Independent overlays
Place multiple animated assets on the desktop and tune each one with its own scale, opacity, speed, visibility, lock, click-through, and always-on-top controls.
OpenAnima v1.1 - multi-monitor desktop overlays
Turn every display into a living canvas.
OpenAnima v1.1 is a Windows desktop overlay engine for GIFs, APNGs, WebM videos, sprites, frame animations, HUD elements, and animated desktop assets. It is not just a GIF player: it gives you an asset library, overlay inspector, motion controls, recovery tools, and multi-monitor placement for desktop companions, creator visuals, and game-style HUDs.
v1.1multi-monitor overlay workflow
GIF APNG WebMsprites, HUDs, and animated assets
Local-firstassets and state stay on your PC
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Library
Desktop
Settings
Library
Choose an asset pack, import new visuals, review setup, and add overlays to the desktop.
Local asset library
Pack
Root assets
APNG pet
sprite run
HUD bar
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Selected Overlay
Archer_RunSprite animation
Appearance
Scale: 100%
Opacity: 100%
Speed: 100%
Visible
Always on top
Click-through
A desktop overlay engine, not just a GIF player.
OpenAnima combines a reusable asset library, overlay inspector, sprite and animation workflows, safe recovery tools, and playful motion controls in one Windows-focused desktop app.
Asset pack workflow
Import single files, folders, folder packs, or zip packs, then switch between organized collections from the Library.
Smart asset setup
Review detected asset types and configure sprites, frame folders, videos, or HUD elements before they enter your library.
Overlay actions
Turn overlays into useful desktop objects by attaching actions that open files, folders, links, or apps when triggered.
Movement and physics
Add velocity, gravity, friction, and screen-edge bounce so companions, sprites, and HUD pieces can feel alive.
Multi-monitor support
Move animated overlays across multiple displays and restore them safely when your screen layout changes.
Recovery tools
Recover hidden, locked, click-through, or off-screen overlays from Settings, Diagnostics, and tray recovery actions.
Local-first desktop app
Your assets, packs, and runtime state stay on your Windows machine, built for personal desktop customization.
Why OpenAnima?
OpenAnima is for people who want more than a looping image on the desktop: it is a small creative layer for animated assets, recoverable customization, and playful workflows.
Not just GIFsUse GIFs, APNGs, WebM videos, images, frame folders, sprites, and layered HUD assets.
Built for playCreate desktop companions, creator overlays, HUD experiments, mascots, and ambient visual widgets.
Local-firstKeep imported assets and overlay state on your own machine.
Multi-monitor readyPlace overlays across displays and keep them recoverable when your layout changes.
Designed to recoverExperiment freely with tools for restoring hidden, locked, or misplaced overlays.
More than GIFs.
OpenAnima is built around a broad local asset workflow: simple image files, classic GIFs, modern animated formats, game sprites, spritesheets, frame folders, and layered HUD compositions.
GIFClassic animated desktop assets with speed and overlay controls.
APNGAnimated PNG assets for crisp motion and transparent desktop effects.
WebMVideo overlays for richer animated assets, creator visuals, and ambient desktop pieces.
Static imagesPNG, JPG, JPEG, and WEBP files for simple transparent or non-transparent overlays.
Frame foldersFolder-based animations for frame-by-frame characters and effects.
Sprite stripsHorizontal or vertical sprite strips with playback, crop, loop, and preview setup.
SpritesheetsGrid-based spritesheet assets for game-style animations.
Composite UI / HUDLayered UI overlays such as HP bars, mana bars, counters, and status elements.
Interface.
The control panel keeps your library, active overlays, settings, recovery tools, and asset setup screens in one readable Windows desktop flow.
Asset Library
Import once, reuse anytime. Select packs, browse assets, and send animated visuals to your desktop from one screen.
Desktop Inspector
Tune every overlay without touching files: appearance, interactions, actions, motion, and monitor placement.
Settings and recovery
Recover hidden, locked, click-through, or off-screen overlays safely.
Diagnostics
Check active overlays, spot warnings, and find recovery options when something needs attention.
Asset setup
Review detected types and configure assets before they enter your library.
Animated assets, directly on the desktop.
A quick demo is still the fastest way to understand the vibe: small animated objects living above your normal workspace.
A cleaner workflow from import to overlay.
The current version is built around a simple repeatable loop: import, verify, place, customize, recover.
Import
Add a single file, folder, folder pack, or zip-based asset pack from the Library.
Review
Confirm the detected type, preview frames, tune playback, or prepare layered HUD elements.
Place
Add the asset to your desktop, choose the right display, and adjust it from the Inspector.
Recover
Restore control if an overlay becomes hidden, locked, click-through, or off-screen.
Advanced setup screens for sprites and HUDs.
Prepare game-style animations and layered HUD elements before they become overlays. Preview frames, tune playback, build bars and counters, and keep each visual easy to reuse.
Sprite strip preview and playback tuning
Composite HUD layer editing
Reusable desktop-ready visual assets
Sprite setup
Preview frames, tune playback, and prepare game-style animations.
Composite builder
Build layered HUD elements like HP, mana, stamina, and status bars.
What can you build with OpenAnima?
OpenAnima is a small visual layer for playful overlays, desktop toys, creator assets, and interface experiments that live directly above your normal workspace.
Desktop companions
Add animated mascots, pixel characters, and small visual toys that can sit, move, bounce, or idle on your desktop.
Example: ghost, cat, robot, mascot, pixel characterGame-style HUDs
Build overlays that feel pulled from a game interface, then place them beside your work, stream, or play space.
Example: HP bar, mana bar, stamina bar, combo counterCreator visuals
Add reusable visual markers and animated elements to recordings, tutorials, project updates, and devlog footage.
Example: tutorial markers, recording overlays, devlog visualsProductivity experiments
Prototype small desktop widgets that communicate state without taking over your workflow.
Example: focus timer, break reminder, ambient indicatorRoadmap
OpenAnima is growing toward a richer, friendlier desktop asset playground while keeping the core overlay workflow recoverable.
v1.1
Multi-monitor overlay support
Multi-monitor overlay support, safer placement, and a stronger desktop overlay workflow.
Next
Friendlier creative setup
Better presets, more example assets, improved first-run experience, and creator-focused workflows.
Future
Richer desktop assets
Richer desktop assets, reusable overlay scenes, and possible experiments with 3D desktop objects.
Try OpenAnima today.
Like what you see? Try OpenAnima on Windows from the Microsoft Store, GitHub Releases, or itch.io.