A pixel-art watch face for Garmin

Your dog.On your Garmin.

Choose from 20 dog breeds and three backgrounds, then add the stats you want to see when you check the time.

Choose your dog

Now on the Garmin Connect IQ store: PixelPup, or PixelPup Lite for free.

Labrador Retriever · Lakeside · Sample readings

20 dogs to choose from 3 backgrounds, light & dark 4 configurable stat rows

Find your dog.

Twenty dog breeds. Tap a dog to try it in the watch preview.

Missing your breed? Vote for the next dog. Every month the winner joins PixelPup.

Choose a theme.

Home, Lakeside, and Beach each have a day and a night version. Your dog stays the same when you switch.

Home

with Home Night

A cream room with a food bowl, charcoal at night.

Lakeside

with Lakeside Night

Green grass, clouds and a lifebuoy, with deeper greens at night.

Beach

with Beach Night

Blue sky, sand and a sandcastle, with navy tones at night.

On a touchscreen watch, touch and hold your pup to switch light and dark. Or change it in Connect IQ settings.

Pick your stats.

Time, date, battery, and heart rate appear when your watch is awake. Choose what the other four rows show, or leave them empty.

  • Temperature
  • Body Battery
  • Calories
  • Steps
  • Floors climbed
  • Distance
  • Stress
  • Active minutes
Will it work on my Garmin?

PixelPup is built for supported round AMOLED Garmin watches, including models in the Forerunner, Venu, epix, fēnix, and vívoactive families. MIP-display watches aren’t supported. Send me your model if you’re not sure.

Where do I change the settings?

After installation, open PixelPup in the Connect IQ app and go to Settings. Choose your breed, theme, day or night, and the stats for your four configurable rows. On touchscreen watches, touch and hold the dog to switch between day and night within your chosen theme.

What happens when the screen rests?

PixelPup keeps the full face rather than switching to a clock-only layout. Garmin controls screen timeout and wrist-gesture activation. Keep Always On Display off; this full-color design is not intended for always-on use.

How do the readings work?

PixelPup uses data available from your Garmin. Temperature follows your watch’s °C/°F setting; distance follows km/miles, without a unit label on the face. Missing readings show a dash. Weather may need a phone sync to refresh.

Choose total daily calories or estimated active calories in settings. The active estimate uses profile information to subtract estimated resting burn; if that information is missing, the face shows total calories. These are everyday reference readings, not medical advice.

Does it collect my data?

Your health and activity readings are processed on your watch, not sent to danyzmaj. PixelPup has no analytics or separate account. Estimated active calories also use profile information locally.

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How do I get PixelPup?

Install PixelPup from the Garmin Connect IQ store, on your phone in the Connect IQ app or on the web. PixelPup Lite is free and has the Labrador Retriever on the Lakeside background.

Questions? Get in touch.

Want your breed added?

I’m Danijel, the developer behind PixelPup. Every month, a public vote picks the next breed to add. Email me for help with the watch face or to send a photo of your dog.

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