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Windows companion

Discord presence
that keeps up.

Pengu detects any game you play, keeps Discord activity current, tracks playtime and adds optional game and browser tools when you want them.

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Latest buildWindows desktop~103 MB
Pengu desktop application showing Discord presence settings
Pengu mascot
Any gameGame detection
Per-gamePrivacy controls
7 daysPlaytime history
OptionalBrowser companion
Why Pengu exists

I wanted better Discord activity. Pengu grew from there.

I did not like the way Discord showed game-based activity, so I made Pengu as my own desktop companion. The idea started simple: know what I am playing, keep track of the useful details, and send the right parts to Discord so the activity actually feels personal.

Built around the Pengu plush my girlfriend gave me.
I · Presence

Discord activity, but with more personality.

Pengu tracks what games you play, how long you play them, and the important data a game exposes. It can then send the useful parts to your Discord client for more detailed activity instead of a generic game name.

The custom artwork is based on my plushy Pengu — a gift from my girlfriend that I ended up naming the whole app after. The artwork and game-mapping setup on my side is intentionally simple too: just two Discord channels handle the setup.

II · Playtime

Then I wanted to know how much I actually play.

A lot of games do not give you a useful daily playtime view, so I added tracking for today and recent days. Once Pengu was already giving games extra information, I thought: “mmmh... why not add the features I normally need separate apps for?”

That is how things like the Riot rank tools and the Path of Exile features started becoming part of Pengu instead of separate utilities.

III · Performance

It also had to stay lightweight.

At one point Pengu used about 400 MB of RAM and around 3% across two cores on my 16-core 9750X3D. That was not a big problem on my PC, but some friends with weaker systems noticed it, so I went through every part and function and optimized it.

Before~400 MB RAM
~3% across 2 cores
→
Now~80 MB RAM
~0.5% on 1 core
IV · Browser

Then a friend complained about his ad blocker.

When I was almost out of ideas, one of my friends kept complaining that his ad blocker was not working properly. That made me wonder if Pengu could have a browser companion too — something that could show tracked websites in Discord and also handle normal browser utilities.

That became the Pengu Browser Companion: optional website presence, ad blocking, clean links, remembered site volume, game tabs and the other browser tools that now live alongside the desktop app.

Live activity preview

What Discord sees, automatically.

Pengu changes your activity as you switch games, exposes richer details where available, and falls back cleanly when you step away.

Demo mode
1 / 3
Valorant themed Pengu
VALORANT Competitive • Jett • Diamond 2 Playing now
Before / after

Same game. Better Discord activity.

Pengu can keep generic activity simple, then add richer details when the game exposes useful information.

Without Pengu
Playing a gameNo useful game detailsGeneric activity
With Pengu
Valorant themed Pengu
VALORANTCompetitive • Jett • Diamond 2Playing now
You can still choose generic activity or hide the game completely.
Works in the background

You play. Pengu handles the boring part.

Game detection feeds Pengu, Pengu decides what should be shown, and Discord stays current without you updating it by hand.

Your gamePengu notices what is running.
Pengu
PenguApplies details, privacy and your chosen mode.
DiscordYour activity updates automatically.
Why Pengu

One small app. A useful set of tools.

Built around the things you actually want from a desktop companion: detection, Discord presence, game details and a few extras when they are useful.

Automatic game detection

Pengu follows whatever game you open and can prioritize the focused game when more than one is running.

ExampleElden Ring → VALORANT as you switch focus

Richer Discord activity

Every game can be detected, while mapped integrations can add mode, rank, character or match details when that data is available.

ExampleVALORANT • Competitive • Diamond 2

Playtime tracking

See today's total, a per-game breakdown and the last seven days without turning Pengu into a giant analytics dashboard.

ExampleToday 3h 42m • 7 days 18h 16m

Per-game privacy

Show a game fully, reduce it to “Playing a game”, or hide it from Pengu's Discord activity entirely.

ControlFull details → Playing a game → Hidden

Windows utility controls

Start with Windows, run tray-only, inspect the current activity state and keep Pengu updated automatically.

DesktopStart with Windows • Tray-only • Auto updates

Tracked website presence

With the browser companion, only websites you explicitly track can become Discord activity.

ExampleYouTube Music • Listening to a tracked page
Game tools

Extra features where they make sense.

Pengu keeps game-specific tools separate, so you can use the parts that matter to you and ignore everything else.

Path of Exile themed Pengu
Path of Exile

Health monitor & map warnings

Optional local tools for resource readings, overlays and dangerous-map warnings.

Valorant themed Pengu
Valorant & League

Match tracking overlays

Team information, ranks and supported match-state overlays with optional hotkeys.

Honkai themed Pengu
Any game

Detection across your library

Pengu can follow any game you launch; mapped integrations add richer details where the game exposes useful data.

Browser companion

Useful browser extras, kept optional.

The browser extension can connect explicitly tracked websites to Pengu and adds a handful of practical site tools. The desktop app works without it.

Website presenceTrack only the sites you choose.
Clean linksRemove known ad and referral parameters.
Site volumeRemember a volume setting per domain.
Game tabsOpen saved pages when a game starts.
Cat themed Pengu artwork
Terraria themed Pengu artwork
How it works

Run it. Pick a mode. Leave it alone.

Pengu is designed to sit in the background instead of becoming another launcher you have to manage.

I — Open PenguKeep the Discord desktop app running alongside it.
II — Choose a modeGame detection, website detection, custom text or focused-window detection.
III — Configure extrasEnable game tools, tray mode or the browser companion only if you want them.
IV — DoneSettings save automatically and Pengu handles the rest in the background.
FAQ

The useful questions.

A few things worth knowing before you install Pengu.

Yes. Pengu can detect any game you launch. Games with mapped integrations can also show richer details such as rank, mode, character or match information when that data is available.

No. The desktop app works on its own. The browser companion is optional and adds tracked website presence, clean links, per-site volume and other browser tools.

For Discord activity, keep the Discord desktop app running alongside Pengu. Turning Pengu's Discord activity off removes the activity it sends.

Yes. Each detected game can be shown fully, reduced to a generic “Playing a game” activity, or hidden from Pengu's Discord activity.

Desktop preferences are stored locally on your PC. Browser companion preferences such as saved volume levels and game-tab sets are stored locally in the browser.

Yes. Pengu includes automatic updates, so you can keep using the app without manually replacing the install every time a new build ships.

Pengu for Windows

Ready to install Pengu?

Download the desktop companion and set up the parts you actually want to use.

Download latest build
Windows desktop~103 MBAutomatic updates

The browser companion is optional and can be set up later from Pengu.