What is Overlaid used for?

Overlaid is a macOS screen annotation app for drawing, zooming, spotlighting the cursor and showing keystrokes live while presenting or on calls. It is a good fit for annotating the screen during presentations, highlighting steps in tutorial recordings and showing keyboard shortcuts on video calls.

How much does Overlaid cost?

Overlaid is a paid product with no free plan. 7-day free trial, then a one-time purchase: $4.99 for the first 50 licenses and $11.99 after. No subscription or account.

Is Overlaid open source?

No. Overlaid is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Productivity category, open-source options include MarkerOn, Stats and Rectangle.

What are some alternatives to Overlaid?

Other SaaS products in the Productivity category include Scribbble, Dictato and iShot.

Overlaid: features, pricing and alternatives

About Overlaid

Overlaid draws directly on top of your screen so you can circle, highlight and point at things in any app or call. Tools include a pen and highlighter, shapes and arrows, a ruler that measures in px and pt, an eraser, and text labels you can move and resize. Marks can be set to fade after 2, 5 or 10 seconds, and the toolbar can be trimmed to the tools you use.

A zoom mode freezes the screen and magnifies up to 8 times with panning, and cursor effects such as ripples, halo, spotlight, trail or a live magnifier make the pointer easy to follow. A keystroke overlay shows pressed shortcuts as raised keycaps with themes and nine anchor positions, and all shortcuts can be rebound.

It stays on top of full-screen apps and covers each connected display. Everything renders locally in memory, and nothing is written to disk or uploaded. The download is under 2 MB. There is a 7-day free trial with all features and no card, then a one-time purchase, priced at $4.99 for the first 50 licenses and $11.99 afterwards, using a license key instead of an account.

Key features

Pen, highlighter, shapes and arrows
On-screen ruler measuring in px and pt
Freeze-and-zoom magnification up to 8x
Cursor effects like spotlight and trail
Keystroke overlay with raised keycaps
Auto-fading ink after 2, 5 or 10 seconds
Rebindable keyboard shortcuts
Works over full-screen apps and multiple displays

Good fit for

Annotating the screen during presentations
Highlighting steps in tutorial recordings
Showing keyboard shortcuts on video calls

Tags: macos; screen-annotation; presentations; keystroke-overlay; screen-zoom; cursor-highlight; one-time-purchase

Overlaid: questions and answers

What is Overlaid used for?: Overlaid is a macOS screen annotation app for drawing, zooming, spotlighting the cursor and showing keystrokes live while presenting or on calls. It is a good fit for annotating the screen during presentations, highlighting steps in tutorial recordings and showing keyboard shortcuts on video calls.
How much does Overlaid cost?: Overlaid is a paid product with no free plan. 7-day free trial, then a one-time purchase: $4.99 for the first 50 licenses and $11.99 after. No subscription or account.
Is Overlaid open source?: No. Overlaid is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Productivity category, open-source options include MarkerOn, Stats and Rectangle.
What are some alternatives to Overlaid?: Other SaaS products in the Productivity category include Scribbble, Dictato and iShot.