Use this command to install GIF-Overlay with WinGet:
winget install --id=duyxyz.GIF-Overlay -e
GIF-Overlay is a lightweight tool designed to display animated GIFs as overlays on your screen with customizable scaling, opacity, and transformation options. Built with WPF for high performance, it offers a seamless experience for users who need to work with or display GIFs while maintaining focus on other applications.
Key Features:
Customizable scaling, opacity, and transformations for precise adjustments.
Always-on-top functionality, perfect for tracing, referencing, or desktop decoration.
Translucent background with fully transparent window borders.
Dynamic resizing via keyboard shortcuts or slider controls in the context menu.
High DPI support for crisp rendering on all displays.
Persistent settings that remember your last opened GIF, window size, and opacity.
Audience & Benefit:
Ideal for users who work with GIFs, need visual references while multitasking, or want to enhance their desktop experience. With its minimalist design and high performance, GIF-Overlay helps increase productivity by keeping essential visuals accessible without cluttering the screen. The tool is particularly beneficial for content creators, designers, and anyone seeking a distraction-free environment.
Installable via winget, GIF-Overlay combines functionality with simplicity, making it a practical choice for those who value efficiency and customization.
README
GIF Overlay - Minimalist GIF & Image Viewer
GIF Overlay is a lightweight, high-performance GIF and static image viewer for Windows, built with C# WPF. It focuses on minimalism, efficiency, and a premium aesthetic, allowing you to pin images on top of other windows with a unique translucency effect.
✨ Key Features
Native C# WPF: High performance with modern Windows 11 aesthetics.
Always on Top: Pin images over other applications—perfect for tracing, references, or desktop decoration.
Translucent Background: Fully transparent window borders, showing only the image content.
Adjustable Opacity: Slide to adjust transparency for a see-through effect.
Flexible Transforms:
Rotate Left/Right (90° increments).
Flip Horizontally/Vertically.
Dynamic Resizing:
Scale via Ctrl + Mouse Wheel.
Precise adjustments via Width/Height sliders in the context menu.
High DPI Support: Crisp rendering on all displays (4K, high-scale laptops).
Settings Persistence: Remembers your last opened GIF, window size, and opacity.
🚀 How to Use
Installation
1. Via WinGet (Recommended)
winget install gifoverlay
2. Manual Download
Download GIF-Overlay-Setup.exe from the Releases section.
Run the installer to register the application.
Right-click any .gif file -> Open With -> Select GIF Overlay.
Controls
Move: Left-click and drag the image (ensure window is unlocked).
Resize:Ctrl + Mouse Wheel to scale or use sliders in Settings.
Context Menu (Right-Click):
Lock Window: Prevent accidental moving or resizing.