install. No account. No fluff.

1

Open a file — cats included

Point your browser at trycatnip.dev/editor. No download, no install, no sign-up — 22 cats load with your file.

2

Code with delight

Type JavaScript, Python, or any language. Cats track your cursor, react to errors, nap on your TODOs.

3

Ship faster

Run it clean and they march in parade. Fix that last bug and they celebrate. Joy is the feedback loop.

Ten cats. All of them at work.

Each one has a job in your editor. See all the cats →

🐱
Cursor cat
Follows your mouse. Pounces when you move too fast. Sulks when you stop.
😾
Error cat
Arches its back at red squiggles. Settles the moment the bug is gone.
😴 z z
Nap cat
Curls up on TODO comments and breathes softly. Not helpful. Very cozy.
🐈🐱🐈‍⬛😸
Parade cat
Clean run? The whole colony marches across the screen. Every single time.
/\_____/\ ( o o ) =( Y )= ) ( (_)-(_)
ASCII cat
Type :cat and run. Seven hand-crafted designs, printed in amber to the console.
🎉
Milestone cat
1st, 10th, 25th, 50th run — full party. Confetti. A hat. It remembers everything.
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The only editor that feels like home at 2am.

— from the reason we built this

What developers are saying

★★★★★

"I replaced my regular Monaco setup with Catnip three weeks ago. The cats are genuinely making me smile during standups."

AK
Alex K.
Full-stack dev, Berlin
★★★★★

"We set it up on the pairing station. Team morale went up. Nobody can explain why and nobody wants to ask."

JM
Jamie M.
Engineering lead, fintech startup
★★★★★

"The error cat is my new bug-detection system. The moment it arches its back, I know I left a console.log in prod."

SR
Sarah R.
Frontend engineer, e-commerce

Got questions?

Quick answers before you dive in.

Yes. The editor, all 22 cats, and every feature are completely free. No paywall, no account required, no cat behind a lock.

It needs an internet connection to load initially (like most web apps). Once loaded, most features work offline. We're building a desktop version for full offline support.

Yes — use the embed URL (trycatnip.dev/embed) to iframe Catnip directly into any webpage. Great for technical blogs, portfolio sites, or demo pages.

Code lives in your browser only — not on our servers. Use the Share button to create a public link to your current snippet, or copy/paste it wherever you like.

22 hand-drawn cats, each triggered by something different: syntax errors, saves, cursor movement, TODO comments, search, and more. Meet them all →

Desktop app (Electron), paid plans for power features, more cats, and community snippet packs. Join the waitlist to get early access.

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