Shimeji was originally a desktop buddy for computers. Artists would produce and distribute full image sets and plug them into the program, and the character would be off, spreading chaos and mayhem, intercepting clicks, and overall being adorable. This app features two free Shimeji (Miku, Neko) and you can get many other FREE characters from the Shimeji Store page inside the application. Our live wallpaper has various mascot animations and every so often we add something new, besides new Shimeji.
Shimeji is a browser extension for Google Chrome. It was created in the Netherlands for fun. The extension doesn’t bear any other benefits. An original extension everyone can get in Chrome free of charge. Play with shimejis while surfing the Internet. Let’s find out more about them, how to play with them, and what kinds of shimeji one can find nowadays.
What is a shimeji?
Shimeji is a small character who plays around with the windows of the Chrome browser. They aren’t useful or anything, just fun. The characters can also be called desktop buddies or mascots. Regardless of the name, they look like characters from well-known anime series and games.
How to play with shimejis?
In order to interact with the character, a user must use a mouse. Pick characters and drag them anywhere on the screen. Leave wherever you like and watch them play with the elements on the page.
These characters may walk, crawl, climb, and jump. To make things funnier, they may also steal elements from the page. Not literally, of course. When playing with such characters, users can see them interact if they belong to one pack. Shimejis from different bundles cannot interact with each other.
Users can download the characters from favorite movies and animations. Each shimeji looks and behaves differently because their creators are from all over the world. The behavior of each character is unique.
How to get a shimeji?
Use the shimeji directory to choose the new favorite. As the popularity of the extension is growing, new characters are added. The latest ones added were characters from the well-known series My Hero Academia and Bangtan Boys. Follow the updates to see what new characters are added to the selection of options.
Since May 2020, users can request characters in case they are missing. If the request gets enough votes, the character will be added.
How To Get Shimeji On Home Screen
What characters can one find at Shimeji Extension?
The Chrome extension already has world-famous characters from Mario, Assassin’s Creed, Avengers, BBC Sherlock, Disney, Naruto, Pokémon, Rick and Morty, SpongeBob SquarePants, etc. In total, there are hundreds of characters from dozens of series, games, and movies.
Which sites can shimeji be on?
These toys can’t be on all websites. However, they are optimized for platforms like Google, YouTube, Facebook, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram, etc. The list of sites keeps growing as the characters get more developed and adjusted to other websites.
Is Shimeji a virus?
Many users, who have never heard about the extension, wonder if it’s a virus. Surely, it might seem suspicious when you see them at first. However, the software has no viruses. It’s just a fun addition to online browsing.
Those who worry about malware or similar problems can additionally install ad-blocking software.
How to install the extension?
When you are ready to install the extension, you can go to the developer’s website or Chrome Online Store and get it in a few clicks. The extension is very lightweight, only 659KB. Almost a million users already have it.
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Help and tutorial posts || Language Options || Mod Posts || Asks
Q: How does one go about using shimeji’s?
A: Windows download tutorial and Mac download tutorial.
Q: How do I make a shimeji?
A: This is a really good tutorial to guide you through how to make a shimeji. And this is a really useful guide to help you out!
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Q: I downloaded it, but how do I open my shimeji?
A: Install winrar or 7zip, they’re free program that will allow you to open .rar files.
Q: Do you take submissions/requests?
A: Yes, I do take requests to look for specific shimeji’s. I will not MAKE you a shimeji. None of the shimejis on this blog were made by me, unless stated otherwise.
Q: Are shimejis safe to download? Can they give me a virus?
A: I can’t guarantee any download is safe because the internet is a very unsure place, but I haven’t downloaded any viruses through shimeji’s yet. I haven’t personally downloaded every shimeji from the list, nor do I think it’s a common practice for people to spread viruses through shimejis if at all. But it never hurts to be on the safe side! (I never really am. I’ve still downloaded ones when warnings pop up but still, so far no problems?) Nor has anyone ever told me about a virus from any shimejis.
And on that note… If any of you know if there is a shimeji on the list that is unsafe for download, please let me know so I can remove it! I do not want to advocate for the download of a virus, and I will remove a shimeji from the list right away to stop that from happening if you become aware of one.
Q: I sent you a message, but you never responded. Why?
A: I will no longer be responding to requests for help with any shimeji. I am not able to keep up with all the requests people send in and most of the time I don’t know what I can do to help anymore. Any requests for shimejis sent in I will add to the seeking page, but I will not respond to any of these asks. If you don’t think I got your request, you can feel free to send it in again as long as you are nice about it.
Q: Have you posted a _____ shimeji?
A: Please check the masterlist. I have almost all shimeji’s I’ve posted/reblogged listed there, all sorted by their respective show/movie/ect. The only exceptions would be ones that were in the queue and were posted since I last updated it, which you should be able to find by just looking at the most recent pages of the blog.
Q: Can you make me a _____ shimeji?
A: No. I will look for one but I will not make you one.
Shimeji On Desktop
Q: Can you take down _____ shimeji?
A: Of course! If a shimeji needs to be removed for some reason, I will take it down.
Q: How can I get my Shimeji’s to work on Window’s 8?
A: Try downloading this! I haven’t been able to test this method yet, but I’ve been told it works. I also found this, in case you’re still running into trouble even after downloading the correct Java.
Q: Can I get shimeji’s on my tablet/chromebook?
A: As far as I know, no. And I don’t know if someone will be able to figure it out in the future. I’ll try to keep updated on this if someone is able to figure this out, and if I hear anything about it I’ll be sure to post about it!
Q: My _____ shimeji won’t work for whatever reason!
A: My most common ask. When a shimeji isn’t working, there’s a few things that could be wrong. Sometimes a window will pop up to select your shimeji but will not run them, or it will tell you that you need to install a Java update which does nothing. When it does this, try clicking on the Executable Jar File to run the shimeji rather than the application.
If that isn’t the issue, try replace the image files into a working shimeji. Most of the time that seems to fix the problem for me.
There are some shimeji’s though where the program is written wrong or it just isn’t compatible with your computer. So if the first method didn’t work, try renaming the files or extracting the files.
If a window pops up telling you there is a Java Exception, try this. I admittedly don’t know if this works because I have never been able to test it so please tell me if this helps you or not!
If your Free! Iwatobi Swim Club shimeji will not work, look here for the solution to your specific problem.
Q: I tried doing all that, it still won’t work.
A: Unfortunately, due to the overwhelming amount of people who have been asking for help I will most likely not be able to give out individual help anymore. If it seems like a lot of people are having similar issues I will try to look into the matter if possible, or at the very least publish an ask to get some feedback. Maybe someone out there will have an answer to the question.