Animated assets
Use GIFs, sprites, frame animations, HUD elements, and small game-style visual assets as desktop overlays.
Open-source desktop asset overlay engine
Turn your desktop into a living canvas.
OpenAnima lets you place GIFs, sprites, frame animations, HUD elements, and playful game-style assets directly on your Windows desktop as movable, customizable overlays.
GIFsanimated desktop assets
Editorscale, opacity, speed
Windowsdesktop overlay engine
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Library
Active
Editor
Library
Choose an asset pack and add visual assets to the desktop.
Assets: ./openanima/assets
Pack
Root assets
demo.gif
ghost.sprite
hud.overlay
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Selected Asset
demoType: gif
Transform
Scale: 50%
Opacity: 100%
Speed: 100%
Always on top
Click-through
Locked
Built for playful desktop experiments.
OpenAnima keeps the idea simple: drop animated assets onto your desktop, tune how they behave, and turn static workspace space into something more alive.
Movable overlays
Drag assets around, lock them in place, and create a custom desktop layout without touching your wallpaper.
Inline editing
Adjust scale, opacity, speed, and behavior from a lightweight editor designed for quick experiments.
Click-through mode
Keep visual assets visible while letting your normal desktop interactions pass through the overlay window.
Open source core
Small, hackable, and designed to grow through practical features instead of becoming a bloated desktop suite.
Ready to evolve
Future versions can support asset packs, 3D objects, Linux experiments, and a polished distribution flow.
See it in action.
A quick demo is the fastest way to understand the vibe: animated assets living directly on the desktop.
What can you build with OpenAnima?
OpenAnima is not only about putting a GIF on the desktop. It is a small visual layer for playful overlays, desktop toys, creator assets, and weird interface experiments.
Desktop companions
Add animated pets, mascots, pixel characters, or small visual toys that live directly on your desktop.
Example: ghost, cat, robot, mascotGame-style HUDs
Place health bars, counters, status indicators, or ambient UI elements above your normal workspace.
Example: HP bar, combo counter, status badgeCreator visuals
Use animated overlays while recording demos, tutorials, project videos, devlogs, or lightweight streams.
Example: intro overlay, tutorial markerProductivity experiments
Prototype small animated widgets like focus timers, break reminders, ambient indicators, or visual notes.
Example: focus timer, break reminderRoadmap
OpenAnima grows from a small desktop overlay tool into a playful asset engine step by step.
v0.1
Desktop overlay foundation
Basic GIF overlays, draggable desktop objects, always-on-top behavior, and the first working Windows release.
v0.2
Asset library and editor
Asset import flow, folders, Library / Active / Editor tabs, scale, opacity, speed, and click-through controls.
v0.3
3D and richer assets
Experiments with simple 3D desktop objects, reusable asset packs, presets, and a cleaner first-run experience.
Have an idea for OpenAnima?
Suggest a feature, asset format, or weird desktop experiment. This opens an email draft, and you can replace the email address later.
Try OpenAnima today.
Download the latest Windows executable from GitHub Releases, test it on Windows, and share feedback or ideas through issues.