01SCENARIO
A cursor you can't lose
On a dark launch page, a black arrow vanishes. A halo keeps the pointer obvious at any size and any bitrate.
HOW
- ⌃⌥CCycle to Highlight cursor or Trailing cursor.
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// OVERLAID FOR LAUNCHES
One take. Make it land.
Launch streams and announcement videos don't get a second take. Keep the cursor impossible to lose, zoom into the number as it ticks, and point at the thing you shipped.
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// SOUND FAMILIAR?
THINGS YOU'LL STOP SAYING.
“Look at that counter go! (points vaguely)”
“Wait, where's my mouse?”
“One take. No pressure.”
// HOW IT PLAYS OUT
THREE MOMENTS WHERE IT PAYS OFF.
02SCENARIO
Show off the shortcuts you built
New keyboard shortcuts are easy to miss in a launch video. Show each one as a keycap the moment you use it.
HOW
- ⌃⌥KKeystrokes on.
- Use the feature. The combo appears as you press it.
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03SCENARIO
Freeze the number at its best
Live counters don't wait for you. Freeze the frame, zoom in, circle it, and go back to live.
HOW
- In draw mode, ⌘ and scroll, or pinch, to freeze and zoom.
- ECircle it.
- escBack to live.
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// RECOMMENDED SETUP
WHAT WE'D SET.
overlaid · settings
- Cursor effectTrailing cursor
- Adds energy and keeps the pointer visible.
- PaletteLaunch colours
- Match the ink to your announcement.
- Fade5s
- Marks land, then leave the stage.
- ToolbarHidden
- Nothing on screen that isn't the product.
// WORKS OVER
THE APPS YOU ALREADY USE.
- OBS
- StreamYard
- Riverside
- YouTube Live
- X Live
- Zoom
- Google Meet
- Microsoft Teams
- Slack huddles
- Webex
- Discord
Overlaid draws on your screen, not inside an app, so anything you can see, you can draw on.
ONE THING TO KNOW
Share your entire screen, not a single window.
Your drawings live in their own transparent layer on top of everything. A single-window share only sends that one window, so viewers won't see your marks. Share the whole screen and they will.
// FAQ
QUESTIONS WE GET.
It shows up whenever you share your entire screen. If the tool only captures a single browser tab or window, the overlay won't be included.
Yes. Overlaid never records anything. It just draws on your screen. What gets captured is up to your streaming or recording software.
Press ⌃⌥Z to undo, or ⌃⌥⌫ to clear everything. Both work from anywhere, even outside draw mode.
// COMPARE
- Overlaid vs MouseposéA long-running cursor spotlight and click visualiser from Boinx, with a keystroke display.
- Overlaid vs PresentifyThe best-known Mac screen annotation app: drawing, cursor highlight, spotlight, zoom and a whiteboard.
- Overlaid vs ZoomIt for MacMicrosoft's free, open-source Mac port of the classic Windows presentation tool: zoom, draw, snip, record.
// GUIDES
// ALSO FOR
- Developers & EngineersCircle the exact line in a review, and show every shortcut you press while pairing.
- Product Managers & DesignersCircle and measure on the real prototype, not a screenshot pasted into a doc.
- Teachers & EducatorsTurn any slide, PDF or website into a whiteboard, live, while you teach.
// YOUR NEXT CALL
Try it on your next call.
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