LayerX Alternatives

LayerX is described as 'An intuitive app to display transparent images on screen' and is a Image Viewer in the development category. There are eight alternatives to LayerX for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Microsoft Edge apps. The best LayerX alternative is Kasasa, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like LayerX are Afloat, AfloatX, PixelPerfect and Overlay2.

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  1. Kasasa icon
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    Take screenshots and put them on small floating windows; the application also allows you to decrease the window opacity when the mouse pointer is over it.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  2. AfloatX icon
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    An alternative to Afloat that lives in the dock icon menu. Although AfloatX has some of the same features as Afloat, it is not meant to be a clone. AfloatX is a simple and unobtrusive plugin made to add some additional window management features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. PixelPerfect icon
     5 likes

    Allows developers to put a semi-transparent image overlay over the top of the developed HTML and perform per pixel comparison between them. Works with DevTools and Firebug.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Internet Explorer
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Opera
    • Firefox
     
  4. Overlay2 icon
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    Overlay2 is like digital tracing paper for your computer. It opens a semi-transparent floating image over video capture or editing software, or 3D modelling software, so you can use the image as a reference or positioning guide.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  5. CThruView is a free transparent image viewer that allows mouse clicks to go through the image. This makes your image see through and click through, so use it as tracing paper, splash screen or watermark.

    10 CThruView Transparent Image Viewer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  6. Overlay icon
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    A frame that allows you to have an image or even PDF displayed semi-transparently in front of everything. It enables you to copy, trace, or compare designs, images, and documents with ease, since you can lock the frame and make it undisturbed by mouse gestures.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. GluePrint icon
     Like

    Turn any mockup into a floating guide, and visually align pixels with ease.

    Use GluePrint to implement your interfaces pixel perfect. Simply open a mockup and lock it on top of your work to see how it compares. Position with the arrow keys and scroll to adjust the transparency. .

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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