GhostOverlay
Trace images. Frame your work.
Only for Mac
$1.99
Mac
Keep a reference image over your work and keep clicking, typing, and creating—without screen recording or accessibility permissions.
Ghost Overlay puts a transparent image or a precise crop frame above every app on your Mac.
Your overlay is click-through by default, so you can keep clicking, typing, drawing, and working in the app underneath—without moving or hiding your reference. Enter Edit Mode only when you want to reposition or resize it.
Use it to trace a reference, compare a design while you build it, check a thumbnail crop, or keep a composition guide visible while you work. Load an image, set its opacity, and place it exactly where you need it. Or show a frame with a familiar aspect ratio or an exact pixel size—no image required.
Everything stays local. Ghost Overlay has no account, no subscription, no network connection, and no unnecessary permissions.
FEATURES
• Place any image above every app
• Click, type, draw, and work through your overlay
• Adjust opacity with the menu bar or keyboard shortcuts
• Move and resize with pixel-level control
• Hold Blink Compare for a quick before-and-after check
• Show aspect-ratio frames for common formats
• Check exact pixel dimensions, including Retina-aware sizing
• Customize frame guides, dimming, border color, and border width
• Restore your last image when you reopen the app
• Keep working without screen recording or accessibility permissions
MADE FOR
• Designers comparing a reference with work in progress
• Illustrators and artists tracing or studying composition
• Developers matching an implementation to a mockup
• Photographers, video editors, and social creators checking crops
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Option-Command-O: show or hide the image overlay
Option-Command-F: show or hide the frame
Option-Command-E: edit the visible overlay
Option-Command-B: blink compare
Ghost Overlay is a focused, one-time-purchase utility for macOS.
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The developer, SATOSHI MAEDA, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- SATOSHI MAEDA
- Size
- 341.2 KB
- Category
- Graphics & Design
- Compatibility
Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
- Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
- Mac
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © SATOSHI MAEDA
