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Konstantinos edited this page Feb 1, 2026 · 7 revisions

Welcome to the shortcuts-overlay wiki!

Here is a demo:
shortcut-overlay-video.mp4

and a screenshot:

No blur with rounded corners

Troubleshooting:

RUST_LOG=debug  shortcuts-overlay

Configuration:

Example: purple background color with different dimensions:

Purple background two columns

You can adjust the relevant values on the overlay-config.toml and the overlay's appearance will change on the next draw/invocation.

# Shortcuts Overlay Configuration File
#

# This is an example configuration file. To use it, copy it to:
# /usr/share/shortcuts-overlay/overlay-config.toml
#
# Example:
#   cp overlay-config.toml /usr/share/shortcuts-overlay/overlay-config.toml



# Background color in hex format (RGB)
# Default: "#000000" (black)
# Example frosted glass dark: "#32373C"
background_color = "#32373C"

# Text color in hex format (RGB)
# Default: "#ffffff" (white)
text_color = "#ffffff"

# Font size in pixels
# Default: 9.0
# Recommended range: 8.0-13
font_size = 11.0
# Enable/disable blur effect for frosted glass appearance
# Default: true
apply-blur = true
# values: bottom, top, topleft, topright, bottomleft, bottomright
anchor = "center"

# in pixles
width = 1200

# in pixles
height = 800
# in pixels
corner_radius = 16.0

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