You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games here Contents hide Remember when that damned paperclip used to dominate your desktop? Remember how much we all despised it? Now, over two decades later, virtual companions are all the rage as people who couldnt find the ice cream in a cone get ChatGPT to write their shopping list or chat people up. However, for those who want to return to the once-reviled times, Hatsune Miku is here to be the Clippy of the Modern Era,Hatsune Miku, Desktop MateReleased on Steam for free, Desktop Mate is an all new form of desktop assistant for modern Windows PCs. Described as a next-generation desktop mascot platform, the new program uses 3D-rendered graphics to allow characters to sit on top of your programs, play with the mouse, follow the cursor and give adorable reactions.The free software comes with a single Desktop Mate, Aiel-tan, an anime girl that supports your work and study. However, for the true anime gamers out there, you can purchase an add-on friend in the form of Hatsune Miku for 16.75 at the time of writing.Miku will laze around on your desktop, jump on top of your programs and do all manner of things. If Clippy did this circa 2005, there would be videos of him being eviscerated that will have haunted by dreams. If Miku does it, its all fine and dandy. After all, shes in Fortnite.Mod support?At the time of writing, only these two characters are avilable to use within Desktop Mate, but additional characters are set to arrive in the future. Desktop Mate would probably be more enticign if the program was more like Wallpaper Engine, allowing users to make and upload their own creations that annoy the hell out of you and cause your CPU usage to spike.While not everyone understands the urge to nab a virtual Hatsune Miku to kick her anime legs in front of your program when youre trying to find out why it keeps crashing, were sure someone will love it. Someone will really love it.Related TopicsSubscribe to our newsletters!By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy and may receive occasional deal communications; you can unsubscribe anytime.Share