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

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
    • Kasasa is the most popular Linux alternative to LayerX.

    • Kasasa is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to LayerX.

    • Kasasa is Free and Open SourceLayerX is also Free and Open Source
    • Kasasa is Privacy focusedLayerX is not according to our users
  2. Afloat icon
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    Make any app able to float on top.

    21 Afloat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • SIMBL
     
    • Afloat is the most popular Mac alternative to LayerX.

    • Afloat is Free and Open SourceLayerX is also Free and Open Source
  3. 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
     
  4. PixelPerfect icon
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    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.

    8 PixelPerfect alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Internet Explorer
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Opera
    • Firefox
     
    • PixelPerfect is the most popular Windows alternative to LayerX.

    • PixelPerfect is Free and ProprietaryLayerX is Free and Open Source
  5. 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.

    11 Overlay2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
    • Overlay2 is the most popular commercial alternative to LayerX.

    • Overlay2 is Paid and ProprietaryLayerX is Free and Open Source
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
    • CThruView Transparent Image Viewer is the most popular Web-based alternative to LayerX.

    • CThruView Transparent Image Viewer is Free and Open SourceLayerX is also Free and Open Source
  7. 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.

    9 Overlay alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. GluePrint icon
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    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

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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