Transparent Overlays

In the eventuality that you are working in design, then chances are that you came across projects where you had to put text on top a background image, be it a hero section, above-the-fold content for marketing or any other similar work or gaming tasks. Other times, you may be involved with a project where you need to determine or improve the contrast between the text and background image.

Transparent Overlays is a tiny program that allows you to display images as draggable, resizable and transparent items on top of your desktop. The application works with common image formats, including PNG, GIF, TIFF and JPEG, but can also identify Office formats, HTML, MP3, AVI and executable files, just to name a few.

Creating an overlay can be done in two different ways, namely adding the file from your local storage or inserting an URL. The interface is minimalistic and includes solely these two options along with the command to exit the application. According to the developer, the application can save and load all images with their size and screen positions. Not only can this be helpful in web design, but also for other personal projects such as giving feedback on a product or writing an essay based on an image.