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Hey everyone,

I’m building OpenAnima, an open-source desktop overlay engine for Windows.

It lets you place animated assets directly on your desktop as movable overlay windows. The current version supports GIFs, static images, APNGs, WebM videos, sprite strips, spritesheets, frame-folder animations, HUD-style UI elements, and small desktop companions.

I think it could be useful for VTuber / PNGTuber / streamer setups, especially for people who want small mascots, animated characters, or custom overlay elements running outside of OBS.

The project is still early, so I also opened a few beginner-friendly issues for anyone who wants to contribute. Some of them are focused on things like example asset packs, documentation, sample asset.json files, and improving the first-user experience.

GitHub:
https://github.com/Ertugrulmutlu/OpenAnima

itch.io:
https://ertugrulmutlu.itch.io/openanima

Download / project page:
https://ertugrulmutlu.github.io/OpenAnima/

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/openanimaengine/

I would really appreciate feedback, especially around:

• what kind of desktop/streaming overlay features would actually be useful
• whether WebM/APNG support would matter for your setup
• what would make this more practical for VTubers, PNGTubers, or streamers
• whether the current good first issues are clear enough for new contributors

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I shared OpenAnima here before, and I got a lot of helpful feedback, ideas, and interest from the community.

I just released a new update, and I tried to include many of the things people asked for.

OpenAnima is an open-source desktop overlay engine for Windows. It lets you place images, GIFs, APNG, WebM, sprite strips, spritesheets, frame animations, and small HUD-style assets directly on your desktop as movable overlays.

In this update, I focused on adding the requested asset types, making the UI cleaner, and improving the overall user experience so adding, managing, and editing overlays feels smoother.

Thanks again to everyone who checked out the project, gave feedback, or downloaded it. I really appreciate it.

Download:
https://ertugrulmutlu.github.io/OpenAnima/

GitHub:
https://github.com/Ertugrulmutlu/OpenAnima

Itch.io:
https://ertugrulmutlu.itch.io/openanima

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/openanimaengine/?hl=tr

Hi everyone,

I shared OpenAnima here before, and I got a lot of helpful feedback, ideas, and interest from the community.

I just released a new update, and I tried to include many of the things people asked for.

OpenAnima is an open-source desktop overlay engine for Windows. It lets you place images, GIFs, APNG, WebM, sprite strips, spritesheets, frame animations, and small HUD-style assets directly on your desktop as movable overlays.

In this update, I focused on adding the requested asset types, making the UI cleaner, and improving the overall user experience so adding, managing, and editing overlays feels smoother.

Thanks again to everyone who checked out the project, gave feedback, or downloaded it. I really appreciate it.

Download:
https://ertugrulmutlu.github.io/OpenAnima/

GitHub:
https://github.com/Ertugrulmutlu/OpenAnima

Itch.io:
https://ertugrulmutlu.itch.io/openanima

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/openanimaengine/?hl=tr

Hi everyone,

I shared OpenAnima here before, and I got a lot of helpful feedback, ideas, and interest from the community.

I just released a new update, and I tried to include many of the things people asked for.

OpenAnima is an open-source desktop overlay engine for Windows. It lets you place images, GIFs, APNG, WebM, sprite strips, spritesheets, frame animations, and small HUD-style assets directly on your desktop as movable overlays.

In this update, I focused on adding the requested asset types, making the UI cleaner, and improving the overall user experience so adding, managing, and editing overlays feels smoother.

Thanks again to everyone who checked out the project, gave feedback, or downloaded it. I really appreciate it.

Download:
https://ertugrulmutlu.github.io/OpenAnima/

GitHub:
https://github.com/Ertugrulmutlu/OpenAnima

Itch.io:
https://ertugrulmutlu.itch.io/openanima

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/openanimaengine/?hl=tr

Hi everyone,

I shared OpenAnima here before, and I got a lot of helpful feedback, ideas, and interest from the community.

I just released a new update, and I tried to include many of the things people asked for.

OpenAnima is an open-source desktop overlay engine for Windows. It lets you place images, GIFs, APNG, WebM, sprite strips, spritesheets, frame animations, and small HUD-style assets directly on your desktop as movable overlays.

In this update, I focused on adding the requested asset types, making the UI cleaner, and improving the overall user experience so adding, managing, and editing overlays feels smoother.

Thanks again to everyone who checked out the project, gave feedback, or downloaded it. I really appreciate it.

Download:
https://ertugrulmutlu.github.io/OpenAnima/

GitHub:
https://github.com/Ertugrulmutlu/OpenAnima

Itch.io:
https://ertugrulmutlu.itch.io/openanima

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/openanimaengine/?hl=tr

I’ve been working on a small open-source Windows app called **OpenAnima**.

The basic idea is simple: you can place animated GIFs, sprite strips, frame animations, and small game-style assets directly on your desktop.

Right now it supports things like:

- draggable desktop overlays

- always-on-top mode

- click-through mode

- scale, opacity, and playback speed controls

- GIFs, static images, sprite strips, and frame animations

- a lightweight editor panel for controlling the active asset

It started as a fun “GIF on desktop” experiment, but I’m slowly turning it into a small desktop overlay engine for visual/game-like assets.

I’m not selling anything — it’s free and open source. I mostly wanted to share it because I thought PC users might find the idea fun, and I’d love feedback from people who customize their desktops.

GitHub:

https://github.com/Ertugrulmutlu/OpenAnima

Demo / website:

https://ertugrulmutlu.github.io/OpenAnima/

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/openanimaengine/

Hi everyone,

I just released OpenAnima v0.1.0, a small open-source desktop animation overlay tool.

It lets you place animated GIFs directly on your desktop, drag them around, lock/unlock them, and keep them always on top — kind of like lightweight desktop pets or visual overlays.

Github: https://github.com/Ertugrulmutlu/OpenAnima

Release: https://github.com/Ertugrulmutlu/OpenAnima/releases/tag/v0.1.0

It’s still an early prototype, but the core idea is working. I’d love to get feedback, feature ideas, or suggestions for what would make this more useful.