A two-way conversation
Click, pet, or choose a reply. Each ghost has its own conversations and reactions, shown in speech balloons.
UKAGAKA, ON YOUR MAC.
A little company for your desktop.
They chat, change outfits, and sometimes ask for a little attention. Bring Ukagaka’s desktop characters to your Mac.
Get started on MacmacOS 14 or later · Apple Silicon / Intel
Made for macOSSupported engines run natively
A character included from the startMeet Ria, with a dialogue balloon included
Compatibility in progressNot a complete replacement for SSP
01 / EVERYDAY COMPANY
Let them linger. Or say hello.
A “ghost” is a Ukagaka character and its dialogue. Utatane gives it a place on your desktop. Ria is a character included with the app, so you can try it without finding a ghost first.
Make room for your style
Switch shells and balloons, and adjust their size. Supported ghosts also offer animations and different outfits.
Meet someone new
Install a distributed NAR file, or import ghosts and balloons from an extracted SSP folder.
Capture them in one window
Window mode keeps ghosts and balloons together, with selectable backgrounds and fullscreen. Include speech history or save the scene directly as a PNG.
02 / BEFORE YOU BRING YOUR GHOST
Not every ghost is at home yet.
Even ghosts using the same engine can depend on different features. Check the current support before bringing over a favorite.
- Supported
- Basic rendering, dialogue, mouse interaction, NAR installation, and individual or batch network updates for managed content.
- Depends on the ghost
- Some SakuraScript, SERIKO, and outfit definitions are unsupported. Windows DLLs and executables do not run directly; some require a configured Wine environment.
- Not supported yet
- Windows-specific FMO, some SakuraScript and SERIKO features, and some external Windows modules.
TOOLS
Related tools
03 / MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME
Download and get started.
Download
Get Utatane-macOS.zip from the latest release. It supports both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
Move the app
Unzip the download and move Utatane.app to your Applications folder.
Say hello
Open Utatane to display Ria, the included character. You can add other ghosts later.
If macOS blocks the first launch
Current development builds are unsigned. Verify the download source, try opening the app once, then allow it in System Settings → Privacy & Security.
Alternatively, move the app to Applications, then run the following command in Terminal.
sudo xattr -rc "/Applications/Utatane.app"This recursively removes extended attributes, including quarantine, from Utatane.app. Use it only for an app obtained from the official distribution source that you trust. It does not verify the app’s signature or safety.
04 / A FEW MORE THINGS
A few things to know.
What is Ukagaka?
Ukagaka is a system and culture for keeping characters on your desktop and enjoying their dialogue and reactions. The host app is called baseware; a character and its dialogue form a ghost; its appearance is a shell; and its speech window is a balloon. Utatane is baseware for macOS.
Do I need Wine?
Supported SHIORI engines run without Wine. Rishu requires a separate Perl environment. Ghosts that depend on Windows DLLs or other Windows components may still need Wine.
Can I run Sakura and Unyuu?
The supported version of Materia’s first can run without Wine through a dedicated dialogue-data reader. It is not bundled; you need your own legitimately obtained files. This is not general-purpose Windows DLL execution.
Does it support other languages?
The app and this page support Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Korean. Ghost dialogue stays in the author’s language and is not automatically translated.
What if something doesn’t work?
Please report the ghost’s name, your Utatane version, and what happened on GitHub Issues. Compatibility is still evolving, including rendering, text encoding, and events.